Guide to Buying High Brightness 10k lumen projectors with Interchangeable Lenses: PG10K

If you are looking to find genuine high brightness projectors with 10,000 lumens they can be hard to find at a reasonable price.

Of course, you may find many projectors advertised as 10k lumens on Amazon at low prices for just a few hundred pounds, euros or dollars however in reality a genuine 10k ansi lumen projector will cost between £3.5k / €3850 / $4,370 and £12k / €13,200 / / $15,000 depending on the brand. 

Although there are exceptions, these types of projector will usually come with the body only and you need to purchase extra lenses to make the projector work with lenses costing upwards of £1250 / €1375 / $1550 ex tax so its always important to double check if any lenses are included when ordering.

Some models such as Pico Genie now include the lens as standard with quite a wide range included in the price. They then offer a wide variety of interchangeable long and ultra short throw lenses to suit any size or throw distance you need.

The main advantage of having high brightness projector models is that they can be used in either bright environments and/or on super large screen sizes for events, large halls, churches or even for outdoors.

In terms of affordability and value per lumen its worth looking at the Pico Genie PG10K models offered in either LCD or DLP format as they offer an unbeatable price point per lumen.

The Pico Genie PG10K DLP or LCD ultra bright projectors are one of the best value, high brightness projectors on the market. 

The PG10K models offer a WUXGA resolution with a powerful brightness of 10,000 ANSI Lumens, bright enough to use indoors or outdoors to give you clear, crisp images even at the biggest of sizes.

Key Features

- DLP Technology
- 10,000 ANSI Lumens
- 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio
- Perfect clarity with TI DLP DMD 0.67 Chip
- Wide Horizontal & Vertical Powered Lens Shift
- 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) Resolution
- Dual 420W Lamp
- 4000 - 6000 Hours Life
- Geometric Correction (Project onto spheres or curves)
- Edge Blending
- Corner Correction
- Various Lens Options
- 1m up to 74m Throw Distance

What's the difference between the DLP and LCD model of the PG10K?

Both have excellent price points and great value for money in terms of the lumens per pound.

They differ slightly in some aspects such as the LCD version having a +70% powered lens shift, whereas the DLP version has a +55% powered lens shift.

The standard lenses also differ from one another as the DLP version has a wider 1.44-2.6:1 lens whilst the LCD version has a slightly narrow 1.8-2.6:1 lens.

Generally the lenses on the DLP model are more expensive whilst the DLP body with standard lens is cheaper than the LCD version so it really depends on the lens you are looking for and whether you prefer DLP or LCD.

Some users prefer LCD over DLP as a small percentage of users can see a rainbow effect with DLP projectors which is not experienced with LCD. 

LCD has been around a long time now and DLP tends to offer a higher contrast.

Other major differences are highlighted below such as differences in power consumption, throw ratios, lamps and geometric lens correction:-

Specification Differences