XGIMI Horizon S Pro vs Nebula Cosmos 4K SE

Round by round

1. Round 1How long the light source lastsNebula Cosmos 4K SE wins
   XGIMI Horizon S Pro5/10

   20,000 hours

   light life (mode not stated)

   • 20,000 hours, against 30,000 hours

   Source: us.xgimi.com ↗

   Nebula Cosmos 4K SE8/10

   30,000 hours

   light life (mode not stated)

   Source: soundcore.com ↗

   Nebula Cosmos 4K SE wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

2. Round 2Which HDR formats it playsXGIMI Horizon S Pro wins
   XGIMI Horizon S Pro8/10

   HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision

   hdr formats

   Source: us.xgimi.com ↗

   Nebula Cosmos 4K SE5/10

   Dolby Vision

   hdr formats named

   • Dolby Vision, against HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision

   Source: soundcore.com ↗

   XGIMI Horizon S Pro wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

3. Round 3How strong its speakers areNebula Cosmos 4K SE wins
   XGIMI Horizon S Pro5/10

   2 x 12W Harman/Kardon

   speaker output total

   • 2 x 12W Harman/Kardon, against 15W x 2 Dolby Audio

   Source: us.xgimi.com ↗

   Nebula Cosmos 4K SE8/10

   15W x 2 Dolby Audio

   speaker output total

   Source: soundcore.com ↗

   Nebula Cosmos 4K SE wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

4. Round 4What it costsTie
   XGIMI Horizon S Pro7/10

   $1,299

   regular price

   • regular price (sale $949; shown sold out)

   Source: us.xgimi.com ↗

   Nebula Cosmos 4K SE7/10

   $1,299.99

   regular price (sale $1,099.99)

   Source: soundcore.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

5. Round 5What light source it usesTie
   XGIMI Horizon S Pro7/10

   Dual Light 2.0 (laser+LED)

   hybrid triple laser + led light

   Source: us.xgimi.com ↗

   Nebula Cosmos 4K SE7/10

   Laser + LED

   hybrid laser + led light

   Source: soundcore.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

6. Round 6How it handles gamingTie
   XGIMI Horizon S Pro7/10

   <=20 ms game mode

   input lag, game mode (ak off)

   Source: us.xgimi.com ↗

   Nebula Cosmos 4K SE7/10

   <19 ms Extreme Game mode

   input lag, extreme game mode

   Source: soundcore.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

Side by side

XGIMI Horizon S Pro

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Nebula Cosmos 4K SE

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Overall score

6.8

Best

6.6

Price

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What light source it uses

7.3

7.0

How long the light source lasts

6.3

8.0

How close it can sit to the wall

6.5

5.0

What it costs

7.8

7.5

How deep its blacks go

7.7

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Head-to-head findings

What light source it uses

Dual Light 2.0 (laser+LED)

Laser + LED

How long the light source lasts

20,000 hours

30,000 hours

How close it can sit to the wall

1.2:1

1.2:1

What it costs

$1,299

$1,299.99

How deep its blacks go

1,000,000:1 dynamic

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How strong its speakers are

2 x 12W Harman/Kardon

15W x 2 Dolby Audio

Which HDR formats it plays

HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision

Dolby Vision

How heavy it is

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9.9 lb

Record

Head-to-head record

1–2–1

1–1

Head-to-heads won

33 %

50 %

Rounds won

42 %

38 %

Pros

• regular price (sale $949; shown sold out)

Cons

• 1800 ISO lumens, against 3100 ISO lumens
• 20,000 hours, against 30,000 hours
• 2 x 12W Harman/Kardon, against 15W x 2 Dolby Audio
• 20,000 hours, against 25,000+ hours

• 1,800 ANSI lumens, against 3000 ANSI lumens
• Dolby Vision, against HDR10+, HDR10, DV, HLG
• 1.2:1, against 0.9-1.5:1
• 15W x 2 Dolby Audio, against 2x10W + 20W JBL

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