Recommended Golf Simulator Projectors

August 15, 2024

  • Optoma ZK608TST

    Best Overall
    MSRP:
    $6589.00
    Common Price:
    $6589.00
    Link:
    https://www.projectorscreen.com/optoma-zk608tst-4k-professional-installation-short-throw-laser-projector-with-6000-lumens.html?af=hookup-af
    The new Optoma ZK608TST is the best all-around golf sim projector money can buy. It’s got 5879lm of peak brightness in “Bright” mode with less than ideal but still usable color accuracy, and 4600lm in “Vivid” mode with vibrant and accurate colors. It has one of the shortest throw distances I’ve ever seen as well as optical lens shift and digital image shift. It’s quiet, dust proof, has a relatively low power draw for its brightness, a very high native contrast ratio, supports HDR content and 3D, has low input lag, and it’s just barely larger than a typical home theater projector. The only downsides I can see are that it doesn’t have any optical zoom and at $5999 it’s not going to fit most people’s budget.
    More information:
    https://youtu.be/c42W02UF_nI

  • BENQ TK710STi

    Best Value 4K
    MSRP:
    $2199.00
    Common Price:
    $2199.00
    Link:
    https://amzn.to/41ugqpz
    The BENQ TK710STi is also a great all-around projector for a third of the price at $1999, but it also has half the usable brightness and while I was actually able to measure higher than BENQ’s claimed 3200lm in “Bright” mode, it wasn’t particularly usable, and “Living Room” mode gave the next highest brightness at 2448lm while maintaining accurate colors. Like the Optoma, the BENQ TK710STi is a particularly good option for someone looking for a multipurpose projector since it has good contrast, low input lag, and supports HDR and 3D formats. You’ll just need to keep the lights in your sim a little dimmer.
    More information:
    https://youtu.be/c42W02UF_nI

  • Magcubic HY450

    Best Budget Option
    MSRP:
    $199.00
    Common Price:
    $149.99
    Link:
    https://amzn.to/4bt05Hq
    An honorable mention has to go to the Magcubic HY450 for doing something completely different. I love the short throw and 100% offset and I think it would make a great projector for someone looking to build a budget golf simulator and would be perfect for doing projection holiday decorations. At $139, it’s the most lumens per dollar of any of the projectors in the video, but I think I’d recommend paying the extra $10 to get the NetRange version of the projector instead of the Android version like I tested. Be aware that it does have a decently loud fan at 47.2 decibels and the speakers are usable, but definitely not great.
    More information:
    https://youtu.be/vHmy8sobWEc