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ViewSonic LX700-4K RGB debuts as home cinema with Xbox gaming features

The LX700-4K RGB. (Source: ViewSonic)
The LX700-4K RGB. (Source: ViewSonic)
ViewSonic touts the LX700-4K as the first ceiling-mounted home theater projector to have an RGB laser and official Designed for Xbox branding. It is backed to deliver optimal 1440p gaming at 120Hz when it is not playing movies in 4K with HDR at high brightness and vibrant colors. The new DLP projector is rated to throw an image of up to 300 inches with perfect, auto-adjusted orientation.

ViewSonic touts the new LX700-4K RGB as the best projector to use with "next-gen consoles" such as the PlayStation 5, as it might game at up to 240Hz in up to 5,200 nits of brightness while reproducing up to 100% of the BT.2020 color gamut.

Then again, it apparently automatically switches to the "optimal balance" of 120Hz/1440p when connected to an Xbox - which should be done using the HDMI port with HDCP 2.2 but without eARC for sound - or so ViewSonic suggests by highlighting it in green to match the LX700-4K's front-mounted Designed for Xbox logo.

The projector is also backed to set a new home theater "benchmark" with HLG support to augment its HDR-rated image quality and a "V-lens" that can vertically adjust the thrown image window even if the projector is in place and immobile on the ceiling.

The LX700-4K RGB also has 1.6x optical zoom to help fit the window to a given amount of blank wall space.

ViewSonic has yet to announce pricing for its new projector; for context, its LX700-4K sibling with 1.35x optical zoom and 3,500 lumens of brightness can be found on Amazon for $1,439.99 right now.

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Deirdre O'Donnell, 2024-07-21 (Update: 2024-08-15)