Buy the XGIMI Horizon 20 Max — on our rows it states more of the placement and gaming hardware: a 1.2–1.5 throw range with ±120% vertical and ±45% horizontal powered lens shift, a stated 3 ms 4K60 input lag with VRR, HDR10+ beside Dolby Vision, a 40–300-inch image range and 28 dB of stated noise — and it states a lumen figure (5,700 ISO) where our Hisense row has none. Buy the Hisense C1 if the room is fixed and the image size is settled: it states the same 1.2:1 starting throw, Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG, a 25,000-hour laser life and a 10.1 lb body against 11.9 lb, at $236 less as tracked today.
As tracked by Home Theater Builder: the Hisense C1 tracks at $1,863; the XGIMI Horizon 20 Max at $2,099.How we verify this data →
Both run red-green-blue triple-laser engines and both state a 1.2:1 starting throw ratio ($1,863 vs $2,099 as tracked today). What separates them on our rows is placement hardware, and how much each sheet states.
Shaded rows differ · green dot = lab-measured · amber = manufacturer-verified · blue = retailer/community-reported · grey = estimated · “not stated” means exactly that
Reading the numbers honestly
Brightness is the one figure this page cannot compare: our XGIMI row records 5,700 lumens from a manufacturer sheet that labels them ISO, while our Hisense C1 row records no lumen figure at all — our data's silence, not a stated zero — so the two are not ranked on output and the 5,700 is quoted on its own. Contrast is not comparable either: the Hisense states 2,000,000:1 dynamic, the XGIMI states 20,000:1 with its dynamic black-level feature (DBLE) switched on; each is taken under the maker's own light-modulation feature, so the hundredfold gap is not read as a picture difference. Throw is comparable: both state 1.2:1 at the short end, and the XGIMI adds a 1.5:1 long end with ±120% vertical and ±45% horizontal powered lens shift, where our C1 row records a single 1.2 figure and no lens-shift field. Input lag is stated only on the XGIMI: 3 ms at 4K60, a manufacturer figure.
The verdict
Buy the XGIMI Horizon 20 Max — on our rows it states more of the placement and gaming hardware: a 1.2–1.5 throw range with ±120% vertical and ±45% horizontal powered lens shift, a stated 3 ms 4K60 input lag with VRR, HDR10+ beside Dolby Vision, a 40–300-inch image range and 28 dB of stated noise — and it states a lumen figure (5,700 ISO) where our Hisense row has none. Buy the Hisense C1 if the room is fixed and the image size is settled: it states the same 1.2:1 starting throw, Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG, a 25,000-hour laser life and a 10.1 lb body against 11.9 lb, at $236 less as tracked today.
Placement flexibilityXGIMI Horizon 20 Max — A 1.2–1.5 throw range with ±120% vertical and ±45% horizontal powered lens shift; our C1 row records a single 1.2:1 figure and no lens-shift field.
GamingXGIMI Horizon 20 Max — A stated 3 ms at 4K60 and VRR; our Hisense row has no input-lag figure on file.
BrightnessEither — 5,700 lumens labelled ISO on XGIMI's sheet; our C1 row has no lumen figure on file, so the two are not ranked.
Light-source lifeHisense C1 — A stated 25,000-plus-hour laser life; our XGIMI row has no light-source life on file.
A fixed room, set image sizeHisense C1 — The same 1.2:1 starting throw — about 8.7 ft for a 100-inch image — in a 10.1 lb body against 11.9 lb.
Where to buy
CHEAPEST FIRST · NOT COMMISSION-RANKED
Hisense C1
Tracked at Best Buy · price not quotable from a search page
Brightness is quoted, not ranked: our XGIMI row records 5,700 lumens labelled ISO on the manufacturer's sheet; our Hisense C1 row records no lumen figure — our data's silence, never a stated zero.
The contrast figures differ a hundredfold and are not compared: 2,000,000:1 dynamic (Hisense) against 20,000:1 with DBLE on (XGIMI) — each under the maker's own light-modulation feature.
Placement hardware is stated on one row: a 1.2–1.5 throw range with ±120% vertical and ±45% horizontal powered lens shift (XGIMI), against a single 1.2:1 throw figure and no lens-shift field on our C1 row.
Both state red-green-blue triple-laser light sources; only the Hisense row records a laser life (25,000-plus hours) and only the XGIMI row an input lag (3 ms at 4K60).
HDR lists on our rows: Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG (Hisense) against HDR10+ and Dolby Vision (XGIMI); stated weights are 10.1 lb against 11.9 lb, at $1,863 vs $2,099 as tracked today.
