{"id":10481,"date":"2025-11-06T16:28:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/?post_type=recommendation&#038;p=10481"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:30:36","slug":"high-mid-priced-projectors","status":"publish","type":"recommendation","link":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/recommendation\/high-mid-priced-projectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended High Mid-Priced Projectors ($900-$1500)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f47521;color:#f47521\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10477 products type-products status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry rec_category-high-mid-priced-projectors use_case-home-theater use_case-living-room lighting-dark lighting-moderate budget_range-1500-to-5000 features-lens-shift features-optical-zoom\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">XGIMI Horizon 20<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"is-acf-field is-text-field h2 wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"value\">Highest Value (by far)<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group indent-me acf-content is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">MSRP:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$1699.00<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Common Price:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$1599.00<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Link: <\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qEaA0m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qEaA0m<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-4daaf377\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-acf-field is-textarea-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"value\">There has never been a higher value projector than the XGIMI Horizon 20, period. It\u2019s not even close. It had the highest usable brightness, finished first in the side-by-side testing, has the lowest input lag, excellent 3D, excellent 24p motion handling, the best speakers, a built-in gimbal stand, and optical zoom with vertical and horizontal lens shift. Tallying up the points, it was in first place by 9 points over the also excellent Valerion Plus, and that included giving the XGIMI a 1 for dynamic contrast since its DBLE option is basically unusable at this point. But XGIMI has promised a fix by Thanksgiving that could potentially make the Horizon 20 substantially better if it could actually utilize its over 15,000:1 dynamic contrast without color shifts or artifacts.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/50.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/50.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/50-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/50-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/50-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/50-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field acf-content wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">More information:<\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9QqnfJ0-I_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9QqnfJ0-I_s<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f47521;color:#f47521\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10478 products type-products status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry rec_category-high-mid-priced-projectors use_case-home-theater use_case-living-room lighting-dark budget_range-500-to-1500\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Valerion StreamMaster Plus<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"is-acf-field is-text-field h2 wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"value\">Best for a Dedicated Home Theater<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group indent-me acf-content is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">MSRP:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$1499.00<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Common Price:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$999.00<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Link: <\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oNSxmG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oNSxmG<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-4daaf377\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-acf-field is-textarea-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"value\">If you\u2019re looking for a projector for a light controlled theater room and your budget is $1500 or less, the Valerion StreamMaster Plus delivers the best image in terms of contrast and black level, While XGIMI\u2019s DBLE system has the potential to match Valerion\u2019s EBL, there isn\u2019t currently any evidence that they\u2019ve been able to do that, and EBL is still the best dynamic contrast system on the market by a significant margin. So, if you can position your projector properly to not need lens shift or zoom and you\u2019d prefer extra contrast over extra brightness then the Valerion Plus should be your choice.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/52.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/52.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/52-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/52-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/52-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/52-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field acf-content wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">More information:<\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9QqnfJ0-I_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9QqnfJ0-I_s<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f47521;color:#f47521\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10479 products type-products status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry rec_category-high-mid-priced-projectors use_case-living-room use_case-portable lighting-dark budget_range-500-to-1500 features-optical-zoom\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Hisense M2 Pro<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"is-acf-field is-text-field h2 wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"value\">Best Bedside Table Projectors (tie-option 1)<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group indent-me acf-content is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">MSRP:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$1299.99<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Common Price:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$999.99<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Link: <\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oiqLie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oiqLie<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-4daaf377\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-acf-field is-textarea-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"value\">If you\u2019re looking for a bedside projector to sit on a nightstand and project onto the wall or ceiling, the three obvious contenders are the JMGO N1S 4K, Hisense M2 Pro, and Epson LifeStudio Flex Plus. Of those three, the Hisense M2 Pro was by far the best, though the JMGO N1S 4K also did well, cost $400 less, and has slightly smaller overall dimensions but compared to the Hisense is lacking in terms of picture settings and speaker quality. It also doesn\u2019t have optical zoom, which means it won\u2019t be as flexible in placement as the Hisense, but both are excellent options, especially when compared to the Epson LifeStudio Flex Plus.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field acf-content wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">More information:<\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9QqnfJ0-I_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9QqnfJ0-I_s<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f47521;color:#f47521\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10480 products type-products status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry rec_category-high-mid-priced-projectors use_case-living-room use_case-portable lighting-dark budget_range-500-to-1500\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">JMGO N1S 4K<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"is-acf-field is-text-field h2 wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"value\">Best Bedside Table Projectors (tie-option 2)<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group indent-me acf-content is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">MSRP:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$899.00<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Common Price:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$749.00<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Link: <\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qA4uhj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qA4uhj<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-4daaf377\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-acf-field is-textarea-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"value\">If you\u2019re looking for a bedside projector to sit on a nightstand and project onto the wall or ceiling, the three obvious contenders are the JMGO N1S 4K, Hisense M2 Pro, and Epson LifeStudio Flex Plus. Of those three, the Hisense M2 Pro was by far the best, though the JMGO N1S 4K also did well, cost $400 less, and has slightly smaller overall dimensions but compared to the Hisense is lacking in terms of picture settings and speaker quality. It also doesn\u2019t have optical zoom, which means it won\u2019t be as flexible in placement as the Hisense, but both are excellent options, especially when compared to the Epson LifeStudio Flex Plus.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field acf-content wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">More information:<\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9QqnfJ0-I_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9QqnfJ0-I_s<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f47521;color:#f47521\"\/>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","rec_category":[63,20],"class_list":["post-10481","recommendation","type-recommendation","status-publish","hentry","rec_category-high-mid-priced-projectors","rec_category-projectors"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"mfb_acf":[],"mfb_rest_fields":["title","gutenberg_elementor_mode"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recommendation\/10481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recommendation"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/recommendation"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"rec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rec_category?post=10481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}