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A laser that states 5,500 ANSI lumens against a laser that runs on a battery

ViewSonic LS740HD laser projector, 5,500 ANSI lumens vs XGIMI MoGo 4 Laser portable projector with battery

Which laser projector suits my room?

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In brief

Prefer the ViewSonic for a room with a screen in it. Prefer the XGIMI if the projector has to leave the room. On October 25, 2026, Amazon.com had the ViewSonic LS740HD laser projector at $1,000, and no offer for the XGIMI MoGo 4 Laser portable projector.

A laser light source is the only thing these two share. The ViewSonic is an installation machine: 5,500 ANSI lumens, a stated 30,000-hour life, two HDMI inputs and a 15 W speaker, at Full HD native resolution. The XGIMI is a battery-powered portable, and its listing states no brightness figure in a measured unit at all. Which is right depends entirely on whether the projector stays in one room.

ViewSonic LS740HD laser projector

ViewSonic LS740HD laser projector, 5,500 ANSI lumens

8.5/10

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≈ $1,000

XGIMI MoGo 4 Laser portable projector with battery

XGIMI MoGo 4 Laser portable projector with battery

7.1/10

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Compared on LS740HD laser projector, 5,500 ANSI lumens MoGo 4 Laser portable projector with battery
Light source Laser, 30,000 hours stated life Laser — stated
Brightness 5,500 ANSI lumens — stated in a measured unit Not stated in a measured unit in this listing
Native resolution Full HD 1080p — stated; 4K and HDR/HLG input accepted Not stated in this listing
Contrast 3,000,000:1 — stated; a figure of this magnitude is dynamic Not stated in this listing
Power AC power — no battery stated Built-in battery — stated
Portability Not stated as portable Portable, for indoor and outdoor use — stated
Connections and audio 2 × HDMI (1.4 on the Amazon.com listing), 15 W speaker — stated Not stated in this listing
On Amazon.com, Oct 25, 2026 $1,000 No offer
Listed on amazon.com Yes Yes

A tick marks the better answer on that line only. Counting ticks does not decide the page — the two verdicts below do, because these products answer different questions.

Which of the two, for which room

Buy the ViewSonic LS740HD laser projector, 5,500 ANSI lumens

Prefer the ViewSonic for a room with a screen in it. It is the only projector in this catalog that states both a high ANSI figure and a light-source life in hours, and the one of the two on offer in the United States when we checked.

Buy the XGIMI MoGo 4 Laser portable projector with battery

Prefer the XGIMI if the projector has to leave the room. A battery and portability are things no installation projector offers, and no ANSI figure replaces them.

What gets asked most

Is 3,000,000:1 a real contrast figure?

It is a dynamic contrast figure, which measures the brightest frame against the darkest across different scenes rather than within one image. Native contrast — what a single frame actually shows — is a much smaller number and it is the one that decides how a dark scene looks. This site reports the figure as published and names what kind it is.

Why does a portable projector not state ANSI lumens?

Because ANSI is a demanding measurement and portable projectors rarely come out of it well. A listing that states brightness in an unqualified unit, or not at all, is telling you something by omission. It does not make the projector bad; it makes the number unavailable.

Each one, at length

Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.