The XGIMI Titan Noir Max - is a projector
In this video I’m trying out a new premium home cinema projector, one sent to me by the manufacturer.
If you’ve been putting up with my oddcasts over the last year, you’ll know that projectors have been a reoccurring theme. From the feedback I’ve received so far, this seems to be a topic that I’m almost uniquely interested in.
However as my YouTube channel is all about the things I find interesting, if you do choose to watch this video you’ll get to see why I was particularly enthusiastic to take a look at this one. In the past I’ve failed to find any projector under £20,000 with the degree of optical flexibility necessary to suit my ideal placement. Until now.
Here’s the video.
https://youtu.be/pn67xbYGHrE
As you know I rarely take review samples. The only other recent occasion has been the Bumpboxx, which I've subsequently regretted agreeing to due to all the hassle its preproduction state created.
As soon as that video started falling apart I questioned my decision to take on this project too, which I’d agreed to at around the same time as the Bumpboxx. I went so far as to contact Xgimi to tell them not to bother sending the projector. But it was too late, the parcel had already left Hong Kong.
As it is though I’m now really glad this did arrive and you can find out why in the video.
Given the full-on nature of making the last few videos (I haven’t had a day or evening off for over a month) I now need to take some time off to rest and reset before starting afresh on something new. This will inevitably result in a slightly extended delay before the next video. First though I need to take some very large boxes to the tip.
Have a good remainder of your week and take care.
Comments (52)
Great video and as usual with your 'home theater' stuff, it makes me want to spend money that I don't have on upgrading my own setup. Also, are you still using the apple HomePods for audio or have you figured something else out?
I'm doing something different, I'll mention it in the next update.
Titan. 🤔 just remembered Stockton rush Titan Hope it doesn’t implode like his
This video comment section contained more appreciation about a tape measure than I ever would have anticipated. 😀 It falls into the category of Cool Gadgets ( like a huge Swiss Army Knife) that we've come to expect. I wouldn't be surprised if viewers would enjoy a compilation video about stuff like this.
Perhaps if I ever think of a third thing to show then it could make a video.
What is the sku for that tape measure?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Measuring-Pythagorean-Waterproof-Rechargeable-Historical/dp/B0CPP9MN6B
I know a few others have said it but it's worth saying again, you have been pleased with and extra-enthusiastic about a few products recently and it's great to see.
Projector, I barely knew her
Great to see ‘Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection’ blu-ray boxset. I have it too — and more than 70 books about Kubrick.
It does look like a banger solution for you. Well done! For some reason, I am a little ashamed of admitting, I don't care for 3D movies. I do love a good projector though, less the faff... I got a 90 eur Panasonic second hand and I am happy with it, until I got entangled with the canvas and... Well So far from this price point
I think the reason 3D in the home died off is because pretty much everyone agrees with you, it’s only a few real oddballs who care about it now.
I've never seen you so enthusiastic. I now wish I needed a projector.
A great video Matt, and a fantastic choice to keep this projector. Youtube is full of great reviews on this model and it’s certainly up there as the current flagship of home cinema projectors for its current kickstarter price. Next challenge is to find a compact 7.1 or 9.1 surround sound setup to install in your mancave without interfering with your awesome hifi setup. I guess your still using the Apple Homepods via the eARC/Apple TV to enjoy a stereo sound only?
I do have a new surround system. I found it at half price because it was missing the remote, when/if I get the remote I’ll talk more about it.
Excellent video, Mat. I really do have to find a way to include a projection TV in our living room. I'd be interested to know what the connection is with IMAX?
I really don’t know, the IMAX name has really been diluted in recent decades. It used to only refer to the kind of gigantic screen you got at Bradford that were capable of showing the large format film. Now they attach the name to ever so slightly larger than normal cinema screens running upscaled digital movies…and apparently now it’s also on projectors in a garden shed.
You and I bought the same projector and screen basically at the same time. Part of the issue with the speckle was that you bought an ambient light rejecting screen, which has a kind of textured surface to not reflect light coming in from the sides, which means it REALLY reflects light coming in straight on. I'd be curious to know if your new screen that reduced laser speckle is also an ambient light rejecting screen. If you could get rid of laser speckle and also reject ambient light you could use it more during the day. Of course a 7000 lumen output might make ambient light rejecting unnecessary. That's really bright. The Anker nebula x1 is 3500 lumens and $2200 on Amazon. This one seems a bit more expensive but way way brighter.
Yes I did go into why the ALR was most likely the issue with my screen but had to edit it out as the video has too much in it about speckle already. The new screen I ordered can be found at the following link, but if you scroll to the bottom of this page you’ll see what difference each material makes, I got matte grey. https://www.wuprobuy.com/collections/motorized-floor-rising-screen/products/wupro-cinema-level-enhance-gain-motorized-tension-floor-rising-alr-projector-screen-for-home-theater
Yes speakers are excessive in this Almost everyone have a Bluetooth speaker that would do the same job in certain scenarios I guess Just not a thing for none budget one. Looks tailor-made for your shelf, Though there was a unnatural (in your settings) dark area on the shelf under
Hello Mat, Great you found this projector and that it suits all your needs. I have learnt alot from your review. I am thinking of a Projector my myself this review has helped me greatly. There is so much to know about this stuff. Enjoy your new Projector 📽️ 🙂
Gosh for all that I was expecting it to cost way more than that. If I ever do a home theater setup then it's on the shortlist.
The projector/screen arc is one of my favorite Techmoan storylines.
lol. When the video started, I thought I saw that the price on Kickstarter was going to be 20,000 ($ or £ whichever) so you'd say something like "and it has all sorts of 3D options" and I would think, well, yeah, for 20 grand ... And then I see that it's 1/10 of that. Oy. Nice projector. Agree it needs more HDMI ports.
I'm glad you have finally found a projector to settle on.
Pat and Mat spotted! 👀
Watching this, all I could think was "He's gonna end up ordering another screen, isn't he!" How many is this now?! We def need a follow up with the final setup and perhaps some champagne!
I’ll do Oddcast updates when next there’s an Oddcast and an update.
• I, for one, like your moire pattern shirt. It looks very nice. • "Take it off, s-" just in time you cut the 'slowly' part. 😏 • "You switch it off on your own because you're not insane." 😁 There's lots of settings I have to mess with on hotel TVs before I can mildly tolerate them. • What I would like to see, literally, are 3D glasses that are more comfortable and convenient for near-sighted prescription wearers. It's not going to happen, but frankly I doubt I will see any more 3D movies anyway. 😔 • I enjoy seeing your happiness when something goes right, for a change. It is a drawback, however, to have to get another projector screen. How are you going to store another one in the bowels of your garage? • I get vicarious fun watching your projector videos. I wonder if there are any unique retro projectors you can feature. I liked the slideshow one you did a while back that recorded narration for each slide. Have a good R&R and take care 🤍
I do plan on featuring a more ‘groovy’ projector at some point…but it definitely doesn’t show video. I’m going to have to try selling some stuff, especially unused projectors and screens. But if that doesn’t work out it’s off to the tip, because it’s not the kind of stuff that charity shops would want.
Another one - what's your recommendation for a good place to get a motorised drop down screen? 120" to 150"?
Well I’ve bought my new floor riser from these chaps and you can find positive reviews on YouTube for their range https://www.wuprobuy.com/collections/projector-screen
I'm so glad you've found something that works well. In your projector search have you found a reasonably priced projector that has a 2.8 throw ratio? I'm going to install one in a particularly wide room and I don't want to have a crazy big screen.
You can try doing a search on here, but I suspect you’d be north of 20k for anything that gets close, I may be wrong though. https://www.projectorcentral.com/projection-calculator-pro.cfm
I'm an owner of one of the last 3D capable production TV's, Panasonic 50" EX750, which was one their 2017 range of models. I had been looking at buying a refurbished Sony (I think it was) OLED, which would have been way more than I had ever paid for a TV even with it being effectively second hand, then out of the blue Panasonic announced one last gasp. I didn't get one straight away, waited until they released the 2018 models and the prices dropped, caught it at pretty much the lowest they ever got before scarcity kicked in and drove them back up again. It's been a while since I watched a 3D bluray, but I'm still going to be reluctant when the day comes that I'll have to replace it. The thing that always frustrates me: I get that 3D fell out of fashion, yet again, but modern screens and the hardware that powers them is generally more than capable of displaying 3D feeds via alternating frames, they've just removed the transceiver that communicates with the required glasses. The glasses are cheap enough to produce, but manufacturers are too cheap to include that little piece of hardware.
I had a 3D OLED and the full resolution passive 3D was a revelation. I could clip cheap passive glasses on to my own, it was as perfect an experience as you could get at the time and something very few people got to experience. That said, I’ve never seen 3D pop like it has on my new setup, it’s the best I’ve ever seen outside of a theme park IMAX experience.
Seeing Mat smiling at the end of the video, (reminding me of Mend It Mark when he gets an electric shock) would normally mean something is horribly wrong, but in this case it looks like something is horribly right. Actually nice to see that this gadget is working out well. Announcing that he's already ordered a screen for this projector (likely spending big $$/££/€€ as well) is also a good sign that things are working out (hoping that this Interesting Thing won't go back in it's case).👍🙂
I didn't know you still get the rainbow effect on laser projectors. But yes, the colors are not projected at the same time. So I'll have to keep my 3LCD projector because the rainbow effect drives me crazy. Also interesting that a projector of this price (I saw an offer outside of kickstarter for 5.500€) is still not real 4k but that two shifted 1080p images technique. I'm sure it still looks great but I thought for that price it's real 4k.
Unfortunately the pixel shift thing is oft misunderstood as it can produce fantastic super sharp 4k, it’s a bit like saying it’s not true colour because it’s only showing one colour at a time.
Congratulations - what a lovely system you have. The only slightly weird thing is that you'd expect the Sony/Panasonic/etc to be making the best projector but the Xgimi (who I'd never heard of before) - how amazing really. (That comment probably aged me haha).
Yes once upon a time it was JVC vs Sony vs Optoma, NEC, Viewsonic etc etc….its all changed
Another ITIC video😃
More of a ITTWPNGBIIC Interesting Thing That Will Probably Never Go Back In Its Case
I'm so pleased that it has worked out for you.
Hi Mat. I think you missed the paid promotion check box (to avoid the complainers we all love 😒). One other thing. You talked about the MEMC feature and stated people are insane to use that feature. I thought that was out of character for your channel. You have stated “you do you” in a number of videos when viewers critique how you demonstrate audio equalizers, for example. “You are destroying the sound” garbage. I hope this helps but perhaps I have this wrong and it’s my bad. BTW, enjoy your break!! Thank you for so many videos this year.
It’s definitely got a tick in the Paid Promotion box on YouTube, perhaps it doesn’t show up onscreen when it’s an unlisted video.
Great video - interestingly I notice Linus Sebastian (under the short circuit channel) also reviewed this same projector last week. His review was also pretty positive.
I've had the same projector in my bedroom for maybe 14 years and this is the first time I have felt any real compulsion to upgrade. With all the "take one for the team" reviews you do, it's such a treat to see you test out something that knocks it out of the park. I hope your well-earned break is coupled with tons of Moancave projector time!
"Moancave" Excellent term!😃
Oh no. I thought I was safe when you said you turned it down. I thought this might be decent judging from the Hook Up reviews on previous models and the feature set and the discounts are very tempting but I'm going to resist. For now.
Weird how you hated their mini fold up projector but like this one. Shows they are good when they get it right I guess.
That was from Aurzen - all these names are just word salad now.