Best Native 4K Home Theater Projectors (2026)
Projectors the maker describes as native 4K (SXRD or D-ILA), not pixel-shift 4K PRO-UHD or 4K UHD DLP.
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- 1STop published-spec native 4K
Sony BRAVIA Projector 9 (VPL-XW8100)
Score is within our home theater projectors ranking6.7/10Native 4K SXRD (Sony says “without pixel shifting”); Sony says “up to 3,400 lumens”; standard not labelled, so brightness is not scored (not scored).
What we like
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- Brightness (ISO or ANSI) not published by Sony
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Native 4K SXRD, 3,840 x 2,160; Sony says “up to 2,000 lumens”; the official page does not label ISO or ANSI, so brightness is not scored (not scored).
What we like
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- Brightness (ISO or ANSI) not published by Sony
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Native 4K D-ILA, 4,096 x 2,160 pixels; JVC lists 2,000 lm; the official page does not label ISO or ANSI, so brightness is not scored (not scored).
What we like
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- Brightness (ISO or ANSI) not published by JVC
- Optical zoom not published by JVC