Pixel pitch describes the screen, not the tolerance of the part
A resin printer hardens liquid photopolymer with light projected through a screen, a layer at a time, and it is bought for detail a filament machine cannot reach. The specification quoted largest is the screen resolution, and the one that matters more sits beside it: the pixel pitch in micrometers, which is the resolution divided across the size of the screen. Neither is a tolerance measured on a finished part — shrinkage, exposure and supports decide that — and a listing that prints a resolution as an accuracy is describing the display, not the model. Build volume is a declared width, depth and height, and it is small on this shelf by design. The light source is described by its arrangement — a matrix of LEDs behind a lens or a collimated array — and by its uniformity where the maker publishes one; resins on this shelf are generally cured at 405 nm, and the machine and the bottle should agree. The vat matters because it wears: its film is a consumable, and a vat that is easy to lift and pour saves a mess. Resin gives off fumes and irritates skin, so the provision a maker publishes — a lid seal, a carbon filter, a fan port — is part of the specification, and the instructions are the ones to follow. We compare screen resolution and pixel pitch, build volume, light source, vat and film, published ventilation provision and kit contents.
MSLA resin · 7-in 10K mono LCD · 9024 × 5120 · 17 × 17 µm · 153.4 × 87 × 165 mm · LighTurbo matrix · 4-point leveling
A 7-inch 10K resin printer with 17 × 17 µm pixels and a stated 153.4 × 87 × 165 mm volume, leveled by hand with a 4-point method.
Best for: A detail-minded buyer who can level by hand and wants the most pixels for the money.
≈ $210
MSLA resin · 4K mono LCD · COB light source · one-click automatic leveling · residue detection · overheat stop at 80 °C
ELEGOO’s entry resin printer, with a 4K mono LCD, a COB light source, one-click automatic leveling and alarms for resin shortages and leveling failures.
Best for: A first resin buyer who wants the machine to level and check itself.
≈ $200
MSLA resin · 7-in 10K · 9024 × 5120 · 17 × 17 µm · ACF film · up to 120 mm/h · COB with Fresnel lens · light uniformity ≥90%
The faster Mono 4: ACF film and a release algorithm raise the stated top speed to 120 mm/h, on the same 17 × 17 µm 10K screen, with a COB and Fresnel light.
Best for: A resin owner who values speed and printing checks on a 7-inch machine.
≈ $330
MSLA resin · 7-in 9K mono LCD · 18 µm XY · tilt release · up to 150 mm/h · AI camera · Wi-Fi
A 7-inch 9K resin printer with 18 µm XY resolution, a tilting release that the listing rates up to 150 mm/h, an AI camera and Wi-Fi.
Best for: A miniature painter or jewelry modeler who wants fine pixels and remote checking.
≈ $300
MSLA resin · 10-in 12K mono LCD · 11520 × 5120 · 218.88 × 122.88 × 260 mm · Linux OS with 4 GB RAM · Wi-Fi · 4-point leveling
The large-format option: a 10-inch 12K screen and a 218.88 × 122.88 × 260 mm build volume, with Wi-Fi transfer and 4-point manual leveling.
Best for: A maker who prints large models or batches and is happy to level by hand.
≈ $340
One-click leveling and a self-check make it the easiest start here.
Its 260 mm height and 10-inch screen take jobs that a 7-inch printer cannot.
Resin is cured by light layer by layer instead of being deposited by a nozzle. The usage constraints have nothing in common.
The size of one screen pixel projected onto the resin. It decides fineness in the plane and is published in micrometers.
The published vat and film wear out and get replaced. Their format decides the running cost.
What the manufacturer announces in terms of filtration or extraction. This site reports it without presenting it as sufficient.
The published kit contents vary greatly between machines. They say what will have to be bought on day one.
The lighting technology used below the screen, published by the manufacturer. It explains part of the exposure time.
Parts come out covered in liquid resin. That shelf exists separately in this catalog; the steps are not described here.
The compatibilities published by the manufacturer prevail. This site recommends no chemical product.
Read the pixel size and the build volume, then price the wash station, gloves and resin. Pixel figures describe the screen, not the tolerance of a finished part.
Four machines in five must publish the value before a column is raised. Below that, it would be comparing absences.
| Model | Price | Screen |
|---|---|---|
| ELEGOO Mars 5 | $200 | 4K mono LCD |
| Anycubic Photon Mono 4 | $210 | 7-inch 10K mono LCD, 9024 × 5120 |
| ELEGOO Mars 5 Ultra | $300 | 7-inch 9K mono LCD |
| Anycubic Photon Mono 4 Ultra | $330 | 7-inch 10K, 9024 × 5120 |
| ELEGOO Saturn 3 Ultra | $340 | 10-inch 12K mono LCD, 11520 × 5120 |
Specifications: manufacturer sheets for maker machines and tools and the matching Amazon product pages. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure in this table names its source.
Most recent revision in this category: November 1, 2026.
A price quoted in the text of a MakerVerdict page dates from the day that page was written; the live figure beside each product is fetched while you read and replaces it.
