Projectors have come a long way, but black levels have always been the sticking point. Brightness is easy to market, but getting a projector to produce genuinely deep blacks without washing out the highlights is where most fall short. That’s the specific problem XGIMI is taking aim at with the XGIMI Titan Noir Series, its most ambitious projector lineup yet, which is now officially live on Kickstarter. First shown at CES 2026, the Titan Noir Series includes three models: the Titan Noir, Titan Noir Pro, and flagship Titan Noir Max. The headline feature across all three is XGIMI’s Dual Intelligent Iris System, which the company claims is a first for any consumer projector. Instead of relying on software tricks to fake deeper blacks, the dual iris physically adjusts light output in real time based on what’s on screen. Dark scenes get darker. Bright scenes stay punchy. XGIMI rates native contrast at up to 10,000:1 as a result.…