The Samsung The Premiere LSP7T is a 4k HDR Ultra Short Throw (UST) projector. It's meant to be installed very close to the wall it's projecting to as it's capable of projecting on large surfaces from a very short distance: it projects a 90" image at a distance of 9.3" and up to 120" at 16.3". The projector has digital Keystone correction technology to help eliminate trapezoid effects if installed off-center or at an angle. The projector uses a laser light source with a lamp life of at least 20000 hours. It comes with Samsung's Tizen OS smart interface, is compatible with the Bixby and Amazon Alexa voice assistants, and is fully cast capable. Its three HDMI 2.0 ports are each capable of outputting 4k @ 60Hz, and it has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and an Auto Game Mode for gaming. Finally, it has a 30W 2.2ch speaker system.
Our Verdict
The Samsung LSP7T is alright for watching movies. Its native contrast is mediocre and its brightness is okay, so it's at its best in dim rooms or any room with subtle lighting. Unfortunately, the projector's color accuracy before calibration is sub-par but significantly improves with calibration. It has a wide color gamut, but it's just not bright enough to make them pop.
- UST capabilities allow the projector to be placed very close to the wall.
- Full suite of connectivity features like a smart OS, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
- Very accurate after calibration.
- Sub-par color accuracy prior to calibration.
- Image quality is functional but unimpressive.
- Noticeably raised blacks in brighter scenes.
Changelog
- Updated Sep 30, 2024: Mentioned the newly reviewed Samsung The Premiere LPU7D in the Projector Technology section of this review.
- Updated May 21, 2024: Updated text throughout the review according to Test Bench 0.9, mainly in the Verdict, Compared To Other Projectors and Contrast sections.
- Updated May 21, 2024: We've converted this review to Test Bench 0.9. We've overhauled our Contrast tests, as we now measure contrast at various average pixel levels (APL). You can see the full changelog here.
- Updated Apr 03, 2024: Mentioned the newly reviewed Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800 in the Brightness section of this review. We also added links to some of our recommendations in the Compared To Other Projectors section.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the Samsung LSP7T. The projector has a higher-end model, The Samsung The Premiere LSP9T. The LSP9T has several notable advantages over the LSP7T, as it has a triple laser light source and is capable of projecting unto a bigger 130" surface. It can project at an even shorter distance than the LSP7T can, as low as 4.4" when projecting a 100" image, or 9.4" when projecting a 130" image. It also has a better speaker system than the cheaper model.
Our unit was manufactured in May 2022; you can see the label here.
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The Samsung LSP7T doesn't offer good value for the money. Its best trait, its wide color gamut, can't fully be taken advantage of due to the projector's relatively low brightness. There are other options when it comes to Ultra Short Throw projectors: the Hisense PX1-PRO and Formovie THEATER are brighter and have better contrast for a similar price, while the Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS300, while limited to a 1080p resolution, is much brighter and has far superior pre-calibration accuracy for a far lower cost.
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The Samsung The Premiere LPU7D has slightly better contrast than the Samsung The Premiere LSP7T, but otherwise, the LSP7T is the better product overall. The LSP7T is brighter, with a wider color gamut than the LPU7D. While both projectors are inaccurate out of the box, the LPU7D is even more so, and its colors are much harder to calibrate than they are on the LSP7T.
The Hisense PX1-PRO is better than the Samsung The Premiere LSP7T. The Hisense is brighter, has better contrast, and is more accurate pre and post-calibration. Outside of the Samsung projector's sleeker visual design, there isn't much reason to choose it over the Hisense.
The Samsung The Premiere LSP7T and the XGIMI AURA are similar projectors, but the XGIMI is better overall. They're both Ultra Short Throw projectors, so they can project very large images from a very short distance. The XGIMI has significantly better contrast and looks much better in a dark room. Still, the Samsung has a wider color gamut, and while both projectors have inaccurate colors out-of-the-box, the Samsung's colors are much more accurate than the XGIMI's after calibration.
The Samsung The Freestyle 2nd Gen and the Samsung The Premiere LSP7T are very different products. The Freestyle 2nd Gen is a small portable projector with full auto keystone image correction and a tilting stand, letting you easily adjust the projection angle. The Premiere LSP7T is a huge ultra-short throw projector with no automatic image correction features, so it's not meant for you to move it around. The Premiere is also much brighter than The Freestyle, although The Freestyle is the more accurate product.
We've independently bought and tested over 75 projectors and published detailed results for each, so you can decide which one to buy. These have all been tested under the same standardized methodology, allowing you to compare them side by side. We still have all these projects in our lab, so we can continually go back and compare them to ensure our reviews are still accurate. All our test methodologies are also public on our website, so you can validate the results yourself.
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