this video is sponsored by mediatek
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projectors are a great way to get a
larger than life picture when watching
TV and movies or for an incredible game
night I've been keeping an eye on the
compact smart projector space over the
past couple of years it's gotten really
good today we're focusing on this guy
right here this is the xjimmy Horizon
Pro which is powered by mediatek it's a
smart projector that left me pleasantly
surprised if you're interested in
checking it out I'll have a link down in
the description below let's get started
with the premium design The xjimmy
Horizon Pro measures just 8.2 by 8.6 by
5.4 inches and weighs in at 6.6 pounds
making it an easily portable
entertainment device first that mediatek
chip provides the technological backbone
for things like increased brightness at
2200 ANSI lumens the up to 300 inch
picture size it also offers eye
protection from blue light exposure DTS
surround sound and keeps Android TV 10
running smoothly The Horizon Pro is one
of the smallest projectors I've ever
used it's basically a cube with rounded
Corners that's just under six inches
tall and a bit over eight inches wide
and deep there's a fine grill that goes
completely around the front and sides
with a vent on the back the lens is
offset to one side on the front with a
sensor array on the other side and on
top you'll find a power button and keys
for volume and Playback also as it
pertains to premium from a software
perspective xjimmy has a no advertising
pitch which means you're not going to
find ads plastered all over the
interface like you'll find on even the
most expensive Smart TV sets so this is
refreshing at a time when ads are
increasingly polluting the smart TV
viewing experience and when it comes to
Ports you get two HDMI with audio return
Channel support a lan Port optical audio
two USB ports an audio jack and the
power as for wireless you get 2.4
gigahertz and 5 gigahertz Wi-Fi support
along with Bluetooth connectivity which
does also let you use the Horizon Pro as
a Bluetooth audio speaker as well xgmy's
brushed aluminum remote control is also
a nice surprise the remote looks as good
as its weighted design feels in the hand
it includes only a minimal set of
controls but you're not going to feel
like you're missing anything from the
top down you'll find a built-in mic
button for power settings button and a
dedicated Google Assistant button below
the d-pad are buttons for back menu home
volume and focus it's not rechargeable
like other xdme remotes so be sure you
have a pair of AAA batteries when it's
time to replace them next let's talk
about the built-in artificial
intelligence The Horizon Pro's
integrated AI makes setup simple turn it
on and point the lens at a wall or
projector screen and xjimmy's spatial
algorithms will detect any obstacles and
count the way what it thinks is the
ideal picture size location and image
brightness the whole detection process
takes less than 15 seconds when you
first boot it up and about 10 seconds
when you turn it on after that the
automatic screen adaption is close to
magical at times and simplifies a
process that can be laborious on other
projectors even when X Jimmy gets things
wrong The Horizon Pro drops you into a
manual Keystone mode after every
automatic attempt in order to let you
position the screen exactly where you
want it even at some fairly extreme
angles the ryzen pro can level the
picture when tilted on its side by as
much as 45 degrees with a keystone
correction of plus or minus 40 degrees
on the horizontal and vertical axis it
should also be said that those extreme
angles will create elongated Light
Shadows around the Keystone corrected
image it's an unfortunate side effect of
the Horizon Pro's DLP engine having to
project black pixels of light onto the
wall where the projected image naturally
Falls this overflow of light can be
distracting when viewing dark scenes in
very dark rooms so it's best to use as
little Keystone correction as possible
one more thing on AI mediatek's mt9612
SOC handles all the heavy lifting on the
aipq and aiaq this means that in real
time you're getting AI picture quality
and audio quality enhancements that work
to automatically give you the best
picture and sound experience when
viewing content next let's talk picture
quality brightness is measured in ANSI
lumens and is one of the most critical
measurements of any projector especially
when capable of 4K and HDR that being
hdr10 and hlg but no Dolby Vision here
if Jimmy lists the Horizon Pro at 2200
ANSI lumens which is bright especially
for a portable DLP projector but not
anything close to what a modern LCD or
OLED TV can produce so as such contrast
and HDR content suffer by comparison so
for me unless it's night time I need to
set the projector to the brightest mode
which is limited to a size of about 60
inches in order to compress those lumens
into a tighter rectangle however in
darkened rooms The Horizon Pro
impressively comes to life those 2200
lumens provide enough contrast to make
4K HDR content pop while the mediatek
chip on the inside makes sure those
scenes have the brighter picture and
enhanced contrast that you'd expect it
also does a good job with 1080P and 720p
content in my testing which is great
because it's still the majority of
content out there the ryzen pro comes
with four optimized image modes movie
mode includes 60hz memc motion
compensation and I disabled that right
away football mode is designed for
fast-paced sports there's an office mode
which is optimized for presentations and
game mode is meant to reduce lag for
consoles connected to the Horizon Pro's
2 HDMI inputs now when it comes to
gaming The xgme Horizon Pro won't give
you the fastest response for super
Competitive Gaming as its input latency
is around 35 milliseconds which is above
the 25 milliseconds that's generally
recommended for gaming on TVs and its
HDMI ports are version 2.0 so you don't
get HDMI 2.1's gaming Focus Features
like support for variable refresh rates
but those specs should be more than good
enough if you just want to project a 200
inch screen onto your wall for some
single player gaming or some Mario Kart
with your friends The Horizon Pro uses
Android TV to stream media from Disney
plus YouTube Apple TV plus Amazon Prime
video Plex HBO Max and many more that
you'll find on the Google Play Store but
one service you won't find here is
Netflix this is because Netflix requires
its own certification process due to its
proprietary open connect program that
works with isps to make Netflix streams
more efficient now while xjimmy is
applying for certification don't expect
anything in in the immediate future
however there is an alternative you can
cast Netflix from a smartphone or tablet
directly to the projector thanks to the
Horizon Pro's built-in Chromecast
feature you can also use the Google
Assistant to control your smart devices
search for content and launch your
favorite apps with your voice next we've
got to talk about sound the sound
produced by The Horizon Pro is good not
just compared to what you normally get
from projector speakers but also in
relation to the Bluetooth speaker you
typically want to use with portable
devices seriously the sound produced by
the two integrated 8 watt Harman Kardon
speakers sounds really good now
obviously we're not talking home theater
quality but again there's an optical
audio out port for that it's good enough
that you won't feel compelled to carry
an extra speaker around should you take
the projector outside for a backyard
movie night or if you take it on the go
now there are three preset sound modes
available which are aimed at Movie music
and sports the audio can be further
refined with a volume balance setting
and a DTS Studio toggle to enable a
virtualized Surround Sound audio
experience that's meant to enhance
dialogue and bass I personally use movie
mode and left it there because I didn't
find the differences between the modes
to be enough to Warrant manually
changing the sound all the time now
16.99 is a lot to spend on anything but
if you're looking for a way to create a
great looking 200 inch screen that
basically sets itself up thanks to the
built-in mediatek SOC power ring the AI
features with good sound and all the
smart apps you could want except Netflix
The xgme Horizon Pro is the best
projector for the price let me know what
you think are you thinking about a
projector or do you use projectors now
or are you sticking with the typical TV
set drop it in the comments below and
I'll meet you for further discussion
thanks for watching as always guys I
appreciate your support I'm andru
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