Small Projector recommendation
Discussion
I’ve been using a very cheap projector in my children’s room and would like to get something a bit better quality.
I want something small-ish, because of where it needs to go, and reasonably bright.
The other issue is that it sits 2.5m from the wall it’ll protect on, but there’s only space for about a 65” picture size (what mis-matched units!) so it needs a zoom function as the fixed zoom ones seem to all have a massive area at that distance.
Can anyone suggest anything?
I bought a refurbished shirt-throw unit off eBay, but it was faulty so it’s going back. It’s possible that I could find a setup that makes this sort work if there are no “normal” ones that fit the bill.
I want something small-ish, because of where it needs to go, and reasonably bright.
The other issue is that it sits 2.5m from the wall it’ll protect on, but there’s only space for about a 65” picture size (what mis-matched units!) so it needs a zoom function as the fixed zoom ones seem to all have a massive area at that distance.
Can anyone suggest anything?
I bought a refurbished shirt-throw unit off eBay, but it was faulty so it’s going back. It’s possible that I could find a setup that makes this sort work if there are no “normal” ones that fit the bill.
How small is "small" and how bright is "bright"?
Small projectors - the sort with a footprint no bigger than A5 - don't have much space for cooling, so, if they're bright, they use higher-powered fans to cool the lamps which then makes them noisy. Or they use LED or laser light technology to keep the size down. But that means the cheaper ones haven't much light power compared to a conventional lamp, or if they're bright, then they're very expensive. There's no free lunch.
Your other challenge will be finding something with a long throw lens. If we're talking a 65" diagonal in 16:9 ratio, then the base width of the image will be a shade over 56". That converts to144cm. Where the throw distance (lens to screen) is 250cm. The throw ratio then 250/144 = 1.74:1 That makes it very long throw for a portable-class type machine. They usually go much shorter.
Small projectors - the sort with a footprint no bigger than A5 - don't have much space for cooling, so, if they're bright, they use higher-powered fans to cool the lamps which then makes them noisy. Or they use LED or laser light technology to keep the size down. But that means the cheaper ones haven't much light power compared to a conventional lamp, or if they're bright, then they're very expensive. There's no free lunch.
Your other challenge will be finding something with a long throw lens. If we're talking a 65" diagonal in 16:9 ratio, then the base width of the image will be a shade over 56". That converts to144cm. Where the throw distance (lens to screen) is 250cm. The throw ratio then 250/144 = 1.74:1 That makes it very long throw for a portable-class type machine. They usually go much shorter.
Edited by Lucid_AV on Tuesday 13th July 02:21
Thanks, they do look good, but they’ve quite a short throw ratio. I’m hoping to get something near 2, but (when I eventually can find it) they seem to be only a little over 1.
I might just have to accept that I’ll need a movable mount high up on the wall that lets me pull the unit forward by about a mètre to drop the screen size small enough to fit.
I might just have to accept that I’ll need a movable mount high up on the wall that lets me pull the unit forward by about a mètre to drop the screen size small enough to fit.
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