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Gaming Projectors: The Best Accessory for Immersive Gaming
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From portable consoles to gaming monitors to TV setups, gaming can be enjoyed practically everywhere. For immersive gaming, having a larger screen makes a huge difference, and with the advancements in projection technology in refresh rate, frame rate, colors, and brightness, gaming projectors have become an incredible way to experience your games. Projector brands are either optimizing their projectors for gaming or selling gaming-specific projectors fully designed for the best gaming experience possible. Let’s check out two brands, BenQ and Optoma, that offer projectors for gaming.
BenQ X3100i
BenQ is one brand that offers gaming-specific projectors with specs curated for every gaming genre. The X3100i is a 4K, 3300lm, low input lag (4ms input lag in 1080p@240Hz, 8ms in 1080p@120Hz, 2K@120Hz, 16ms in 4K@60Hz) gaming projector with four specific game modes (RPG/SPG/FPS/RCG) and the ability to project an image up to 200in without losing visual quality. It has vertical and horizontal lens shift, manual and auto zoom and focus, and different color modes that auto-adjust to the type of game you’re playing. These features make it easy to set up as needed, and you don’t have to mount it if you’re in an apartment! It also has its own speakers for a fully immersive experience and has plenty of ports to connect to an external audio system and your console. It’s a well-rounded projector for gaming, providing everything you need, from audio to cables. Check out this gaming projector and expand your gaming world today!
BenQ TK710
BenQ also offers projectors for gaming and movie-watching combined. The TK710 is a 4K, 3200lm projector for enjoying game nights and movie nights without losing quality on either. It can project images up to 150in with vertical lens shift and 3D keystone functions, making it fairly easy to set up. Focusing on balancing color contrast day or night, it features 95% Rec.709 color coverage on top of the 4K visuals to ensure vibrant movies and games at all times. Just like the X3100i, it has 4ms input lag in 1080p@240Hz, 8ms in 1080p@120Hz, 2K@120Hz, 16ms in 4K@60Hz. It also has speakers, though smaller, and can be mounted or placed on a table easily. Balancing gaming and movies, this is a great projector for enjoying content in all forms and enhancing your space.
Optoma UHZ66
Optoma is well-known in the projector community but focuses on balancing their projectors on gaming and movies for an all-around experience. The UHZ66 is a 4K, 4000lm projector with high contrast and an input lag as low as 4.4ms in 1080p @240Hz. It offers true-to-life colors and high brightness to maintain quality visuals, day and night, regardless of whether you’re enjoying a movie, a sporting event, or a game night. For gaming, enjoy different game modes to enhance the quality and colors of the games, or utilize golf sim picture mode to bring the golf course to your home. Covering nearly every aspect of what a projector is capable of, with easy set up and an internal speaker system, this is a great projector option for your gaming setup while offering enhancements for other aspects of your content enjoyment.
Optoma GT2000HDR
Another option from Optoma is the GT2000HDR short-throw Full HD projector with 3500lm and 1080p 120Hz at 8.6ms or 4K input at 1080p 60Hz 17ms. Designed for content enjoyment and optimized for gaming, this is an all-around home entertainment projector with high brightness and vivid colors for vibrant visuals in well-lit environments. As a short throw projector, it gets set up much closer to the wall or projector screen for convenience in smaller spaces. Game mode optimizes colors and visuals for different types of games, while Rec.709 ensures vibrant visuals for different forms of content, from movies to YouTube. If you can’t get a projector for a large room, this projector is a great option for immersive gaming in smaller spaces or rooms.
All of these projectors can be projected onto a blank, white wall without much visual distortion. However, a projector screen will always provide the best visual experience.
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