Best in Class – $1000-$2500 Value 4K Capable Home Entertainment: ViewSonic PX727-4K

The ViewSonic is our Home Entertainment Value award winner in the $1000 – $2500 range, not because of the performance differences, but because of price. And that’s despite it having an RGBRGB color wheel. We routinely describe the RGBW wheel projectors as being brighter and more “home entertainment,” RGBRGB projectors as more “theater.”

ViewSonic’s PX747-4K, is their equivalent with the RGBW wheel, to BenQ’s TK800. The ViewSonic seems to, once again, have staked out the lowest street price. A quick look online finds it primarily at $1,299, but it has be found lower at times.

The Viewsonic has some good color modes, but the BenQ has the edge, and it calibrates better. If you are an enthusiast – demanding best possible color – then that is going to be your primary rationale for the BenQ. For most folks, though, looking for a good home entertainment projector – be it for sports, TV or movies – and placing it in a less than ideal room, the ViewSonic’s color and picture are just fine. In other words, need or want to save the typical $200 or so difference, if you aren’t the kind of person who adjusts your LCDTV, you’ll probably be more than happy to save the money and go with this Viewsonic, which, when all is said:

ViewSonic’s PX727-4K, at this time, is simply the least expensive projector you can buy that can accept 4K content with (or without) HDR, and it comes with a better/longer-than-most warranty. Wait, in fairness, if you do need more lumens, the PX747-4K sells for the same price. More brightness when you must have it, and very similar color, even if the PX727-4K should have slightly better color saturation.

Both are fun, and affordable, and get you into 4K content for less than any other current alternative! That makes the PX727-4K a great projector to start with, or to start your 4K experience with!

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