XGIMI Horizon Ultra boasts a 4K resolution with 2,300 ISO lumens of brightness, plus a 95% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut. It supports HDR with Dolby Vision enhancement, and in gaming mode, you get 4K 60Hz quality with only 18ms of latency. These are some impressive specs, and in my review, I found that the Horizon Ultra’s picture quality rivals that of some movie theaters (though since this is a home projector, its maximum screen size is 200 inches). Maximum image quality is easy to achieve because of XGIMI’s advanced auto-focus, auto-framing, and auto-keystone technology (these functions may be especially useful when using the Horizon Ultra for outdoor viewings, film classes, summer camps, and such).
XGIMI projectors, the Horizon Ultra offers optical zoom. This gives you a flexible 1.2-1.5:1 throw ratio and allows you to fine-tune the projected image without a loss in quality. If you need to install the Horizon Ultra at a distance that’s too far from your projection screen, for example, you can use optical zoom to correctly fit the image. The projector is also fitted for permanent installations, of course. And its port selection reflects this fact — you get an HDMI input, an HDMI eARC port, wired Ethernet, two USB ports, an optical audio output, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The only oddity is Horizon Ultra’s shallow 1/4″ tripod mounting screw. Under the hood, the Horizon Ultra turns thanks to a SoC MediaTek MT55 Cortex-A9612, backed by a Mali-G52 GPU and backed up by 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. Its connectivity is also rich: two HDMI 2.0 ports, two USB ports, an RJ-45 port, an analog jack and an optical audio port. In terms of wireless connectivity, it is at the forefront with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2.
In terms of sound, the Horizon Ultra features stereo speakers developed with Harman Kardon. Despite a limitation inherent in the proximity of the two speakers, the sound reproduction should be of high quality. He has to eARC to HDMI and an optical audio jack. In addition, the device can also be used as a Bluetooth speaker.
