this could be exactly what you need for an epic home cinema system this is the XGIMI
aura we're going to take a look at the picture the amazing sound quality and all the awesome
features of this projector this is a ust or ultra short throw projector basically this means the
projector shines a huge and bright image despite only being inches away from the screen this very
clever bit of technology gives us some advantages over traditional projectors firstly having a
projector on the other side of the room means there's a much greater chance of obstruction
anything that gets in the way will block the screen and therefore anger everyone in the room
what i need a poo having the projector by the screen means that isn't an issue and the other
major benefit is that normally most people set up their home cinema and all the accessories for such
underneath where the screen would be whether you have a cable box sound bar or consoles when you're
installing a traditional projector you have to factor wiring all of these different things in and
that can be a huge pain in the ass you cut me deep shriek you cut me really deep just now with this
you can just stick it on your tv unit and then it's done you just wire it in from there so the
projector itself is a beautiful item it doesn't look garish or out of place sitting on a unit
and on the front you have a harman kardon sound system so it's basically replacing a sound bar
anyway now the thing is pretty heavy but once you put it in place you shouldn't really be moving it
anyway it does help because at the bottom there's some rubberized feet and that should help it from
moving out of place on the back you have all of your inputs the power cable plugs in at the
bottom there is no big brick transformer it's all included in the projector you have three hdmi 2.0
ports with one of them also having an audio return channel so if you plan on linking this up with an
existing sound system that could be good for you you also have two usb 2 ports optical audio and an
ethernet port on the side here you have the power button and another usb port once you have the
aura in place now you can worry about the screen the aura can display straight onto a blank wall
but to enhance your experience it is recommended that you use a dedicated screen now i have a 100
inch fluorizing screen from vivid storm this video sponsors they produce all different
kinds of projection displays and this one is the ultimate alr fluorizing screen you'll notice that
it is gray instead of a traditional white and that is because it's designed to reject ambient light
to give a brighter clearer image this one has the added benefits of not needing to be mounted on the
ceiling and it has an infrared receiver that means you can control it with a remote check the links
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it drops and thank you vivid storm for sponsoring the video back to the aura so the screen is up and
the projector is in place let's get this thing set up now depending on how big your screen is should
depend on the exact positioning of where you put this extremely recommends this for a screen
anywhere between 80 inches and 150 inches now you would achieve an 80 inch screen by having the
projector 4.3 inches away from where the screen is going to be but you can also get up to 150
inches by moving it slightly further back if you have it 17.3 inches that should do that for you
as i have a 100 inch screen i only have to keep my projector 8.2 inches away from the display so
when you switch the projector on it immediately boots up android tv from google this gives you
tons of great features apps and accessibility settings so it's worth exploring it and having
a little play one of my favorite features is the integration with google assistant it has a
button right on the remote for easy access and you can do things like navigate through all of
your movies and tv shows or even control things in your smartphone now speaking of the remote
what a lovely looking remote it is it's the same one you get with the xgimi horizon pro
it has a metal finish and feels very premium the button layout is nice and simple to use
and there is a shortcut to focusing the projector so you can easily focus it without having to move
and all you have to do is press right on left from where you're set there are tons of other settings
both too things like different picture settings for example keystoning is easy enough you get
an eight-point keystone so you can very accurately match it to your screen so what's the picture like
well it's impressive we have a bulb of 2400 lumens which is pretty bright
to the level where if you accidentally look at the lens your retinas will literally catch fire
well they won't but your eyes might stop working for an undisclosed amount of time
what is good is that the projector can detect when something is covering the lens so it will
shut it off after a short delay so at least it won't have the chance to melt through your head
like the arc of the covenant in indiana jones so we have a 4k picture which is really good
especially paired up with content that supports hdr10 it really gives it that extra fullness of
color you're left with a very bright image where the colors are very well saturated considering
its projector and it is good enough that it can achieve over 1 billion different colors
in a room with a lot of ambient light we do still get a fairly clear image it can look a little bit
more washed out but it's definitely more than watchable and certainly not a bad image at all
one of the standout features of this projector is the fact that it has harmony card and speakers
built into the projector itself and let me tell you these are great the projector spots both dts
and dolby audio inside are two subwoofers and two tweeters that create a very deep and full
sound and it works brilliantly in smaller rooms if you want to take the sound a step further
there is an audio return channel on the back so you can pair this up with an external sound
system sound bar or surround sound so to give you at home an idea of what this actually sounds like
if you put some headphones on now i will play music straight from the projector itself
so movies on this thing are amazing if you are watching anything in hdr i do recommend you
knock the brightness up just a couple of settings and leave it for default for sdr
but just that little tweak will make it ma now what about gaming i know i know
gaming can be a bit hit or miss on projectors and usually it's a miss but if you are planning on
integrating this into your system it's important to know is it going to be good enough and a long
story short i think it is now the emperor lag is about 45 milliseconds which is okay it's
definitely on the high end of laser projectors but ultimately it's not going to be anywhere
near as responsive as something like an oled tv so for casual games sports games driving games it
is going to be very very good but if you're going to be playing a first person shooter games where
you're turning quickly and having to respond very quickly you might just start to notice it then
now there is a problem with this device and that is the fact that you cannot watch netflix and
the reason for that is is that netflix doesn't see the xgenie devices as being compatible with itself
ultimately that's a load of nonsense and netflix actually does look very very good on this
projector unfortunately you have to have a bit of a workaround to get it there is a way of doing
that through an app called desktop manager but it doesn't work brilliantly and ultimately the best
way of doing it is by plugging in an external device something like a fire stick so what's
the verdict well this is going to be a great addition for any home cinema it's a great option
as it packs an amazing picture great sound and functionality all in one device and if you have a
blank wall somewhere you can get started straight away now there's a link in the description so you
can have a look in more detail and check out the live prices and if you're looking at leveling up
your projector screen do check out vivid storm i've put a link down for them too click this
video here to see a review on xjimmy's horizon pro another fantastic projector and do subscribe