Formovie X5

The value proposition of the Formovie X5 is extremely high thanks to its blend of high brightness, high contrast, color accuracy and sharp lens. It is a fixed lens, so for permanent installs you’ll need to finesse the placement to get the most out of it, but the end result looks competitive with home theater projectors when the lights are out.

There is nary a trace of laser speckle, despite the rich, saturated colors it reproduces. So you might be wondering what’s the catch? It’s that this projector is not a U.S. specific model, meaning you have to be willing to deal with menus in Chinese. But it’s really not that tough, there is an English language menu in there as well, and once you figure out how it works it’s easy enough to use. Just know that it’s not going to be as polished a user experience as the Hisense and Benq options. As far as picture quality goes, when it comes to making movies look like they do in a commercial cinema (which also use DLP) I believe it’s a toss-up between this projector and the Hisense C1, but they have different qualities to recommend them with the X5 doing best when called upon to deal with dark scenes.

Sleek design, 1.07 billion color gamut, 2,450 CVIA lumens for bright images, ideal for home theaters.

Includes Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max for enhanced user experience in the USA.

Hardware design by Denmark’s Kvadrat, enhancing home theater aesthetics.

nnnProjection sizes from 60” to 1,000”, offering cinema-like immersion.

ALPD laser display for a broad color range.

Auto-correction for perfectly aligned images in any room setup.

Ambient light adaptive technology for optimal image quality in varying light conditions. Laser autofocus for hassle-free, sharp image projection.

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