Anker's Soundcore division has addressed the common complaint that projectors only work well in dark rooms with its latest projector, the Nebula X1S. It takes the original Nebula X1, which was already bright at 3,500 lumens, and adds an extra lamp to boost that to 6,000 lumens — making it one of the brightest consumer projectors on the market.

Like the X1, the Nebula X1S is a triple-laser projector offering 4K UHD, Dolby Vision video that can easily fill a 300-inch screen. You can place it on a stand, table or the floor, with a wide 25 degrees of tilt available. There's a 14-element glass array inside the body, and an optical zoom lets you cast on a screen up to 200 inches wide from between 13 and 22 feet away.

The X1S comes with a four-lamp engine that boosts brightness to an incredible 6,000 lumens at maximum brightness, equivalent to a TV brightness of just under 500 nits, meaning it should be bright enough to use even in daylight. It has an f/2-4.5 6-blade iris that delivers up to a 56,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio.

The key downside is still a lack of Dolby Atmos audio, however you can get the Nebula X1S in a bundle with two satellite speakers that boost output to 150 watts total. Other key features include built-in Google TV, two HDMI inputs including one with e ARC, and a quiet 26 decibel noise profile. The Nebula X1S is now available for $3,299, $3,999 with the speaker bundle or $4,167 with the speakers and a 100-inch screen. Until September 20, Soundcore is offering steep discounts at $2,499, $2,799 and $2,899.