Friend of mine wants to buy a projector and asked me for recommendations, but I know hardly anything about them. His budget is £250 for both projector and screen, and distance between the two will be roughly 4/5m. Screen size will be roughly 60" and needs to be ceiling mounted. Main use will be with a Chromecast, so ideally it needs a USB port for power. He also wishes to connect to his sound system as well, and already has a 3.5mm audio cable running from it. Not too fussed on quality, he seems happy with 720p, is it possible for a decent projector and screen at this budget?
Projector + screen for ~£250?
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Since even the cheapest HDMI equipped projectors are around the £300 mark he'll struggle.
personally i'd ignore the screen and put all the budget into a projector, if he can stretch another hundred and has a light painted wall the optoma h183x is 350 at richer sounds, would recommend a demo first though for rainbow effect.
I managed to get a second hand 720p projector which I am currently installing in the spare bedroom for £100. For big screen film watching it is great and in my opinion does the job I was after.
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I have an AV Receiver so Fire Stick goes in the back HDMI in and then a long HDMI lead connects the projector to the AV Receivers Out.
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I have an AV Receiver so Fire Stick goes in the back HDMI in and then a long HDMI lead connects the projector to the AV Receivers Out.
Second hand all the way here. The main thing to look out for is how much a new bulb would cost (as long as it fits the other criteria for inputs and resolution) as this will be the major expense. Don't be fussy about manufacturer.