AWOL Vision has unveiled its most ambitious projection system to date with the Aetherion series, featuring two models that the company claims deliver the world’s sharpest 4K triple laser ultra short throw (UST) projection. The Aetherion Max and Aetherion Pro are designed to tackle the holy grail of home theater: pristine image quality at massive 200-inch screen sizes without the usual compromises.
The Florida-based company, which has specialized in RGB laser projection technology since its 2020 founding, is targeting what it calls the three pillars of premium projection: “Speed, Scale, and Sharpness.” Translation? These projectors want to be equally at home powering competitive gaming sessions and cinematic movie nights.
Breaking Through the Size Barrier
The standout feature is AWOL Vision’s proprietary PixelLock technology, developed specifically to solve the pixel drift and color separation headaches that typically plague ultra short throw projectors when pushed to extreme sizes. The system combines optical, mechanical, and digital alignment to keep every pixel locked in place, even as room conditions change throughout the day.
Under the hood, the Aetherion series features a Diamond-Like Carbon coated lens system that achieves 99.97% light transmittance while cutting parasitic reflections by 30%. AWOL Vision has also incorporated sapphire-series optical lenses and what the company describes as “the thinnest terminal imaging lens” to ensure uniform light distribution across those massive screen sizes.
“Aetherion is the culmination of everything we’ve learned in pushing UST boundaries,” said Andy Zhao, AWOL Vision’s Founder and CEO. “It’s engineered to outperform on every axis, speed for gamers, scale for home-theater and sports enthusiasts, and sharpness that outclasses every 4K UST projector.”
Visual Performance Without Compromise
The Aetherion Max pumps out 3,300 ISO lumens while the Pro model delivers 2,600 ISO lumens, both featuring 6,000:1 native contrast that extends to an impressive 60,000:1 with Enhanced Black Level technology. The projectors support the full modern HDR format lineup, including Dolby Vision, IMAX Enhanced, HDR10+, and Filmmaker Mode, with real-time Dynamic Tone Mapping for HDR optimization.
AWOL Vision has also tackled the rainbow effect that can plague DLP projectors—you know, those fleeting color artifacts that some viewers notice during fast motion. The company’s Anti-RBE technology claims to reduce rainbow artifacts by 99.99% in both 2D and 3D viewing modes.
Gaming Gets the Premium Treatment
Gaming enthusiasts will appreciate the Aetherion series’ 1ms-class input latency at 240Hz, Variable Refresh Rate support, and Auto Low Latency Mode. Perhaps most notably, these are the first projectors to support Dolby Vision Gaming, bringing dynamic HDR metadata to gaming content for enhanced visual fidelity—a feature that could make competitive gaming on a 200-inch screen feel less like a pipe dream and more like the future.
The projectors run on the MT9655 chipset with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, which AWOL Vision calls “the world’s most powerful SoC chipset” for Google TV projectors. The system pairs with Android TV 14.0 and includes both Gigabit Ethernet and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity for seamless streaming and gaming.
Pricing and Availability
The Aetherion Max will retail for $4,999, while the Aetherion Pro is priced at $3,499, with commercial availability planned for March 2026. AWOL Vision plans to launch an early-bird Kickstarter campaign in late January 2026, offering special pricing and exclusive bundles for early supporters.
The Aetherion series represents AWOL Vision’s most technically ambitious product line, attempting to solve longstanding challenges in ultra short throw projection while pushing the boundaries of large-format home entertainment. More details about the Aetherion series can be found at http://www.awolvision.com
