This 4K Projector Has TWO Irises! XGIMI HORIZON 30 Ultra Max
Today I’m checking out the XGIMI HORIZON 30 Ultra Max, XGIMI’s flagship home theater projector with a dual iris system, up to 10,000:1 native contrast, up to 6,000 ISO lumens, RGB triple laser color, and true 4K at 120 Hz in one box — built for dark movie scenes, bright HDR, and rooms where the projector can’t sit dead center.
My Honest Take: the dual iris is the headline feature, with two irises working in sequence to cut stray light in dark scenes and deliver that up to 10,000:1 native contrast, plus a five-step manual fine-tune so you can open it up for daytime viewing or close it down for a dedicated theater, and a dynamic mode that adjusts scene by scene with XGIMI’s dynamic black level enhancement. Brightness hits up to 6,000 ISO lumens in high power mode and about 3,000 in the more color-accurate movie mode, which is real headroom when a lamp or kitchen light is still on. The RGB triple laser covers 110% of BT.2020 with a claimed delta E under 0.8 across major color spaces, and you get Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, and HLG with dynamic tone mapping, plus Filmmaker mode, ISF day/night, and IMAX Enhanced. True 4K 120 Hz helps with rainbow reduction and clean 5:5 cadence for 24 fps movies, there’s a dedicated anti-RB setting, and install-wise you get 1.25× optical zoom (about 1.2–1.5:1 throw), optical lens shift (±130% vertical / ±50% horizontal), lens memory for up to six positions, Google TV built in, two HDMI ports with 4K 120 Hz and eARC on HDMI 1, dual 12W Harman Kardon speakers, and gaming up to 1080p 240 Hz with 1 ms response, VRR, and AMD FreeSync. Trade-offs: the deepest blacks need the tightest (dimmest) iris and a dark room, rainbow effect is reduced not eliminated, and at about 5.4 kg it’s a heavy unit you’ll want permanently placed.
Watch the full video for the dual iris demos, HDR highlights, and how the lens shift and zoom actually fit a real room. Final thoughts: the HORIZON 30 Ultra Max is a seriously well-rounded theater projector — dual iris contrast, 6,000 ISO lumens of brightness headroom, 4K 120 Hz motion, wide BT.2020 color, and flexible install — and at a $3,499 MSRP with a $2,999 launch price it’s aimed at dedicated home cinema folks who care about deep blacks, bright HDR, and smoother pans without 3:2 judder. Thanks to XGIMI for sponsoring this video and sending the HORIZON 30 Ultra Max for us to check out.
