I will definitely let yet know once I have mine. Could be a while though as I don’t think anyone in Australia has gotten stock yet.
I remember when the 9400 came out I was eager to see everyone’s impressions against the 9300 were, but the general opinion was it wasn’t that much of a step up so I didn’t upgrade.
Last year my 9300 had issues outside of warranty. So I purchased the 9400 and I wish I had done it sooner. The clarity, the color, the improvements to HDR, while being small steps, together made an amazing image. I game a lot on this projector but I don’t like HDR for PC gaming. They added the ability to run RGB full 0-255 on the 9400 which was probably my favorite upgrade. Games look so much better now. I could of sold my 9300 and made some money back as well but instead I made a massive loss selling a faulty machine.
My point is some people might not see the point of the new upgrades or tell the difference, and this is fine. For me the sharper image is a no brainer. For movies and console gaming (most 4K movies are up converted and the images on consoles are generally soft anyways) I don’t expect much but for my PC gaming I will notice. The 2nd thing I look forward to is the laser dimming dynamic contrast. I hate the auto iris on the 9400. While you don’t hear it much in movies, navigating through menus in my shield, consoles or when I’m on PC it’s going off all the time. I just leave it off.
Plus the 120hz, smoother motion, better HDR, quieter fan for the same brightness is a winner for me. But I’m one of those people that will throw money at this tech and save money elsewhere to afford it. I guess that’s what hobbies are about.