Projectors That Accept 4K at 120 Hz
Most projectors advertising 120 Hz mean 1080p at 120 Hz, which is a real feature and a different one. Passing 4K at 120 frames a second needs a 48 Gbps HDMI 2.1 input, and the number of home projectors with one is still small. These are the ones in this catalog that have it.
How this list is ordered: Every projector accepting a 4K/120 input, ordered by price. 5 of the catalog’s projectors qualify.
1Epson
~$4,999Epson Pro Cinema LS12000
The projector that made 4K/120 gaming normal in a home theater.
- Brightness
- 2,700lumensISO 21118
- Screen at 10 ft
- 48–102 in
- Input lag
- 20 ms
- Light source
- Laser-phosphor
2JVC
~$5,999JVC DLA-NZ500
The cheapest way into a genuinely native 4K imaging device.
- Brightness
- 2,000lumensANSI
- Screen at 10 ft
- 68–109 in
- Light source
- Laser-phosphor
3Epson
~$7,999Epson Home Cinema QB1000
Epson's Q series replaced the LS12000 at the top of the 3LCD line with a multi-array laser, the QZX processor and a new UltraBlack treatment.
- Brightness
- 3,300lumensISO 21118
- Screen at 10 ft
- 48–102 in
- Input lag
- 20 ms
- Light source
- Laser-phosphor
4Sony
~$9,999Sony BRAVIA Projector 7
Sony's renamed successor to the XW5000ES, and the fix for its two biggest limitations: 4K/120 now works, and input lag drops to 12 ms.
- Brightness
- 2,200lumensANSI
- Screen at 10 ft
- 62–100 in
- Input lag
- 12 ms
- Light source
- Laser-phosphor
5JVC
~$16,999JVC DLA-NZ800
Third-generation native 4K D-ILA with 8K e-shiftX on top: the panels are 4096x2160 and the shift takes the addressed resolution beyond that.
- Brightness
- 2,700lumensANSI
- Screen at 10 ft
- 50–101 in
- Light source
- Laser-phosphor