indecisivepbuyer
Novice Member
I'm looking for an HD projector to sit on a shelf about 2m and project film and tv onto a white wall 3 away to get an image of 100" or so. I'd like to spend £400-500.
I've done a bit of reading around but can't make up my mind so I am hoping someone else will do it for me and save me the regret and self loathing.
I'm not interested in 3D. Contrast and brightness are important (not sure which is more so though) because the room is never in full darkness and I'd like to watch during the day from time to time. My intention is to plug in an apple tv or fire stick and play audio through bluetooth connected speakers.
I've seen there's a lot of helpful advice on looking at older models from Sony or JVC but these still seem a little out of my price range. Plus, I have limited space where I plan to place it so the depth needs to be 30cm or under ideally. Perhaps there's other better second hand options out there (?) but failing that I'm looking at what's available new with a guarantee from richer sounds and alike.
Volume of the projector is very important to me as it will sit above me as i watch.
I'm looking at Optoma 143x or 128x, ben q 1050 with richer sounds. Optoma seems to offer much higher contrast so seems a better option.
John lewis have an epson tw650 back in stock at 475. I see this model received quite a lot of praise in various places but some prefer DLPs in the price range to the 3LCD. Also, it seems to have varied in price pretty wildly so not sure if i'd be snapping up a bargain or paying way too much.
Any advice appreciated!
I've done a bit of reading around but can't make up my mind so I am hoping someone else will do it for me and save me the regret and self loathing.
I'm not interested in 3D. Contrast and brightness are important (not sure which is more so though) because the room is never in full darkness and I'd like to watch during the day from time to time. My intention is to plug in an apple tv or fire stick and play audio through bluetooth connected speakers.
I've seen there's a lot of helpful advice on looking at older models from Sony or JVC but these still seem a little out of my price range. Plus, I have limited space where I plan to place it so the depth needs to be 30cm or under ideally. Perhaps there's other better second hand options out there (?) but failing that I'm looking at what's available new with a guarantee from richer sounds and alike.
Volume of the projector is very important to me as it will sit above me as i watch.
I'm looking at Optoma 143x or 128x, ben q 1050 with richer sounds. Optoma seems to offer much higher contrast so seems a better option.
John lewis have an epson tw650 back in stock at 475. I see this model received quite a lot of praise in various places but some prefer DLPs in the price range to the 3LCD. Also, it seems to have varied in price pretty wildly so not sure if i'd be snapping up a bargain or paying way too much.
Any advice appreciated!