Nebula X1 Projector, 3840 x 2160 4K UHD, 3500 Lumen

The Nebula X1 is a laser projector is a portable home cinema powerhouse that not only boasts bright, sharp 4K resolution, a wide colour gamut and Dolby Vision support, but also offers a range of innovations: Liquid cooling ensures extremely quiet operation, while the integrated 40W speakers promise all round home cinema enjoyment without additional equipment.

With the Nebula X1, you will find an extremely feature packed laser projector that is more than worth a look, it's a real stand out in our product range. With a peak brightness of 3,500 ANSI lumens, it offers enough light output even for brighter rooms, while the high-quality, 14-element all-glass lens with optical zoom enables a large image of up to 200 inches. The Nebula X1 offers a sharp 4K resolution using the XPR2 shift technology thanks to its 0.47” DMD chip, while the projector more than fully covers the large, modern BT.2020 color space with an impressive 110% coverage. Movie and TV fans will find plenty to enjoy, as the Nebula laser projector comes with an intuitive Google TV interface, officially licensed Netflix, and a whole host of other streaming apps. The advanced triple laser light source promises long-lasting viewing pleasure of up to 30,000 hours, while thanks to innovative liquid cooling, something not found on many projectors in the market, the Nebula X1 is significantly quieter during operation than its competitors.

Technical Data

First and foremost, the Nebula X1 is exceptionally well-made and impresses with its design: its compact dimensions make it easy to take on the go for cinema nights at a friend's house. A practical feature is the integrated carrying handle, which extends with just a touch. The projector’s liquid cooling system is a particularly forward-thinking feature, enhancing heat dissipation and lowering operating noise to about 26 dB(A) at a one-meter distance—noticeably quieter than many competing models, which average around 30 dB(A). The projector's gimbal will tilt by up to 25 degrees, allowing for easier image alignment. Unlike some competitors, it still offers a zoom lens, which has the bonus of being motorised and provides a throw ratio of 0.9 to 1.5:1, allowing you to produce large image widths from a relatively short distance.

Another standout feature is the Nebula X1’s one-touch automatic setup. Using its built-in camera, the projector scans the room to optimize image alignment, size, and positioning without any manual effort. Even more impressive, the Spatial Recall function lets you save your preferred settings for different rooms, making it effortless to achieve the perfect setup every time. Perfect if you want to move from a movie in the living room, to your favourite binge TV series in the bedroom. Additionally, automatic digital keystone correction (vertical +/- 40 degrees, horizontal +/- 30 degrees) is included, making image alignment easier than ever. Looking beyond these exciting features to the basic specifications, the Nebula X1 boasts a long-lasting RGB laser light source with a lifespan of up to 30,000 hours. It’s high brightness of up to 3,500 ANSI lumens impresses even in rooms where you don’t have full control of the lighting, sharp 4K Shift resolution, MEMC frame interpolation and native contrast ratio of 5,000:1 provide excellent image quality and what's more, it supports 3D too. Last but not least, thanks to its integrated 40W speakers, the Nebula X1 proves to be a versatile projector that combines advanced technology with user-friendly operation.

Sharp 4K resolution

The Nebula X1 is equipped with a 0.47" DMD chip and, by using XPR2 shift technology, delivers a whopping 8.3 million pixels for a razor-sharp 4K resolution on your screen. Even with large screen sizes, no pixelation is visible to the naked eye. Thanks to automatic 4K upscaling, even older, lower-resolution content looks significantly better than before! The Nebula X1 also features something not all projectors have: a lens made of 14 different elements, constructed entirely of glass. 

This offers several benefits for your viewing experience, including a brighter image, greater durability, and reduced color shift. Since the lens is highly resistant to heat and temperature changes, it maintains excellent sharpness even during long viewing sessions, eliminating the need for readjustment.

Strong contrasts and Dolby Vision support

For incredibly realistic images on your screen, the Nebula X1 offers a good native contrast ratio of 5,000:1 and a dynamic contrast ratio of 56,000:1, HDR (High Dynamic Range) is also supported. Among other things, it supports the higher HDR standard of HDR10, which provides an increased dynamic range for your image: bright areas appear more radiant, while subtle gradations of brightness are preserved, and black tones exhibit more nuances and shades, thus avoiding a uniform black. Better still, the Dolby Vision is supported: this performs image optimization with suitable content by reading your media's metadata in real time, i.e., scene by scene and frame by frame to ensure you see the very best content. 

Full BT2020 colour space for immersive colours

The modern BT.2020 colour space is the complete range of colours that a projector can display. While not entirely accurate, it comes closest to the colour spectrum that the human eye can perceive. BT.2020 surpasses the standard Rec.709 colour space and the extended DCI-P3 cinema colour space by a considerable margin, resulting in extremely realistic, saturated, and therefore immersive colours. Why are we telling you this and what does it have to do with the Nebula X1? It’s an outstanding choice for accurate, vibrant color reproduction, covering more than 110% of the BT.2020 color space. This allows you to fully immerse yourself in the rich visual worlds the Nebula X1 brings to life on your screen during your next home cinema night.

Improved motion sharpness thanks to frame interpolation

Visual enhancement is somewhere the Nebula X1 laser projector excels thanks to its MEMC (Motion Estimation Motion Compensation) frame interpolation. This ensures greater motion sharpness, especially during fast movements and camera pans, which particularly benefits media recorded at relatively low frame rates, including classic Hollywood films shot at 24fps (frames per second). Frame interpolation analyzes two consecutive frames of your content in real time and generates an additional frame to insert between them. This creates a smoother viewing experience, reducing judder and making motion appear more fluid.

Advantages of the laser light source

At the heart of the Nebula X1 is a modern, compact U-shaped RGB laser light source with an exceptionally long lifespan of up to 30,000 hours. That's enough for up to 20,000 90-minute movies – probably far more than you'll ever actually watch. This eliminates the need for expensive projector lamp replacements and avoids any unwanted follow-up costs. It also eliminates the use of environmentally harmful mercury, which is found in projector lamps. But that's not all – below we've summarized the various advantages of this technology for you:

• Particularly high light output: Depending on the laser diodes used and the cluster design, high image brightness is possible.

• BT2020 color space coverage:  The high-quality RGB laser diodes ensure realistic color reproduction.

• Laser projector on/off times:  Like a television, the Nebula 4K projector is ready for use within seconds.

• No follow-up costs: No need to replace the projector lamp and no follow-up costs thanks to up to 30,000 hours of laser light output.

• Continuous use possible: Laser projectors can be used like traditional televisions for several hours daily.

Streaming Apps – Cinema at the touch of a button

What’s the point of a great projector if there’s nothing to watch? Traditional DVD and Blu-ray collections are gradually becoming outdated and still require a separate device, such as a DVD player or game console. The Nebula X1 laser projector is a significant step ahead in this regard, because it features a modern Google TV interface that offers a wide selection of the most popular streaming apps, including officially licensed Netflix in 4K with Dolby Vision support, as well as thousands of other apps. This means it couldn't be easier to start watching your favourite content: Set up the projector, connect to your wifi, create or sign in to an account (some of which may be paid), and start streaming. The following apps, among others, are supported.

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Disney+, and much more

Powerful sound from a small box thanks to integrated speakers

Of course, you can use your Nebula X1 in combination with high-quality external audio equipment such as an AV receiver and separate speakers (thanks in part to the HDMI 2.1 port with eARC, the enhanced Audio Return Channel) – but you don't have to! You will still enjoy surprisingly clear, dynamic and rich sound thanks to the Nebula X1’s integrated speakers totalling an output of 40W (2 x 15W + 2 x 5W) with Dolby Audio support. This means you have all you need for a cinema night in one convenient package! You also have the option of upgrading your audio with the Nebula X1 speaker set. 

Nebula X1 or BenQ X3100i?

The Nebula X1 stands out with its crisp 4K XPR2 Shift resolution, dynamic Dolby Vision support, and wide color gamut coverage. It also impresses with a variety of streaming apps, powerful 40W integrated speakers, and an innovative liquid cooling system that ensures quiet operation. If however, you are looking for a 4K projector that's not only suitable for home cinema but also ideal for dominant gaming sessions, we recommend you take a look at the BenQ X3100i with its long-lasting LED light source (up to 30,000 hours). Its input lag is incredibly low at 4.2ms with a 240Hz refresh rate in Full HD resolution – perfect for fast-paced sports and action games where mere milliseconds can mean the difference between victory and defeat.

visunext.co.uk Conclusion

The Nebula X1 is a laser projector packed with features that deliver powerful home cinema experiences with minimal effort: Not only is the up to 200-inch image easy to align, but the projector also boasts liquid cooling for quiet operation, integrated speakers with a total output of 40W, and a modern triple laser light source with a long lifespan of up to 30,000 operating hours. Furthermore, the laser projector impresses with its bright image, reaching up to 3,500 ANSI lumens of peak brightness, sharp 4K resolution using the XPR2 shift technology, and full coverage of the BT.2020 color space for vibrant and immersive colors. HDR10, HLG, and even Dolby Vision are also included for optimal contrast and enhanced realism on your screen. The impressive package is rounded out by the intuitive and user-friendly Google TV interface, which provides seamless access to popular streaming apps like Netflix. When you consider all of the above, it's even more impressive that the Nebula X1 is so compact and with its high-quality, robust construction weighing just under 6 kg it can be transported without problem. This means it can not only be used in your living room, but you can also take it with you to friends' houses.