There is no single best gobo projector. The eight things that separate one from another, what IP66, IP67 and IP68 mean, and a checklist for any supplier.
Written by the Signovation team, manufacturers since 1996 · Updated 4 September 2026
There is no single best gobo projector, and any supplier who names one without asking about your site is selling, not advising. The right projector for a 3-metre reception wall is the wrong one for a 12-metre building facade, and the more expensive of the two is not automatically the better buy.
This page is the comparison we would want a customer to run before spending anything — including on us. It works for any supplier, and everything on it is a question you can ask over the phone in five minutes.
(Gobo projector and logo projector are the same product. “Gobo” is the trade word for the disc that carries your artwork. If you have been comparing the two, you have been comparing one thing.)
Measure from where the unit will be mounted to the surface it will light. That one number eliminates most of the catalogue immediately.
Light spreads as it travels, so doubling the distance costs far more than double the power. This is also why over-buying is the most common expensive mistake: a 200W unit at three metres does not give a better image than a 40W unit at three metres. It gives a hotter, costlier one, often so bright at the centre that the edges wash out.
A projection competes with everything else that is lit. The same unit that looks superb on a dark facade will look weak beside a bright shop sign. If your location is already well lit, move one step up the list above — and if a supplier does not ask you this, they are guessing.
IP ratings are quoted constantly and explained almost never, so here is the whole thing. The first digit is dust, the second is water.
Here is the part most buyers get wrong, and it can save you money. Those numbers are not simply a ladder from worse to better. IP67 and IP68 describe immersion — being underwater. IP66 describes pressurised water hitting the housing.
A projector bolted to a wall four metres up is never going to be immersed. What it will face is driving monsoon rain, which is much closer to the IP66 jet test than to the immersion tests. So for a typical wall or pole mount, IP66 is a genuinely appropriate rating, and paying more for a higher number buys you protection against something that will not happen.
Where the higher ratings earn their keep is ground-level and flood-prone positions: uplighting set into a forecourt, a unit in a compound that holds water, anywhere that could sit submerged after heavy rain. There, immersion is a real scenario and IP67 or IP68 is the right call.
The one thing worth refusing is a vague answer. “Waterproof” is not a specification. A supplier who cannot name the number does not have the test data.
The chip decides how sharp the projection looks and how fast it dims. A manufacturer knows the brand because they chose it; a reseller often cannot tell you. Named LED sources such as OSRAM are common at the professional end of the Indian market, and it is a fair question to ask of anyone.
The lens determines how large the image is at your distance, and it is where cheap units cut cost. A soft or distorted edge is almost always the lens rather than the LED. Ask what lens options exist for your throw distance, and whether the lens is covered by the warranty — very often it is not, including with us.
The disc carrying your logo is a consumable. You will want another when your branding changes or a campaign starts. Two questions that separate suppliers quickly: what does a replacement disc cost, and how many days does it take? A supplier who cannot answer is ordering from a third party each time, and you will feel that in the lead time.
Also confirm whether the quoted price includes the disc at all. Quotes are routinely compared unfairly because one includes it and another does not.
A warranty that sounds unconditional is usually the least useful kind, because the exclusions only surface when you claim. Ask for them in writing. Ours, for example, is 1 year on the electronic components; the custom lens is not covered, and damage from improper installation, physical impact or water ingress is not covered. That is narrower than “1 year full warranty” — and it is what we will actually honour.
A projector mounted eight metres up a facade is not something you casually post back. Ask where the service point is and whether they have installed in your state. A supplier with no presence near you turns a small fault into a long wait.
The market is real and there are several established players. Manufacturers and suppliers are concentrated in Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Surat, alongside a large number of listings on B2B marketplaces such as IndiaMART and TradeIndia, and a growing number selling through Amazon.
The distinction worth making is not between brands but between manufacturers and trading companies. Plenty of good businesses trade, and there is nothing wrong with it — but it changes what happens in year two, when a unit fails. A company that builds the projector holds spare drivers and can post you one. A trading company has to order a whole new unit. The five questions on our manufacturers page are designed to tell the two apart in a single phone call.
We manufacture in Surat, Gujarat, backed by Sign India Corporation, in signage and LED lighting since 1996. Our range is 40W to 200W for logo projection, plus a water effect series:
Current prices for every model and wattage:
| Model | Power | Suits | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AURA ( Indoor Series ) | 40W | up to 3 metres | ₹8,850.00 | View |
| ORBIT ( Outdoor Series ) | 40W | up to 3 metres | ₹10,620.00 | View |
| AURA ( Indoor Series ) | 60W | 3 to 5 metres | ₹11,600.00 | View |
| ORBIT ( Outdoor Series ) | 60W | 3 to 5 metres | ₹12,980.00 | View |
| ORBIT ( Outdoor Series ) | 100W | 5 to 8 metres | ₹18,900.00 | View |
| RIPPLEX ( Water Series ) | 100W | 5 to 8 metres | ₹23,500.00 | View |
| NOVA | 150W | 8 metres and beyond | ₹28,910.00 | View |
| NOVA | 200W | 8 metres and beyond, brighter locations | ₹41,000.00 | View |
Prices are read from our store as this page loads, so they are always current. Delivery within India is free. Projector electronics carry a one-year warranty; the custom lens is not covered.
Two things we will tell you that a catalogue will not. Projection needs darkness — a gobo projector is an evening and night-time tool, and in direct daylight it will not be visible whatever the wattage. And we would rather sell you the ₹8,850 unit that is correct than the ₹41,000 unit that is not, because the second one comes back.
Take this to any supplier, including us. Nine questions, one phone call.
The most useful signal is not the answers themselves. It is whether they ask you questions back. A supplier who quotes the highest wattage you will pay for, without asking your distance or your ambient light, has told you what kind of supplier they are.
Send us a photograph of the location, the distance from the mounting point to the surface, and roughly how large you want the image — then ask us all nine questions. If our answers do not satisfy you, they should at least make the other quotes on your desk easier to judge.
See the range on our shop page, compare costs on the gobo projector price guide, read the same product under its other name on our logo projector page, or contact us.
Answer two questions and we point you to the exact model, or email us a photo of your wall and the distance.