Please excuse the mess. We just moved in and this room is overflow for stuff we haven’t figured out what to do with yet.

We have eyes on a new bigger couch to fill the room and and some motorized room darkening shades.

I would love for this to be a sunroom/playroom for my kids by day and a theater by night. Ideally. I’d like to install a motorized drop down from above the doorway. The opening is 80 inches wide and these are 10 ft ceilings.

I’ve looked into several screens buts it’s hard to tell what is decent these days based purely off reviews.

I’m also not sure if it’s possible to get away with a standard projector on the door side at an angle, or if a ceiling mount would be best. Not sure I could sell my wife on a projector dangling from the ceiling. I was thinking a short throw could work but that would also require setup every time I wanted to break it out and use it so standard is prob the way to go.

I’m looking to spend around 5-6,000 for a projector and screen. Anyone else have experience with a similar setup?

i found these old movie reels in my grandpa's shed, and they seem to be in good shape.i just don't know what equipment i need to play these. all seem to be polish movies, three of which i could actually see the name.

"w fabryce cukierków", "zamek królewski w warszawie" and "biocenoza lasu (1+2/2)"

i am asking for low budget equipment if possible.

Hey everyone! I’ve had my JMGO N1s for a couple of years now and I’ve been pleased but seeing all the new fancy projectors coming out is making me want to upgrade!

Right now i switch between watching sports/movies on my screen and my wall in my living room but I would love to get a 2nd projector dedicated to the screen in our sunroom and keep the N1s indoors.

Was hoping to find a good 4k projector for about $1,200 or less.

Any recs?

Appeared a while ago. Keeps growing. Have no idea what this is. First projector.

I bought the N3 4K and its awesome, but in daylight its very difficult to see.

Over 2 months I'm moving to a new home with more lighting, I'm afraid the N3 is not sufficient enough. I got my eyes the XGIMI Horizon, but I'm not sure which model to buy.

The N3 costed me €900, the Horizon Ultra is €1200. It will cost me €300 more but I'm not sure if the brightness will be enough for daytime viewing.

Anybody can give me advice?

I found this Optoma UHD50X on marketplace with a 10 foot motorized elitescreen for 390 USD.

I'm not as familiar with projectors but for a 4k projector and good quality screen it seemed like a steal.

Afternoon all,

I'm interested in a projector set up and was looking to get some advice and guidance. I'm new to all of this, but my ideal would have been to mount my TV in the middle of my sitting room. That wasn't an option because of the log burner in the middle.

I was thinking about getting a projector and displaying it above my log burner. I currently have a 55 inch OLED in the left alcove (largest size screen I could fit in this space). My main entertainment source is streaming via my Nvidia Shield and I mainly watch FHD content, but wouldn't mind some 4K sometimes (I'm thinking a project that has 4K ability would help future proof the set up, but at the same time it's not a deal breaker for me). The area above the fireplace is 152cm H x 142cm W, so I reckon I could project a 70 inch image nicely (although if I have a screen that could be wider).

I'd love to get some advice on projector and screen options. I'm not looking to break the bank, I was looking at something like the Elfin flip 4K, but wanted to get advice on lighting and screen needs. It's a bright room, but I'd mainly watch this in the evening with blinds down to create a movie atmosphere.

I thought I could create a little shelf on the wall behind my sofa for the projector, connect my Sonos Arc and surrounds via a long HDMI and create more of a cinema atmosphere for movies/big sports events.

Would love people's thoughts about options and things I should think about. I've uploaded a few images to give you a sense of the room and space. Sitting on the sofa, I would be 3 meters from the wall above the fireplace.

Would love to hear people's thoughts about the best way to set it up, so it's tidy and clean and looks good. I'd like to try and keep cost below £1000. £1000 isn't fixed, but I'd hope I can do the bulk of the project with this amount. If making the whole system a bit more slick, I don't mind paying more for that luxury. Also, if be happy to buy second hand if it means getting a better option. My priority would be creating a really nice colourful and crisp image that has good quality and has minimal impact on the room overall. I also don't really want a screen to always be on show, so would ideally like to make this disappear and be there when I need it.

Open to anyone's thoughts, and thanks in advance for any input.

I won an Epson 1040 for $21 and it works and only has 609 hours on eco mode. I got really lucky 😂. Now to set it up in my basement!!

*bought it just to mess around with, pretty nice for playing music and stuff.

I was thinking of mounting my Projector so I can watch from my bed. The problem is I'd have to mount it pretty much exactly where my head is while sleeping😆. Is this a good idea? I mean I guess the chance that something happens is low but never zero?😆
Projector: XGIMI Horizon 4K Pro (I already calculated the distance and everything)

Hisense sent us an advance PX4-Pro to check out. This is a preview, not the full review. It's a look at the projector, our test setup, and a few early findings. I’m still working through measurements, picture modes, and figuring out the feature set before drawing final conclusions.

I got banned over at the home theater subreddit for posting this build video. Hope you guys like it.

• 13ft x 16ft Room
• Valerion Max Projector
• 154" XY Screens SoundMax 4k Woven AT screen
• Revel W553L for 9x base speakers
• Revel C563 for 4x ceiling speakers
• Dayton Signature 18" for 2x Subs
• Onkyo RZ730 receiver
• Dayton Audio 2 channel supplemental amp
• Onkyo HTR530 x2 for Scatmos wides
• Behringer NX6000 amp for subs
• Mini DSP 2x4HD for Sub DSP
• Xbox One X
• Nvidia Shield

First time getting into projectors (wife missed movie nights now that all the rooms are occupied by kids) so she sent me on the hunt for a projector.

She wanted immediate results (😅) so like any genius I went on Amazon and bought a couple projectors that made massive claims, figured what the heck they can be returned if they're unfit for me. They actually weren't terrible (H10, and a couple Voplls) but the daytime viewing was impossibly bad. That said, I didn't have the ALR yet, so who knows their true (albeit short term) potential.

Then, after a bunch of research and scouring marketplace and ebay, I ended up with an Epson 4050 ($300) and a Da-Lite Parallax Thin 0.8 gain 110" ($250). Got a cheap Amazon mount and cut/strengthened it to my liking, and all that's left is to get some smurf tube in the wall for the wire. Already had a nice bluetooth 5.1 system to connect to my Firetv Cube so that cost was already sunk long ago. Now I just have to hope none of the kids use the screen for target practice.

So, after being wildly discouraged by the insane price tags that can come with a theater room, I managed to get out the door for $575 (plus the cost of my existing Cube and 5.1 system) ergo how I feel I lucked out! So for anyone out there who's looking to get into it: if you're on a budget, if you've got a shortlist of gear you're looking for, and put the work in to hunt out the deals, they'll eventually pop up. Hunting the used markets can definitely be overwhelming, but man is it so satisfying now that I've reached this result!

10' 6" from lens to screen gives me about 108" diagonal on my projection, so I've got a 1" black bezel until I get a bigger room haha! Screen pics are dark room vs fully lit, both in Eco lamp on HDR settings.

Just wanted to share my joy at joining the club.

I've seen many complaints regarding QB1000B lackluster performance. I'm getting a deal where QB1000B is getting sold at 1100 USD more in local currency.

Screen size 133 inch

Dual seating 1st row 12ft; 2nd row 18ft

22.5ft room depth can accomodate both

Dedicated light controlled room as home theatre

Question is should I go for QB1000B instead if I can afford it?

I'm thinking of replacing my 55" TV with a HORIZON 20 Pro and a floor-rising screen. I'd probably be using a 90-100" image. The room has windows on either side of the screen wall, and while I can close the blinds, the room will still be fairly bright during the day. I could make it pitch black with blackout curtains, but I don't really want to as it's our main living room and where the dog and cat spend most of their time.

Has anyone used the HORIZON 20 Pro in a normal living room rather than a dedicated home cinema? Is it bright enough to still look good during the day, or would I be better off sticking with a large TV?

It's always a Dangbei projector. But only if someone asks. Is this some marketing firms way to get continuously mentioned without being obvious on Reddit?

Hi I recently found a Panasonic PT-VW530 for 90 sgd (69.70 usd) on carousell which is like the asian's ebay I was wondering if that was a snatch because it only has 1700 plus total projector lamp time and 450 or so is in eco mode the other 1300 is in normal mode. I already know basic stuff about projectors like contrast, ansi lumens and throw ratios. Will it still be close to its advertised ansi lumens of 5000 so now with the lamp wear it will be like around 4500? Or does it drop linearly. The condition of the projector is a 9 out of 10 just some very slight yellowing but it just looks slightly beige but still mainly white the lens is also clean and free of dust or scratches

I recently delved into finishing one of the rooms in my basement. Attached is the dimensions of the room. I currently have a nexigo pj40 pro, ceiling mounted, which I got for free, which started this rabbit hole. I have a fixed screen 120” inches that sits flush with the ceiling. Ceiling is kind of low only 7’. I have klipsch rp600m 600c and sub as the front sound stage and klipsch surround speakers behind.

Really the only upgrade left that I see would be get a legit projector. Problem is the shape is kind of weird of my room and about 14’ from the screen, which I have on the 12’ wall (see attached image), comes down a few inches more. And the left wall which is opposite the screen is actually brick because there is a fireplace there. The bottom area has a bar that starts basically at the bottom door and fully kitchen behind it. The top area has an air hockey table and a poker table. So everything has to stay sort of in this middle area. Hope that makes sense.

I don’t need to upgrade that urgently so if someone could point me in the right direction for what to look for used market and also new projectors that would be worth it. Now for budget, I’d ideally like to spend as little as possible, but understand that a few thousand is very standard for this sort of thing which is fine.

EDIT: I use it for games and movies and the nexigo does a decent job right now for both, which is why I’m in no rush and want to do my research first. I have Xbox, Wii, pc, record player, cable tv all hooked up to my denon receiver and then to the projector.