New projector...need help, as I know nothing.

[johnnyTheMac]

Hello,

 

First off, I hope that I am posting this in the correct place. If not, I apologize in advance and I hope an admin will steer me in the right direction.

 

I am brand new to projectors, screens or anything that has to do with putting up a "theater". I put theater in quotation marks because really, I would like to be able to move the projector and the screen outdoors to watch movies and sporting events, both in the evening and during the day. I would like to game on it (PC and console), too. I will either like a portable screen, or I will have a separate one for indoor and outdoor. I am coming from a 65" HDTV 1080p, so I would like to projector to have a 1080p output resolution. I am guessing it would have to be really bright, as well.

 

I have been doing some research and there seems to be 2 different type of projectors, LED and bulbs. I would mind LED because of the long bulb life. My budget for everything is $1000, but I would like to stay below that, if I could.

 

I really have no idea what to do, or even what to look for. I would greatly appreciate any and all help. Thank you in advance for reading and offering all suggestions and advice.

 

Testudo

[moderategamer]

Hello,

 

First off, I hope that I am posting this in the correct place. If not, I apologize in advance and I hope an admin will steer me in the right direction.

 

I am brand new to projectors, screens or anything that has to do with putting up a "theater". I put theater in quotation marks because really, I would like to be able to move the projector and the screen outdoors to watch movies and sporting events, both in the evening and during the day. I would like to game on it (PC and console), too. I will either like a portable screen, or I will have a separate one for indoor and outdoor. I am coming from a 65" HDTV 1080p, so I would like to projector to have a 1080p output resolution. I am guessing it would have to be really bright, as well.

 

I have been doing some research and there seems to be 2 different type of projectors, LED and bulbs. I would mind LED because of the long bulb life. My budget for everything is $1000, but I would like to stay below that, if I could.

 

I really have no idea what to do, or even what to look for. I would greatly appreciate any and all help. Thank you in advance for reading and offering all suggestions and advice.

 

Testudo

i have an optima hd141x it's a great 1080p projector uses a bulb rather than led but tbh they have a ridiculously long life span these days. As for projecting outside during the day it's not really possible however at 30 000 lumens the optima will project outside in low light/overcast settings. There's certain things you can do to improve your image outside such as limiting any light hitting the screen directly and getting a Black diamond screen which will vastly improve contrast/image brightness in light exposed areas. Basically as long as you can keep the screen in the shade you will get a watchable image. This actually applies to daylight use as well but finding dim shaded areas in the sun can be difficult. 

 

sorry this answer is a bit all over the place but to summarise the projector I stated above is going for a really great price on amazon atm. And if you want to project outside Black diamond screens are a great way to go but come with a steap price tag. hope this was somewhat helpful.