Top 5 Gaming Projectors - Choosing The Best Gaming Projector

With so many projector carrying the label of gaming projector this video covers everything you need to know about gaming on a projector. This includes things like input lag, refresh rate, brightness, contrast, and most important we discuss the benefits over a TV.

Buy The BenQ TK700STI on Amazon:

Buy the Epson LS500 on Amazon:

Buy the BenQ TH685i on Amazon:

Buy the Optoma GT1080HDR on Amazon:

Buy the Optoma HD146X on Amazon:

Buy the BenQ TK850 on Amazon:

Buy the BenQ HT2050A on Amazon:

Buy The Xgimi Aura on Amazon:

0:00 Introduction

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00:00 Choosing a gaming projector: what to consider
00:54 Input lag can make or break gaming experience
01:51 Refresh rate impacts input lag
02:52 Input lag is not a major issue for modern gaming projectors.
03:46 Projectors struggle with brightness and contrast in ambient light
04:39 Top 5 gaming projectors ranked by price
06:30 Optima GT 1080 HDR and Optima HD 146X are great options for gaming projectors.

[bucketophil]

I’ve been a projector gamer now for about 15 years at least. I find it disheartening that they’ve fallen so far behind TV these past few years. The fact that they’re still shipping projectors in 2022 with HDMI 2.0 and not 2.1 is mind boggling.

[alexhathaway]

I got the BenQ TK700STI after your original review and couldn't be happier with the performance and price. Keep up the awesome work man!

[gvrry]

I've been using the X1300i since October! Up to 240hz 1080p, plenty for my Series X. While it won't produce 4K, it'll accept a 4k signal for downscaling. The long lifetime offers some comfort, too, where the tk700i is using traditional lamps. Rainbow effect goes away when playing games anyhow. Love the videos man, would love to see a review of the 4K based X3000i

[ernestosilva]

Thank you so much for reviewing traditional projectors!.. you had been focusing on the laser TVs so much lately!!!… keep up the awesome content… I follow you religiously and trust your opinion so much.

[EmblemParade]

Great overview. I find that one important reason to choose a projector over a TV is support for stereoscopic 3D. Sadly TVs have stopped supporting this niche feature, but I think most of the projectors on your list do. I wish you would have mentioned it per projector! Also, though HDR support on projectors is really bad compared to, say, an OLED TV, it would still be nice to know how these projectors compare.

[jonnyelpoiss]

Epson home cinema 3800 is one of the very best projector for gaming available on the market and one of the best deal you can get. With 4k pixel shift, low input lag, amazing color and HdR 10, for real i’m surprise it’s not in the top 5 here. The only bad thing we can say about it is that it doesnt support hdmi 2.1. I used it on my ps5 on performance and resolution mode and it is INSANE, color and black are better than the optoma

[theunderdog]

Projectors are kinda like VR. They both have unlimited potential but with a niche market

[londonlikethebridge]

I want you to know that you have the most useful review for projector gaming! Every other video is just a bunch of useless talking and clout chasing😭. Thank you for this !

[kendallfoye]

This was a great video. Especially for someone like me who knows close to nothing about this. Thanks!

[zgold]

My search for the right projector actually ended around a month ago. Context, i work in film, specifically as an editor and colorist. Mainly freelance. I recently purchased an lg c1 oled, which does double duty as a reference monitor for coloring, and as a gaming tv since i have a series x. I’ve been looking at projectors that aren’t too expensive but have all the features i want and for a while that was impossible until ces this year. I just preordered the Benq x3000i. For watching movies and watching final cuts of work i do on a large screen, it has 3000 lumens, good contrast, and most importantly 100 percent DCI-P3 coverage. For gaming, 4k 60 with low latency, i’d stick to 4k for sure. But importantly as well for me, it supports eARC, which surprisingly not a ton of projectors seem to have. I’m getting this with the vizio elevate soundbar, should be a good setup👍

[kvdude]

Very clear and concise master class. Thanks, Chris Majestic!

[lupebeto]

I have the first GT1080 gaming projector from optoma.. Is 3D, 1080p 120hz and i love it !!!

[CdotForbes]

I picked up the Xgimi Horizon (1080p version) on Black Friday for $940 and in game mode its around 35ms of lag. It works well for my Nintendo Switch plus it uses LED bulb so it should last 20k hours. Not to mention portable since speakers are very good. It's a good budget for a person who isn't a hardcore gamer.

[TriMuXx]

I really wish that reviewers would include the fact that ambient light and open curtains cause glare on MOST Flat Panel TVs and this greatly affects the image quality while watching with ambient light. Almost equally as much as with a dark scene on a projector fading out the image.

[letemsinkaj]

Exactly the info I was looking for. Thx!

[rocked]

Another excellent video, keep up the good work.👍

[rodribyte]

Im looking for the Acer GD711. There is not so much information about it. Is a VRR and low input lag projector. Must see.

[raveeshdotme]

I recently got the BenQ TH-685. I can make the room completely dark at any time of the day, so the next thing I am looking for is a projection surface that can really improve the black levels. A cheap chinese anti reflective screen that Im using right now is just not doing it for me.

[lordzee]

It’s 2023. What will you choose? The Epson LS 500 UST. Benq x3000 or Benq TK 700 Sti and why? Main purpose is gaming and 3D movies