Quick Answer: The InFocus Crusader Grandmaster (around $849) is the best overall pick — native 1080p, 1,200 ISO lumens, built-in Google TV, and a 25,000-hour LED engine. Budget shoppers should look at the Apex Master (around $299-476) for the same Google TV platform at roughly half the lumens. The thing to know before buying either: “InFocus” today covers two completely different companies. InFocus Corporation’s own current lineup — LightPro, Quantum Laser, ScreenPlay — is entirely business and classroom projectors, per the brand’s own site, with zero home-theater models of its own. The home-entertainment projectors carrying the InFocus name are built by Maxnerva Technology Services Limited, a Foxconn-affiliated company, under license to the InFocus trademark.
InFocus shows up constantly in this site’s own accessory guides — our best projector remote control and best projector power cable roundups both list it among the 10-plus brands a universal replacement part covers — but it’s never had its own dedicated roundup. Here’s the real current lineup, split across the two companies actually building it today.
InFocus’s split lineup, by the numbers
- Zero home-theater-labeled models in InFocus Corporation’s own current catalog. Per the company’s own product-line pages, its four current families — LightPro, Quantum Laser, Quantum LED, and ScreenPlay — are described for “classrooms and meeting rooms,” “business, education, retail, and installations,” and “multi-purpose spaces.” The Quantum LED name appears in InFocus’s own family list, but the actual lifestyle hardware under it is designed and sold by a separate licensee.
- The InFocus trademark is licensed to a Foxconn-affiliated company for home entertainment. InFocus’s own product pages state that “InFocus and the InFocus wordmark are registered trademarks of InFocus Corporation, used under license by Maxnerva Technology Services Limited,” which Maxnerva’s own IFA 2025 announcement confirms is a Foxconn-affiliated company — the entity actually building the Crusader, Apex, and Pinnacle Quantum LED projectors.
- The newest model, the Pinnacle Master, launched at IFA 2025 at 600 ISO lumens with a DCI-P3 wide color gamut — about half the Crusader Grandmaster’s 1,200 ISO lumens, per Maxnerva’s own spec sheet, trading brightness for color accuracy rather than simply being a brighter successor.
- InFocus’s business-side IN138HD still beats every Quantum LED home model on raw brightness at 4,000 lumens native 1080p for around $800-910, per B&H Photo and Walmart listings — more than 3x the Crusader Grandmaster’s 1,200 lumens, but with none of the Google TV smart features the home line is built around.
Our top picks at a glance
| Projector | Best for | Resolution | Brightness | Price | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InFocus Crusader Grandmaster | Best overall | Native 1080p | 1,200 ISO lm | ~$849 | ★★★★☆ |
| InFocus Apex Master | Best budget | Native 1080p | 500-560 ISO lm | ~$299-476 | ★★★½ |
| InFocus Crusader Master | Best portable/battery | Native 1080p | 450 ISO lm | ~$494 | ★★★½ |
| InFocus Pinnacle Master | Best color accuracy | Native 1080p | 600 ISO lm, DCI-P3 | Pricing rolling out | ★★★☆ |
| InFocus IN138HD | Best for a lit room (business crossover) | Native 1080p | 4,000 ANSI lm | ~$800-910 | ★★★☆ |
1. InFocus Crusader Grandmaster — Best Overall
InFocus Crusader Grandmaster (IN3028SL/IN3038SL)
- Native 1080p DLP panel with an LED light source rated at 1,200 ISO lumens and a 25,000-hour lifespan, per B&H Photo's listing.
- Built-in Google TV with Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Bluetooth — licensed Netflix and the full Google Play store, no separate streaming stick needed.
- Dual 20W speakers and a 1.20:1 throw ratio, with a 22-130 inch image range for most living-room distances.
- Built by Maxnerva Technology Services Limited under license to the InFocus trademark — not InFocus Corporation's own in-house design team.
A projector needs something to play — Prime includes Prime Video, and you can try it free for 30 days to pair with movie night on the Grandmaster.
The Crusader Grandmaster is the current flagship of InFocus’s home lineup, and the 1,200 ISO lumens puts it ahead of most budget Amazon brands at a similar price. Don’t expect InFocus Corporation’s own engineering here, though — this is a Maxnerva-built product wearing a licensed name, which matters if you’re buying based on InFocus’s decades-old home-theater reputation rather than the spec sheet in front of you. For the wider native-1080p field across brands, see our best 1080p projector guide, and for how its built-in Google TV platform stacks up against other brands, see our best smart projector roundup.
2. InFocus Apex Master — Best Budget
InFocus Apex Master (IN3058SL)
- Native 1080p TFT LCD panel at 500-560 ISO lumens with a 25,000-hour LED light source, per projector-database.com's spec sheet.
- HDMI 2.1 with eARC, USB media playback, and built-in Google TV — the same streaming platform as the pricier Grandmaster.
- Automatic image correction and dual 5W speakers in a 4.6 lb body.
- Street price varies widely by retailer — we saw listings from $299 to $476 for the same model during this research, so compare before buying.
The Apex Master is the entry point into InFocus’s Google TV lineup without paying Grandmaster prices. At 500-560 lumens, it’s a dark-room projector — fine for a bedroom or dedicated media nook, not a living room with daytime light. For context on how far that brightness goes, see our projector lumens guide.
3. InFocus Crusader Master — Best Portable/Battery
InFocus Crusader Master (IN3018SL)
- Native 1080p DLP at 450 ISO lumens with a built-in 74.88Wh rechargeable battery, per the compsource.com spec listing.
- Google TV, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth carried over from the rest of the Quantum LED line.
- 1.2x zoom lens and a 25,000-hour LED light source.
- The battery is the real differentiator here over the cheaper Apex Master — useful for a backyard movie night without an extension cord.
If you want InFocus’s Google TV experience untethered from an outlet, the Crusader Master’s built-in battery is the reason to pick it over the Apex Master at a similar price. For more cord-free options across every brand, see our best portable projector guide.
4. InFocus Pinnacle Master — Best Color Accuracy
InFocus Pinnacle Master
- Native 1080p with a DCI-P3 wide color gamut called out specifically in Maxnerva's own spec sheet — the only model in the lineup with that claim.
- 600 ISO lumens — half the Crusader Grandmaster's rating, trading brightness for the color-accuracy spec.
- Google TV with licensed Netflix and full Google Play access, announced at IFA 2025 alongside the smaller Pinnacle Challenger (300 lumens).
- Integrated panoramic cloud bracket for angled placement without a separate mount, per InFocus's own announcement.
The Pinnacle Master is the newest model in InFocus’s home lineup and the first to call out DCI-P3 color coverage specifically, rather than just a lumens number. It’s the pick if accurate color matters more than raw brightness for your room — just confirm current pricing, since broad retail listings were still catching up to the launch at review time.
5. InFocus IN138HD — Best for a Lit Room (Business Crossover)
InFocus IN138HD
- Native 1080p DLP at 4,000 ANSI lumens with a 28,500:1 contrast ratio, per the manufacturer spec sheet — more than 3x the Crusader Grandmaster's brightness.
- Three HDMI ports, VGA, and USB, with a lamp rated for 15,000 hours in economy mode.
- No Google TV or built-in streaming — this is a business/classroom-class projector from InFocus Corporation's own in-house lineup, not Maxnerva's licensed home line.
- 21dB eco-mode fan noise, quiet enough that the lack of smart features is the bigger adjustment than the sound.
If none of the Quantum LED home models are bright enough for your room, the IN138HD is a legitimate crossover pick — it’s designed for classrooms and conference rooms, which means it has to work with the lights on. Add a cheap streaming stick for Netflix and the smart-TV features the home line builds in natively. For more installation-class options, see our best commercial projector guide.
InFocus naming facts worth knowing before you buy
- “InFocus” today means two different companies. InFocus Corporation designs and sells only business, education, and installation projectors (LightPro, Quantum Laser, ScreenPlay). The home-entertainment Quantum LED line — Crusader, Apex, Pinnacle — is built by Maxnerva Technology Services Limited, a Foxconn-affiliated company, under license to the InFocus trademark.
- The classic home-theater InFocus you might remember (the ScreenPlay series from the 2000s-2010s) is gone. Today’s ScreenPlay name covers lamp-based multi-purpose-space projectors, not a dedicated home-cinema line.
- The business-side IN138HD outshines every home-side Quantum LED model on raw lumens, but trades away the smart-TV features that are the whole point of buying into the Quantum LED line in the first place.
- The Pinnacle Master and Pinnacle Challenger, InFocus’s newest models, split by brightness rather than by feature set — 600 vs. 300 ISO lumens on otherwise similar hardware, both with DCI-P3 color and Google TV.
The bottom line
For most home buyers, the InFocus Crusader Grandmaster (around $849) is the pick — the brightest, best-equipped model in the Maxnerva-built Quantum LED home lineup, with Google TV built in. Tightening the budget, the Apex Master gets you the same streaming platform for roughly half the price. If color accuracy matters more than lumens, the new Pinnacle Master is worth watching as pricing settles. And if none of those are bright enough for your room, InFocus Corporation’s own business-class IN138HD is a legitimate — if smart-feature-free — crossover pick. Whichever you choose, remember the name on the box doesn’t tell you which company actually built it. For the full picture across every budget-friendly brand, see our best budget projector guide, for a presentation-specific breakdown see our best projector for presentations guide, and for the complete lineup across every projector type, our best home theater projector pillar guide.