Not that surprising in the end its still a smaller market then the Monitors and TV's. And seeing gaming monitors are usually marketed for E-sports type of titles. Not sure you want projectors in that segment outside for spectators. TV's are usually more for the console gamers. If I were to game on a Projector I would want to play a story driven game that has impressive visuals, Ghost of Tsushima, Horizon Forbidden West, Cyberpunk, Last Tomb Raider, Guardians of the Galaxy, Uncharted 4 and Control. I'd probably avoid most fast paced games seeing a to big a screen makes you scan more as well across the image you'll lose time. Racing games might be an exception though. And probably avoid multiplayer games entirely even the casual ones that would probably burn up the lamp to quickly and to much Idle time. But thats more of a pragmatic mindset, might try it to see what it looks like but that would be it.

I think, the Future is...Laser Projector...but it's still to expensive, to much input lag and u need extra screen that costs half the price of the projector... That's why almost nobody want's a projector, so people buying 4k 75 inch tv instead with lower input lag and 120Hz...

Any recommendations for either a tv or projector in a dedicated windowless game room? It will be used for gaming/movies/KZfaq. I’ll play all games but plan on setting up a driving simulator.

The VANKYO projector I got from wall-mart for under $100 works just fine, NO Lag or anything, for my PlayStation, after that Who TF wants a TV , hard to go back to a TV now.

@Madonna Moya Movies play amazingly well. Looks as good as any top of the line T.V even when screen is at 120"-150" but after that size quality starts to drop off quickly to about 720p at 200". I don't think it has 3D but never checked.

@Mdna 3D is still not fully implemented, it supports sequential and frame packing but no SBS or OU... it will need a firmware update around Christmas and the projector needs to be sent to Texas Instruments. BenQ will pay the shipping

Yoo bro! This is my First time with projectors soo mind me to ask after 2 years, hows BenQ TK700STI with u? Any pros and cons?

Very excited for the x3000i

Same, pre-ordered the x3000i!

What do you mean it won't accept 4k ? Isn't that bad ?

@@goakes9277ify It's a 1080p projector that downscales 4k to 1080p

Thanks for the video Chris. I would also like to throw some support behind the 3D angle as it is one of the main reasons I’m looking at projectors over TVs in 2022

I played tomb raider games in stereo 3D and I know what we are talking about here. Its the cheff's kiss muah of entertainment

In game boost mode, you can even reach 18,2 ms. Had A BenQ TK700Sti before, and regarding the input lag, i can't see a difference at 1080p@60hz. (Although picture quality is not as good, but horizon is far more convenient.)

Agree!! XGIMI HORIZON is a great option for gaming projector with in my budget, I have one at my house too.

It’s similar but only 1080p

They say the685 is great for games with really low input lag

I bet it’s only a very small difference in stats

Nice 👍 preordering the x3000i as well. Was in the market for 4K gaming projector last year settled for a the cheapest 120hz low latency 1080p until better 4K gaming projectors come that also are great for HDR/3D movie content and the x3000i seems to fit the bill with that 100% p3 and better contrast levels. Hopefully it is what we hope it is lol 😂

@@bobdole2184 Hopeful as well, based on how much people like the x1300i I have high hopes👍

Could i run 1440p at 120hz on Xbox Series S?

Focus uniformity issues aside, it is a great deal. As long as you're okay with one corner/side of your image being slightly out of focus, which isn't all too noticeable in movies - but occasionally is an issue with HUD elements and text in games. I went through FIVE different HC 3800 units before their tech support finally caved and told me it's a manufacturing issue and you're never going to get a unit with perfect uniformity. I still think it's a great value for a projector, especially for gaming - but to anyone reading this and considering the 3800, be warned.

@@crinklypufftomchunkle1923 thank you for this. Same issue on ls300 but worse, as the corners can be VASTLY different for focus.

@@Luke-qs2cg era

I couldn't agree with you more. This is exactly why I have a projector setup with an ALR screen in my living room instead of a large flat panel tv. I absolutely can't stand the glare and reflections and they become even more bothersome the larger the screen size. When I'm watching TV or playing games I want to see what's on the TV without also seeing a reflection of myself and everything that's in the room behind me.

The first major difference is the light source... tk700sti uses a normal bulb that lasts around 4000 hours on high brightness, the x3000i uses LED and lasts 20000 on high brightness. Also the throw range, the Tk700sti is a short throw and can make a much bigger screen at a closer distance, almost 30% bigger at the same distance

that's why mostly nobody want buy a projector...expensive lamps

How did you order it? I am trying to buy one but they told me it’s not available.where did you buy it from?

@@Xcution5062 I went to best buy...the ordered it for me told me 2 to 4, weeks ..it's been a week.so still waiting...

If you have the budget look into the x3000i bro it is coming out next month seems to be the perfect gaming projector out of all of them.

I can't speak for the px-748-4k, but bought the slightly cheaper px-701-4k for about $900 over the holidays, and I have to say I'm extremely pleased, especially at that price point. Was ready to buy the BenQ TK Chris recommends here and in his other videos, but the throw ratio on the BenQ was too short for my room, where the ViewSonic was exactly right. When I saw it looked like a rough equivalent to the TK on specs, but saved me ~$600 I pulled the trigger, confident that I could return to Amazon if I wasn't happy. Long story short, I'm playing Xbox Series X at 4k 60hz and my old PC at 1080p 120hz with zero performance issues. Uniformity, color, and contrast are all superior to my outgoing Optoma HD27HDR. The color calibration was a bit off out of box, but I was able to dial in with some suggested settings from Projector Central's review which helped a lot. My only other issue is some color banding showing up in skies in games like Forza Horizon or Sea of Theives where you have high contrast and color gradation between clouds and the sky, but I'm willing to deal with that for 4k gaming under $1000. I would highly recommend this projector especially after some poor experiences with my Optoma and their product support.

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I have the Optoma UHD30 and love it. Tried the Epson 3800 and couldn't get the picture to look crisp. The BenQ isn't an option for me because of the throw distance. With VR, I can't have a projector hanging in the middle of the room. Seems like a weird throw distance that I don't see on other projectors.

How good it is compared to the BENQ presented? I'm really thinking about getting the UHD35 but I don't see the difference between the UHD42?

I am also debating on the Optoma UHD38.

@@donnorman6526 I think it's just the lens shift and slightly longer throw distance with the UHD42 so it doesnt matter much. :)

@@crillekrosss Hmm okay actually lens shift would be useful actually so either UHD42 or BENQ

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It’s still only 60hz

You need to make sure ALL your HDMI cables support HDMI 2.0 minimum. also you need to make sure that your soundbar allows a passthrough at 4k 60hz HDMI 2.0 minimum. I'm suspecting that your soundbar is not able to do 4k 60hz passthrough

It was my favorite for a while but a lot of people were having issues with it so the Benq replaced it.

@@ChrisMajestic what type of issues? I onlybask because it's what I have and know issue I e had is 1 white dot that doesn't go away in the screen

@@tonysanchez5621 I also have the UHD 50x based on Chris 2020 recommendation...works well but a few glitches like when using the Xbox Series X it has trouble finding the source when you switch between games or the home screen, you have to constantly push the source button to get it to re search. Second issue is the half screen doesnt come in correctly sometimes, only fix is to shut down the projector and restart.

@@andrewrouls1870 if you mean the half screen doesn't match Color. My easy fix for that is I just hit left kn the projector controller and it searches for source for a sec. But when it's back on the screen is ok

Yeah I have been looking pretty hard at the UHZ50 as a good choice- was hoping to see his thoughts here too. At least one downside for it is it doesn’t support HDMI 2.1 but overall looked pretty appealing. Also I don’t think any non-UST laser projectors made this list

Uhz50 has around 16ms of input lag. Considering the 8ms options they beat it out. Lag is about the same for LS12000. LS12000 is also out of reach for most people considering cost although it does support 4k@120. But just because they aren’t mentioned in this video it doesn’t mean they’re not great projectors all around. They will be mentioned in the best projectors video for sure.

@@ChrisMajestic wonderful -- thanks for all you do Chris! helping millions of dollars to be spent more educatedly! and very much looking forward to your best projectors video :)

@@ChrisMajestic thank you for your detailed response. I will be getting the UHZ50 for movies + light gaming. (Tripple A cinematic story driven games) I think 16ms is more than enough for casuals. Also, I cannot place UST since the screen comes down in front of balcony windows.

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