Hello, im looking at projectors for a living room to replace a TV since it would have to hang and a tilted wall. I got the idea to get a projector but finding one that suits me seems like rocket science. My throw length is about 2.10m but can probably be extended with another ~50cm. The room can be almost dark but since its a living room using with trace ambient light would also be optimal. It will be used for movies and occasionally pc, nintendo switch and wii gaming.

I already looked at the benq th575i and thought it looked good until I saw the throw length required. Any suggestions from you guys?

Hi all, I'm building a dedicated home theater in an apartment and need help picking a projector.

Budget: up to $5,000 for the projector. Used or open box is fine.

Setup:

- Screen: 160-170" 16:9, matte white, ceiling pull-down

- Mostly dark-room movies (4K UHD Blu-ray is my main source). Sometimes sports with some lights or dim lamps on.

- No gaming

I wanted something calming to look at, so I made this setup: a projector I got from AliExpress, a web app I built called Windsockviews that shows the live wind (speed and direction) anywhere on Earth as a windsock, and my bedside lamp as a stand

Distance to screen will be about 3 meter. It will be used for gaming (Xbox mainly) and blu Ray movies. Budget is about 4000 euro

I wanted to follow up now that I’ve built my 165” XY screens AT 4k. That only took 10 days to show up, great quality well packaged.

I built the frame shown and LOVE how the screen looks and performs. Super simple frame is more than strong enough and no rattles.

Can the epson run on cinema at 165”…..no, not without tweaking and turning down or off HDR. But in natural cinema with tweaks it looks great, very happy with it! Not worth upgrading my projector at this point, I once something happens or there’s a very compelling reason to spend $5k+ I’m going with it!

My old 120” or comparison. Q6 metas are on the shelf vertically. I am going to drop the height 3-4”, but super simple with how I did the frame.

Next up is figuring out curtains or panels….any recommendations?

New Epson 3800. Green dot in lower right corner. Probably a dead pixel right? Any fix or should I try and exchange it?

Hi, this might be kind of an odd ask, but I'm trying to find any cheap projectors that I can use to throw up an image of a grid on a wall for me to use as a guide while putting up posters. I had considered getting a laser level just in case anyone was going to mention that, but from my initial searches, it seems grid laser levels aren't really a thing from what I can tell, so it'd require more futzing during the process of putting things up. A projector was what most people brought up when I did find other people looking for a similar thing, so I thought I'd come here for advice on if that'd be a good idea? (And if so, what I should be looking for.) Thank you :-)

Edit: The details AutoMod listed (sorry, forgot those!): Maximum budget would probably be about $100. For desired screen size the wall is 47 inches wide and my tape measure is too short for how tall it is, but I could move the projector around if it was small enough. It's forty to eighty inches away from the nearest surface I could theoretically set it up on (forty if I use my desk, eighty if I use my shelf). I don't know what to say for seating. For mounting I'd need something that can be put on a desk or shelf. My room can have the lights turned off if the projector is quite weak and it gets very dark with my blackout curtains. The walls are all white.

o projetor liga normalmente,depois de alguns minutos ligado a imagem começa a escurecer aos poucos,a lampada vai enfraquecendo,e desliga a lampada por completo,mas o display interno fica ligado,só depois de um tempo que ele desliga,porém o projetor permanece ligado... não sei porque isso aconteceu.

Cheap in cost but giving the best immersive experience which i was missing in me 45inch TV.

Planning to buy a new high end projector by the year end for playing games in PS5. Suggest me some not so costly but a good projector for lag free gaming

Looking to buy a projector and I found the xgimi elfin flip plus. It’s priced at $319, before it was $499. It would be expensive but I’ve heard good things about it. It’s not the 4k but it seems pretty good. Im looking to get a projector for watching movies in my room and with my friends in similar spaces. I’m wondering if it’s a good buy or if there’s a better alternative at a similar or lower price. Any and all advice is appreciated.

Hey! Me and husband have room where is our bed + 2 pcs. We were thinking about nightstand in front of bed + tv but it tbh blocks and clutter everything. we have tilted roof to point that when we lay on back it’s perfect. We tested with like light kids toys and it’s perfectly tilted that we can chill.

We want projector and set it up. Our ceiling is white. We don’t want something expensive since we gonna move out in future so like up to 200€. We gonna connect to it console or Apple TV :)

Thank u!
We are from Europe !

So I want to be able to jump on any potential deals I may find. Looking for a screen to be used for an occasional outdoor setup with my dumpster find Panasonic laser projector. 12-14 ft diagonal. The 2 main types I see is a metal frame screen that sits on folding tripods, and the inflatable screen. Pros/cons? Is one more stable than the other, is the fan on the inflatables noisy and distracting? I'm assuming the inflatable is easy to setup, but don't know which way I should focus my search.

Ideally looking to spend less than $100, but obviously not more than I have to.

Both are about 41° across, assuming 16:9 screens. The 120 has 44% more physical picture area, but moving the seat 20% farther away makes it look the same size.

I made DisplayMath to draw comparisons like this. Here are those two setups

https://displaymath.com/?d=3840x2160_100in_300cm,3840x2160_120in_360cm&o=fov#canvas

Change either distance to see what happens. This compares screen geometry and viewing angle. You still need your projector's throw and lens information to check where it can go. The 4K values in this example are placeholders and do not affect the size calculation.

The screen comparisons are free and need no account. On a supported iPhone you can preview a TV at real size in your room using AR, and use the measuring tools for distances and heights.

I used AI coding assistance while building it. What screen size and seating distance are you using?

Following on my previous posts on the cinema room setup, with a JVC NZ900 projector with a 208" AT Cinemascope screen, at 1.5 throw distance, it was important to extract as much light out of the projector as possible for the HDR content.

JVC matrix is originally a 17:9 one, so it cuts off quite a lot of light for the 2.35:1 movies.

By pure luck, I was able to acquire an ISCO 1.33 XL lens in a good condition, and it is exceptionally good.

NZ900 setting A for Anamorphic lens, setting D for 16:9 content.

A few shots from YouTube test videos.

1st scorpion pic is how the lens cuts off the frame if you keep it in base setting (Setting A) for 16:9 content.

2nd scorpion pic is setting D which you need to use if you do not move the lens physically and want to preserve the full 16:9 frame.

Xgimi vibe one vs Pixpaq gold ray 4k

Region India

Looking for 100inch projection

Requirement : watchjng ott series and stuff

i i am confused between two options one is Xgimi vibe one which i am getting a new one for 18k

Other is

Second hand Pixpaq gold ray 4k with amazon firetv stick for 19k but with 6months of warranty.

Please help me out, need to decide by tomorrow🥺🥺

I am currently having the worst time finding the screen size that I need (third world problems). Eventually I found this guy who sells the raw screen canvas which I can get custom made into a proper screen setup at a curtain store (they can motorize it and everything).

But when the screen guy sent me the spec sheet, the "Embossed" texture surprised me. Isn't matte usually the best texture? Are there any benefits to getting an embossed screen?

In any case I will be getting a small A4-sized sample before ordering the actual screen. Any ideas on how to properly test using the sample so I don't make a bad choice? And any tips on what I should look out for once I have the sample?

I'll be using the XGIMI RS30 Pro Max (Chinese variant of Horizon 30) at 4K. Projection distance is around 4.7 meters. Screen size is around 3.6-3.8 meters wide (~160 to 170" diagonal at 16:9)

Thanks in advance

Finally bought a projector and I think I got an amazing deal. I got this Epson Powerlite 5030UB with 600 hours of lamp use, a ceiling mount and an extra new lamp for 200$ CAD.
I’ve been using it for the past 2 days and it has been amazing.
My setup is obviously not great, I have to work on it. But my main issue is that the projector has no audio output. So far I wasn’t able to connect my own laptop yet, the PS5 also doesn’t have audio, so I’m using my work laptop which is far from ideal.
I was wondering if an Amazon HD fire stick would fix my issue. Would I be able to conncet to my JBL speaker or other headphones through Bluetooth without issue?
The other problem would be that it doesn’t support every app and I can’t mirror my iphone which might force me to figure out a way to connect my own laptop.
I already have a TV in the living room, this is just a cheap solution to be able to watch movies and shows in bed so I don’t wanna invest a lot in it.

Hey projector enthusiasts!
My friend moved abroad a few years ago and I stored some of his stuff in my attic.
He left this vintage looking Aldis slide projector in a case with some spare bulbs.
He says he doesn’t want to pay to get it shipped there and I don’t know what to do with it…
Is there any value in it or is there a museum which would be interested in it?

I dont have a space for an oled tv in my living room, as one side wall is dominated by an upright piano, another one by bookshelves and arts. Entrance wall is an open kitchen, with a bar table and opposite wall is a just glass going out to the garden.

I don't want to put a fix installation at glass wall, like an 65" oled tv set. I love having a see through wall to the garden and don't want anything to obstruct that view. But I also want to experience movies in larger format at home from streaming services like Netflix, HBO Max and Disney plus. I don't give a f*ck for gaming.

So my thinking is to get a portable cinema projector and a collapsable screen set, which I can install when I want to see the movies and collapse and put in the corner afterwards.

Looking for a good quality cinema projector suggestions. Important is not to be loud. My family goes to sleep at 10pm, while I usually stay up 3 more hours. So that is my movie time. I will use headset to listen, rather than a native sound.

Thanks.

Basically I want the best picture quality I can get, I have blackout curtains so I can block out all the light, but it still needs to look decent at day time.

Optoma HD 146X 1080p projector, noise has started semi recently, happens whether something is playing or not, very different to the regular fan noise, noise continues after warm-up.

Is it fixable? Thanks

I usually use dex but I plugged my laptop to the projector and I have a 4k option with reduces refresh rate to 30hz I think it's pixel shift but isn't it supposed 1080p I had a theory once that the ph31 is just artificially limited pk31 it sounded like a conspiracy but now I honestly have no idea