Best XGA Projector in 2024

If you are looking for an affordable projector to impress your audience and effectively communicate in even well-lit spaces, then you should look at one of these four popular models of projectors. In 2023, over 60,000 units XGA projectors were purchased for businesses and classrooms, as well as for golf simulation.  So which models are the best – and how much do they cost? We’ll look at top selling models from brand leaders BenQ and Epson to help you decide using the following criteria:

• Resolution and Brightness
• Lamp Life
• Image Quality
• Usage & Maintenance
• Price

New LED powered projectors are significantly more colorful than traditional mercury lamps, so if you are showing videos, photo’s or using the projector for golf simulation, consider the LW600ST, which delivers an amazing 95% Rec. 709 color. The other models use traditional mercury lamps, so while they are bright – none of them have a Rec. 709 color accuracy specification like you find on a television. 

The two most common technologies used in projectors are either DLP technology from Texas Instruments, or LCD technology. While both create good images, the DLP technology used by the BenQ models is based on the same technologies used in digital cinema theaters. The DLP technology used on the BenQ models virtually eliminates the “screen door effect” where you can see the lines between the pixels on the screen by filling over 96% of the pixel space with light. This keeps small text and details visible and easy to read on the screen.

Most people think you can use a projector the same way as you can a TV. With the ability for a lamp to last 20,000 hours, an XGA projector can be a highly effective way to create digital signage or messaging in public spaces like hotel lobbies and car dealerships. But there are significant differences between the most popular models from Epson and BenQ.

First, according to the warranty, the Epson EpiqVision Flex CO-W01 can be damaged by “excessive, continual use” which is not covered under the warranty. The BenQ projectors don’t have any usage limitations – so you can use them as much as you want.  Secondly, the Epson projector has a filter that must be regularly cleaned – or the projector will overheat and be damaged. Failure to maintain the projector can void the warranty. The BenQ projectors are designed to work without a filter due to its advanced DLP imaging technology – and does not lose color fidelity over time – which is why DLP is used in Digital Cinema theaters.

All three projectors are quite affordable. As you can see above, the BenQ models are more advanced, are brighter, have better connectivity, longer lasting lamps, and in the case of the MX825STH – a short throw lens. The Epson EX3280 is cheaper.