Projector for Poolside Movie Watching

[Embattled]

Hi guys,

 

I'm tired of borrowing my friends projector when we want to chill in the spa and watch movies so I am looking for recommendations or advice about what to look for when trying to buy a projector for semi frequent set up outdoors. It will primarily be used to watch movies during the evening/night on a medium sized screen but my family has also expressed interest in using a projector that needs a larger throw range for when we have parties and want to display pictures, videos, etc. 

 

Budget is around $500-$800.

 

EDIT: I went outside and measured the maximum distance it will be used at which is around 32 feet.

[Enderman]

I was looking for a good budget projector and found this one after a lot of research, it's native 1080p and has good brightness and image quality.

[Embattled]

11 minutes ago, Enderman said:

I was looking for a good budget projector and found this one after a lot of research, it's native 1080p and has good brightness and image quality.

Ill definitely keep this one in mind if I ever need a portable one but I was looking for a projector that has a better contrast ratio and a lumen count high enough that it's listed upfront.

[Bombastinator]

Outside means more noise than normal might be acceptable.  The business grade stuff is cheaper than the home theatre stuff but it tends to be louder.  A lot of businesses are going under atm.  Finding a cheap used business projector could be the way to go.

[Embattled]

45 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

Outside means more noise than normal might be acceptable.  The business grade stuff is cheaper than the home theatre stuff but it tends to be louder.  A lot of businesses are going under atm.  Finding a cheap used business projector could be the way to go.

The issue is the vast majority of the business projectors aren't 1080 and usually dont have good contrast either. I don't want to buy a used projector that will leave me wanting in terms of image quality or brightness.