For the first time in France, XGIMI presents its new range of high-end Titan projectors
After more entry-level and mid-range models, the Chinese manufacturer is tackling the semi-professional and high-end Home Cinema segment with two new models which were previewed at CES in Las Vegas and which are arriving in France. “These two models are rather intended for dedicated roomsexplains Julien Labbé, European marketing director of XGIMI. The Titan has very complete connectivity, which can control a motorized screen for example, while the “Black” Titan offers better contrast in the low light.
Very bright models
The two models are technically quite different. The Titan is more massive than the projectors in the Horizon range. It is equipped with the new 0.78 inch diagonal DLP chip illuminated by two Red and Blue laser diodes. Green is obtained by going through a color wheel. According to the manufacturer, the light output exceeds 5000 lumenswhich allows it to display a large image from the back of a room, since the optics can locate up to twice the width of the projected image. The new chip limits the effect of Speckle (Scintillation) inherent to laser sources. The Titan has been on the market since last December at 4,000 euros.
Titan “Black” High contrast
The Titan “Black” model is physically plus compact than the Titan model and looks more like the Horizon Max. It also uses the same 0.47 inch SST (Simultaneous Switching Technology) chip in HD, which produces a UHD image by wobulation. A mechanical double iris automatically closes during darker scenes to obtain a denser black. Some images of the famous final battle of Games of Thrones made it possible to better distinguish details in low light, even if the demonstration room was surrounded by ambient light which reflected on the screen. The optical shift is 130% vertical and 50% horizontal (compared to 120% and 40% for the Titan), which gives great latitude in projector placement. This model should be marketed by the summer at a price which has not yet been communicated.
First impressions
It was clear that the two new XGIMI models have impressive light power. The image of the Titan appears softer than that of the “Black” Titan with a much less visible speckle effect. On the other hand, the “Black” Titan projected images with more saturated and more vibrant colors, as demonstrated by the extracts from the film. Dunkirkshot in IMAX. The rainbow effect, however, seemed more pronounced on the Titan model. A first impression to be confirmed or refuted by a subsequent test, because the presentation conditions were not ideal due to stray lights. With these two models, XGIMI attacks the back of the room projectors head-on Sony or JVC widely used by audio-visual integrators. The “Black” Titan will also be a formidable competitor to the Valerion VisionMaster Max that we have already talked about. To be continued…
