2022 Laser TV Showdown Details From ProjectorScreen.com and Projector Central
ProjectorScreen.com, the best place to buy a projector online has teamed up with Projector Central, The World's Largest Projector Resource to bring you the 2022 Ultra Short Throw Projector showdown. We'll be putting various USTs up against each other to find the absolute winner.
These two projection authorities have shared new details about their previously announced Laser TV Showdown that will face-off head to head more than a dozen ultra-short throw laser projectors to establish the best performers in the on the market.
When And Where Will It Be Taking Place?
The one-day event will take place at ProjectorScreen.com’s headquarters in Pompton Lakes, NJ on August 4, 2022.
Who Will Be Judging?
We've recruited six expert judges from the world of projection, calibration and A/V experts including the following highly regarded reviewers:
- Chris Majestic, YouTube projector reviewer and influencer at MajesTechs (youtube.com/c/Majestechs)
- Mark Henninger, Managing Editor for Home Theater Review (hometheaterreview.com), former editor-in-chief for AVSForum.com, contributing technical editor/UST projector reviewer for ProjectorCentral.com, THX-trained calibrator
- Chris Eberle, professional ISF-trained display calibrator, display reviewer for Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity (hometheaterhifi.com), display reviewer for Tom’s Hardware (tomshardware.com)
- Ralph Potts, veteran Blu-ray Reviewer and A/V writer at AVSForum.com (https://www.avsforum.com/forums/official-avs-forum-blu-ray-disc-reviews.187/)
- Al Griffin, US Senior Editor Home Entertainment for TechRadar (techradar.com), former editor-in-chief/projector reviewer for Sound & Vision (soundandvision.com), ISF-trained calibrator
- Sammie Prescott, Jr., professional ISF-trained display calibrator, contributing technical editor/projector reviewer at ProjectorCentral.com
This shootout event is also being co-sponsored by signal distribution manufacturer AVPro Edge. They will be suppling their high-bandwidth HDMI distribution amplifiers and matrix switchers to the effort, along with Bullet Train high-speed HDMI cables. AVPro Edge sister company Murideo will provide an 8K-SIX G signal generator and 8K SIX-A HDMI analyzer for distribution testing and projector calibration. German instrument manufacturer JETI, also a co-sponsor, is supplying a Spectraval 1511 HiRes Spectroradiometer with a narrow 2 nanometer optical bandwidth suitable for precision calibration of laser projectors.
The ambient light rejecting ultra short throw projector screens will be supplied by Spectra Projection.
Video player and content will be provided by Kaleidescape.
What Laser TVs Will Be Joining The Showdown?
This is the tentative list of ultra short throw projectors participating in the Showdown. We'll be showcasing both single laser and triple laser ultra short throw projectors.
Single Laser+Phosphor
- BenQ V7050i
- Epson LS500
- Hisense 100L5G
- LG HU715Q
- Optoma P2
- Samsung LSP7T
- ViewSonic X2000B-4K
- XGIMI Aura
Triple Laser
- AWOL Vision LTV-3500
- Formovie Theater
- Hisense PX1-PRO
- LG HU915QB
- Samsung LSP9T
- VAVA Chroma
This list is subject to change.
Calibration
The laser TV projectors will each be fully calibrated in advance of the event for dark-room SDR and HDR viewing modes, while a preferred “Daytime” picture mode for each projector will be selected out-of-box and subjectively tuned to the room conditions to provide the best image for ambient-light viewing.
Calibrations will be conducted over a several week period before the event by A/V expert Dave Harper of HarperVision, LLC, an ISF-trained calibrator, Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) and reviewer for ProjectorScreen.com, in association with ProjectorCentral staff.
The projectors will be evaluated using a series of test patterns and movie/TV program clips that will put each projector to the test. We'll be challenging their color accuracy, dynamic range with both SDR and HDR content, resolution/detail with still and motion video, image scaling/processing, and brightness.
We will be simultaneously evaluating up to 8 projectors. Each projector will be paired with a matching 100-inch Spectra Projection Vantage lenticular UST ALR screen with a 0.5 gain and 95% rejection of overhead light to optimize black level and contrast.
Separate evaluation sessions will be held for projectors with a single blue laser+phosphor architecture and for triple-laser projectors offering dedicated light sources for the red, green, and blue color primaries. This way we'll be able to compare the projectors fairly to each other.
Detailed rankings and results from the 2022 ProjectorScreen.com/ProjectorCentral Laser TV Showdown will be released immediately following the event. We'll also be putting out a highlight reel of the event so make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel so you can get notified of when it goes live.
We'll keep you posted about any updates for this epic event!
