Brightest Ultra-Short-Throw Projectors (2026)
UST models ordered by the official ISO or ANSI brightness we score, not by the overall published-spec rank.
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- 1AVHighest official ISO/ANSI lumens
AWOL Vision LuxVision
Score is within our ultra-short-throw projectors ranking7.1/106,000 ISO lumens; 4K UHD, end-to-end 4K 120 Hz (official spec table).
What we like
- Top brightness (iso or ansi) in this comparison (6000 lm)
Watch out for
- Light-source life not published by AWOL Vision
- Built-in speakers not published by AWOL Vision
- 2XSecond-brightest official figure
XGIMI AURA 3 Max
Score is within our ultra-short-throw projectors ranking8.3/105,700 ISO lumens; 4K UHD; 4K 120 Hz playback listed.
What we like
- Top built-in speakers in this comparison (80 W)
Watch out for
- Light-source life not published by XGIMI
- 3EThird-brightest official figure
Epson QS100
Score is within our ultra-short-throw projectors ranking3.7/104,500 ISO lumens; 4K Enhancement / 4K PRO-UHD (1920 x 1080 x 2, pixel-shift).
What we like
Watch out for
- Built-in speakers not published by Epson