At CES 2026 Xgimi has unveiled the four-legged Titan Noir Max, a series of high-end projectors aimed for the pro-install market. Unlike previous Xgimi projectors, these are intended for dedicated home theater rooms with “precision-tuned” optics and a dynamic iris for, Xgimi claims, better contrast and “mood, emotion and immersion.”
I’m not sure about the mood part, but a higher-performance projector certainly has potential. The $2,999 Xgimi Horizon 20 Max (review coming soon) is the brightest projector I’ve tested, and its overall performance is quite good in a surprisingly small package. The Noir Max has a similar small form but lacks the gimbal of other Xgimi designs. Instead, it has four legs or a ceiling mount.
The projector also features horizontal and vertical lens shift and a motorized zoom. Xgimi also says the projector has a “native” contrast ratio of 10,000:1, aided by a dynamic iris system.
I hate to be pedantic (actually, that’s a lie), but a dynamic iris means that’s the dynamic contrast. Manufacturer contrast ratio claims have always been misleading, to put it politely, though 10,000 is almost certainly closer to reality than the 1,000,000:1 and more some manufacturers claim. For reference, most projectors I’ve tested at CNET have a tested contrast ratio around 1,000:1.
To cut through the hype, the Noir Max’s iris will make dark scenes darker, which will help since I’m sure this projector will be very bright.
Xgimi hasn’t revealed the specifics, but they said the model has a “re-engineered SST DMD architecture” that’s “capable of handling substantially higher light power densities.” That’s a fancy way of saying they’ve designed the internals of the projector to handle a whole lot of light. I was shocked how bright the Horizon 20 Max was, so I can’t imagine how bright this will be.
One thing the 20 Max needed was a little better color accuracy, and Xgimi is saying the Noir Max has the “stability, accuracy and reliability” for “color-critical work” and “studio environments.” That’s a pretty big claim. I’ll be interested to see if they can pull that off. Chinese projector companies have historically done a worse job with color accuracy than their Taiwanese and Japanese competitors. However, that gap is narrowing.
Pricing and availability are yet to be announced, though I expect it to cost a similar amount to the Xgimi Horizon 20 Max (which is around $3,000).
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