How Significant is the Quality Increase from "Toy" to "Real" Projectors?
How Significant is the Quality Increase from "Toy" to "Real" Projectors?
How Significant is the Quality Increase from "Toy" to "Real" Projectors?
Toy projectors are the "cheap" ones you find on amazon, aliexpress, etc. Here's a reviewers list of toy projectors. Jayce Review
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I'm just wondering how those compare to the "real" more expensive ones.
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Would it matter if I'll be using it in a smallish room (around 2m in width) with little to no light?
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I bought me a Xaomi 4K ultra short throw projector for under $2,000 4 years ago. It projects to my 150” screen with excellent contrast, resolution and brightness. I love that projector. I would consider it a real projector. Look up Ultra Short Throw projectors. I know there are a bunch of new ones on the market. You want good resolution and high lumens. Most cheap ones don’t do either.
When you say high lumens, can you give a number?
Will 300 ANSI lumens be good enough?
which is around 720 Led Lumens (if the artcile I found where Led Lumens = 2.4 ANSI Lumens).
That seems pretty low. Mine is 1600 ANSI and I wouldn’t go any lower. I would also suggest a good screen. I have the PET Crystal screen by XYScreens. It was expensive but well worth it.
Are you using it in a dark room?
It’s not completely dark. So that might be in your favor.
It's been a while since I've used a projector - when I screened films at a cultural center - and I seem to remember that even for a small space that would fit an audience of thirty, 2000 lumens was on the lower end of acceptability.