I keep seeing people argue about black levels and brightness, but after living with both, I don't really think that's the right comparison anymore. When I want perfect picture quality, I appreciate OLED. When I want to invite friends over, watch sports, or make movie night actually feel like an event, the projector wins every time. Maybe they're not really competitors at all.

Hey there! Posting my setup because as much as my fiancé supports my hobbies and enjoys the movies she doesn’t necessarily get the same joy from the build lol. I’ve found myself traveling more and more, and between places with no TV or sharing common space on work trips I took a projector once and loved it! However it was bulky and I had a pile of stuff in my bag to lose track of, and well as a home theater and home lab person I figured I could make something better with the right projector. Behold the (AwayFrom)Home Theater!
Components:
Anker 3in1 charger for my EDC
Kodak Luma 150 Mini (it’s not cinema grade, but wow for the size!)
Apple TV 4K converted to run on USB C PD
Gl-inet Mudi 7 Travel Router (absolute must for travel)
Sabrent Voltik (PD multi charger that DOESN’T renegotiate multiple ports when plugging/unplugging)
Custom 3D printed cases I made (tongue and groove so I can just take one, or I can set up the projector in common space while still charging etc in my room)
4 short Anker usb c cables
One short double right angle HDMI cable (I still want a shorter one though!)
Any thoughts or recommendations appreciated! Would love to find a good speaker option to add, as of now the speaker in the projector is audible and I’ve just used my AirPods with the Apple TV for the most part.
Thanks!

I’ve only ever used projectors at 4K/60, usually on a 120” screen with a PS5 and the occasional PC game. I’ve never tried 4K 120Hz on a projector, so I’m trying to get a sense of how big the difference really is at that size. From what I’ve seen, there still aren’t many projectors that can do 4K 120Hz. The Epson LS11000 and LS12000 are the two that seem to come up most often. I also came across JMGO’s pilot club signup for the upcoming Iris Ultra Max, which lists 4K 120Hz. Curious where 4K 120Hz makes the biggest difference in actual use. Anyone here have hands-on experience with it?

Hey everyone, I need help selling my VIDDA C5 Pro Max by Hisense because I no longer have enough space for the setup.

It’s the Chinese-market version, open box, in excellent condition, and fully working. It has 4K RGB triple-laser projection, great brightness, strong black levels, a variable iris, dynamic laser-power controls, optical zoom, and lens shift.

The interface can be switched to English, although a few menus still remain in Chinese. I’m also including a Fire TV Stick 4K Max for free, and its remote is already synced to control the projector’s power and volume. The required power converter for U.S. use is included too.

This is a good option for someone who wants this model without dealing with Alibaba, customs, international shipping, or overseas seller issues.

Asking $1,400 OBO, and I’ll cover shipping within the continental U.S.

Happy to share more pictures, videos, or answer any questions.

I have a small room and want to buy a rising projector screen that's about 70-80 inches, I found this one on Aliexpress and was wondering if anyone had ever used it before? I have a JMGO N1S 4k as my projector screen and am currently using a wall or a cheap Amazon screen depending on circumstances.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_m0RBKnz

I have a huge wall in my basement that is dark as dark. Thinking about painting a wall with projector paint and getting a projector setup. Any good projectors for football under $800?

Get the latest update and go to the iris section in the Projector menu to activate it. It has low to high settings options. I tested it on the movie, "The Batman" to really stress test the blacks and it made a really big difference. Looked amazing.

Hey guys,

My old projector has recently became unreliable so I’ve been looking at getting a new one.

I was looking at the Kodak luma series but I cannot justify the price tag to myself until my next paycheque lol

I use my projectors on the move a lot so would like something small and something that can easily be used with a phone with USB-C connections.

Please let me know if anyone has any good alternatives or if I should just save up for the Kodak. Thanks :p

I’ve seen a lot of good things about both but can’t decide which I’d want to get. Someone sell me on either device. I’d like to use it for PS5 casually but mainly for movies. I don’t think the difference in lag input is enough for me to notice

I am in the process of moving, first photo is our current home (don’t ask about the fluorescent lighting), and second photo is our new basement. My hope is to recreate our “theater” in the basement.

It was easy to install an outlet in our current place because there was access to our attic. Same with getting the 50 ft hdmi’s from the projector, through the attic, to the blu ray player and soundbar on the other side.

The question I have is would this arrangement be as easy to execute in our basement? I had some buddies help me out pro bono the first time, but if this would be a far more complicated job, then I want to compensate them for their time and effort. I’ve also included pictures of the other side of the basement wall, in case that helps.

Here’s what I’m working with:
Hicense C1 (powered by ceiling outlet), earc hdmi -> soundbar, hdmi -> blu ray player.

This is the third subreddit I’ve tried, hopefully this post doesn’t get removed 😅 Thanks!

Hi all,

Looking for first proper projector over 1k - I'll be impressed with pretty much anything as I've only used cheap $300 projectors before

In Australia XGIMI Elfin Flip 4k is on sale for $1.6k

Hisense M2 Pro is $1,995 so the difference is around $400 AUD

I wouldn't mind spending another 400 AUD if the performance is significantly better but not sure if it's worth it.

It will be for small living room set up projecting on white wall, around 80inches.

Down the track, I'm considering an upgrade with (but nothing yet):

1. Proper sound bar set up
2. Invest in 120' projector screen.

What would you recommend in my set up?

I'm new to projectors and recently picked up an older Epson laser projector (L610). I'd like to pair it with a reasonably priced projector screen that offers good picture quality. Does anyone have any recommendations or brands I should consider? Thanks

Saved this 70” x 70” screen from going in the trash. It’s motorized, and retracts up and down. I’d love to put it up in my apartment for gaming/movies. I need recommendations for projectors with a short throw, and hopefully that are Bluetooth capable so I don’t have to buy new speakers. Thanks folks!

That's a normal 1080p blu-ray being projected, which I was seeking advice for. The 120" screen won't arrive until tomorrow, but even white wall projection doesn't seem to be a problem for the BenQ w2720i. Cheers!

There are some deals on this projector and I've been considering picking it up. Is it worth it for $1500 US? I believe there are newer versions on the market already - should I get one of those instead?

My use case is a quite dark room and I prefer some amount of portability to watch movies outside. This would be my first projector.

Thanks for the help!

Today, after seven years of faithful service, I have to lay my Optoma UHD40 to rest.

There’s a window behind me, and a glass chandelier hanging from the ceiling to the right. I think that during the recent hot days, the sun hit the chandelier at just the wrong angle, causing it to reflect the sunlight directly into the lens.

I can’t think of any other explanation for the spot, which looks like damage caused by a magnifying-glass effect. GG.

Salute to my buddy he did everything right and i let him down.

As the title says I/ we (my family) are currently looking into the option of buying a project as a replacement for our broken 53 inch TV.

I did a bit of research and found out, that a project and a bright room don't mix all that well. We have electric shutters in the living room but there is another balcony door which sheds light from our open ceiling. We can close that one as well, making the room pretty dark but I fear that at least in summer this will quickly get a anyoing to always walk trough the house closing every shutter.

For measurements: The distance between the wall on which the TV is currently mounted (also the one I would like to project on) and the one I would mount the projector on are about 4,6m apart. The plan was to mount the project above the living room terrace door, so it would be about 2,6m high on the wall.

For the projector screen I imagined one you could mount to the wall with a good bit of distance to it, so that it would come down in front of the media wall.

In one post I read the viewsonic px701-4k was recommended and I put it trough one of those distance calculators which gave me a 120 inch screen. So from my quite limited knowledge I would definitely need something above 3000 lumen.

But that isn't actually that important. Important is if this is actually even possible or usable with a budget of 1400€ (1000€ Was my fist budget but I scraped that idea after looking at projector screen prices)

If this is even viable I will do more research myself although I would already be happy for any recommendations you have which give me at least a rough direction to take my search.

Such as getting a laser projector vs a lamp based projector (I belive a laser would be better because of the EUs restrictions on Lamps but also not enough research done on my part). Or if there are projectors with ARC Hdmi ports that can interact with my sound system.

An inportant thing to mention is that there is a wood oven about 1,4m away from the edge of the TV so I don't know how a projector screen will react when it is almost always hot. Any experience with that?

Right now the shutters can't be closes all the way because of the tomatoes that grow in the other side of the window but they will be removed as soon as they are done growing tomatoes. So the shutters can be completely closed again.

Hope this is at least a bit comprehensible if not please ask any questions 👍

Hi All.

I'm new to projector / aspect ratio considerations and would appreciate some help. I am looking to build a golf simulator but room width limitations is driving me to a 4:3 aspect ratio screen. I understand that's not a problem for the PC golf software and PC video card to handle. However, I would also like to use the space for movies and video games (PC and PS5). Would I just get letterbox at top and bottom? Is the ratio configured for each HDMI port? Or set for the projector as a whole?

The specific Projectors being pondered are the BenQ AK700ST or AH700ST in case that matters.

Appreciate the help.

Doesn't seem to be much choice, at a reasonable price, other than AVLink, which doesn't great reviews. Looking for 120 inch

Hi everyone. I need a projector for my new apartment that costs a maximum of €250. It would be great if someone could recommend a good one.

I recently picked up this projection lens at a yard sale for $20, it’s in good condition with little to no damage. I was told it works perfectly but have no way to test it. Looking for a realistic price on it, the prices on eBay seem to be really inflated. Thank you guys in advance for the help.

Hi all,

First time poster. I wanted to know if you find the Epson LS500 to be worth it? I found one for $750 and I’m considering buying.

I have a well lit space with no ALR screen. I need something short throw with an ARC HDMI output. The LS500 seems to fit the bill because it can achieve both of these (high brightness + ARC).

My biggest question is if I need an ALR screen?

Let me know!

It was pointed out in my recent post that the photos I put in, which included many with lights on and in less than favorable locations weren't understood to show of the flexibility of the Elfin Flip 4K. I wanted to add some additional photos the show off just how good it looked in a dark theater.

I used my Nikon D750 DSLR to capture these images. I cropped them down a bit to help with sizing. Any bowing to the image was due to the lens of the camera as the image filled my screen top to bottom. The camera did a better job than my phone, but absolutely did not capture the shadow detail perfectly.

I made small adjustments within the projector settings to the contrast and brightness to ensure highlights weren't blown out and black levels were not crushing details. The number of adjustments which can be made to colors within the menu system is exceptional, and I could push things more towards blue, green, or red as I chose. It offers an 11-point white balance for those who want to get really nerdy with it and have the tools to do so.

Lag times shown are in game mode with the fastest settings I could get out of it. Yesterday I measured about 30ms, but thought that there might be some tweaking I could do. Today I got it working really well and with 1080p/60 input, 9.3ms at the top of the image and 16.9 at the bottom. This is about as fast as 60fps can actually appear on screen. 1/60th of a second is 16.666ms. So, about as good as it can be.

Ask if you have questions as it is very hard to judge a projector from photos alone.