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I want to do movie nights in the neighborhood. Recommend projector setups? (sh.itjust.works)
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I have never owned a projector and I'm not an audio- or cinephile. I often have neighbors over at the fire pit, and showing a movie would be fun sometimes.

Recommend a luggable projector setup? I don't mind it being cabled to power or input - I'm not going far from the house. I was thinking I might build a little cart to store and deploy it easily. I see battery powered and lightweight units which are great I'm sure, but I don't need to pay extra for those features.

I'm also looking for info on projector screens. Sadly, there's no suitable place to mount one so it'll need to be on a stand or something too.

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

I appreciate the tips!

You're talking about how a projector throws out a trapezoid instead of a rectangle if it's above or below the screen, right? I didn't know that would impact the picture quality - I understood that you could adjust the shape of the image.

My reading suggests that a DLP projector is probably brighter than an LCD, so I'm thinking I should go with DLP. LASER sounds good but too expensive.

I have a WII, and you're on a good track, that would be fun as heck.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Normally the trapezoid shape can be corrected, but on the really cheap models I wouldn't count on it working that well.

    You could also look at your local second hand markets for a better quality one at a reasonable price, but make sure to check if replacement lamps are available and if they're easy to replace on the particular model.

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