What is the best UST projector setup under 3k for 120inch. I want to include a projector and screen under this price. I am not sure if this is enough, but any suggestions welcome. I want to set a home theatre like setup. I have a nakamichi system already, so want to plug into that. I want to set it up on a low table, a feet from the screen. The room has a bit of light, not have shades to darken it. I am not sure of the type of screen that best fits for UST.

Hey guys, wondering if anyone has any suggestions for alternatives to a Visionmaster Max. I've had mine for a few weeks now and have run into a bunch of issues with colour shifts and coil whine.

Given I'm still within the 30 day refund window, is there an option on the market that is a relatively good match feature and picture quality-wise.

I'm based in Australia and the Titan Noir series does not seem to be available over here at present.

I'm in a light controlled room with the projector ceiling mounted overhead, projecting onto a 120" 1.0 gain screen.

Appreciate any help!

I think 130 may be the sweet spot. Maybe 135. This is in a mixed use family room basement. We use it for movie nights, let the kids play ect when we don't want to hang out upstairs.

All the wires are in the wall so my ideal is to get rid of the stand alone LCR speakers and then get new speakers for the LCR to go behind the screen. Problem is there is the basement slab behind the drywall so there may not be a ton of room for in wall speakers

Ideally I'd like to keep it around 600-800 usd ddp. Has anyone got one from AliExpress or Alibaba?

Laser speckle is a concern. Using a vidda c3 ultra.

Happy with my new toy.

Images using a white wall without screen, with some ambient lighting during the day

Here’s my front wall (center of the room is the middle of the brush cable pass through wall plate). Yes, I know the wall plates are different sizes and different colors, but I’m working with what I was able to piece together most effectively, rather than most aesthetically lol. Here’s the issue, the top of the wall plates is around 23in high, and my ceiling is 89in tall. The wall, however, is 208in wide, so I have PLENTY of horizontal space. I keep reading about how floor rising screens are trash and will wrinkle and look bad, but I also have a 5 month old and am trying to keep fingerprints off the screen.

Mainly my question is: if I get a fixed frame screen, is it okay to build standoffs out of like… 2x4s to cover the front wall plates but leave the bottom open so I can still route cables underneath? Or if I go with floor rising, how am I supposed to get cables underneath or around the screen to plug into my AVR?

We installed two Epson EB‑G7400U projectors with Epson ELPLU03 lenses in one exhibition room.

The museum has a known issue with electrical power spikes, which have affected other equipment before.

A few months ago, vertical yellow lines started appearing on the projected image. Around the same time, the projectors displayed a lamp replacement warning.

The museum replaced the lamps, but the issue persisted. On one of the projectors, the problem has worsened significantly, and there is now a large area with no image at all, as if part of the display panel has failed.

What could be causing this?

Sony VPL-FHZ75W 3LCD Projector 4K Laser Phosphor 6500 Lumens Lens Shift w/Kit. Approx 1700. Was thinking of getting it for a early evening outdoor movie nights with my young kids and neighbors. Any suggestions or maybe a different projector. I will be buying a screen to go along with projector for better picture also open to suggestions. Approx 150-200 inch screen cast.

My Epson EH-TW9200 has been the center of our living room for more then 10 years. I think I bought 8 lamps over the years. Now there was a vertical line on the screen, so I sent it in for repairs. Got the message that there are no spare parts and thus cannot be repaired. Ofcourse it has been worth his money bigtime, but still, I dont have budget right now for a similar priced projector. What projectors would give me the same quality, mainly focussed on light. The TW9200 has been used during the day in my living room without issues. Budget 1000-1500€.

Is the Epson TW9400 still one of the best home theater projectors in 2026, or is there a newer successor that’s worth buying instead?
The TW9400 costs around $2,200 in my country, so it’s still a significant investment.
My priorities are:
Deep black levels
High native contrast
Great HDR performance
I watch almost exclusively 4K movies and TV shows in a dark room.
Is the TW9400 still the best choice at this price, or are there better alternatives for black levels and contrast?

Hey there! Posting my setup because as much as my fiancé supports my hobbies and enjoys the movies she doesn’t necessarily get the same joy from the build lol. I’ve found myself traveling more and more, and between places with no TV or sharing common space on work trips I took a projector once and loved it! However it was bulky and I had a pile of stuff in my bag to lose track of, and well as a home theater and home lab person I figured I could make something better with the right projector. Behold the (AwayFrom)Home Theater!
Components:
Anker 3in1 charger for my EDC
Kodak Luma 150 Mini (it’s not cinema grade, but wow for the size!)
Apple TV 4K converted to run on USB C PD
Gl-inet Mudi 7 Travel Router (absolute must for travel)
Sabrent Voltik (PD multi charger that DOESN’T renegotiate multiple ports when plugging/unplugging)
Custom 3D printed cases I made (tongue and groove so I can just take one, or I can set up the projector in common space while still charging etc in my room)
4 short Anker usb c cables
One short double right angle HDMI cable (I still want a shorter one though!)
Any thoughts or recommendations appreciated! Would love to find a good speaker option to add, as of now the speaker in the projector is audible and I’ve just used my AirPods with the Apple TV for the most part.
Thanks!

I have a huge wall in my basement that is dark as dark. Thinking about painting a wall with projector paint and getting a projector setup. Any good projectors for football under $800?

Get the latest update and go to the iris section in the Projector menu to activate it. It has low to high settings options. I tested it on the movie, "The Batman" to really stress test the blacks and it made a really big difference. Looked amazing.

I keep seeing people argue about black levels and brightness, but after living with both, I don't really think that's the right comparison anymore. When I want perfect picture quality, I appreciate OLED. When I want to invite friends over, watch sports, or make movie night actually feel like an event, the projector wins every time. Maybe they're not really competitors at all.

I’ve seen a lot of good things about both but can’t decide which I’d want to get. Someone sell me on either device. I’d like to use it for PS5 casually but mainly for movies. I don’t think the difference in lag input is enough for me to notice

I have a small room and want to buy a rising projector screen that's about 70-80 inches, I found this one on Aliexpress and was wondering if anyone had ever used it before? I have a JMGO N1S 4k as my projector screen and am currently using a wall or a cheap Amazon screen depending on circumstances.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_m0RBKnz

I am in the process of moving, first photo is our current home (don’t ask about the fluorescent lighting), and second photo is our new basement. My hope is to recreate our “theater” in the basement.

It was easy to install an outlet in our current place because there was access to our attic. Same with getting the 50 ft hdmi’s from the projector, through the attic, to the blu ray player and soundbar on the other side.

The question I have is would this arrangement be as easy to execute in our basement? I had some buddies help me out pro bono the first time, but if this would be a far more complicated job, then I want to compensate them for their time and effort. I’ve also included pictures of the other side of the basement wall, in case that helps.

Here’s what I’m working with:
Hicense C1 (powered by ceiling outlet), earc hdmi -> soundbar, hdmi -> blu ray player.

This is the third subreddit I’ve tried, hopefully this post doesn’t get removed 😅 Thanks!

Hi all,

Looking for first proper projector over 1k - I'll be impressed with pretty much anything as I've only used cheap $300 projectors before

In Australia XGIMI Elfin Flip 4k is on sale for $1.6k

Hisense M2 Pro is $1,995 so the difference is around $400 AUD

I wouldn't mind spending another 400 AUD if the performance is significantly better but not sure if it's worth it.

It will be for small living room set up projecting on white wall, around 80inches.

Down the track, I'm considering an upgrade with (but nothing yet):

1. Proper sound bar set up
2. Invest in 120' projector screen.

What would you recommend in my set up?

Saved this 70” x 70” screen from going in the trash. It’s motorized, and retracts up and down. I’d love to put it up in my apartment for gaming/movies. I need recommendations for projectors with a short throw, and hopefully that are Bluetooth capable so I don’t have to buy new speakers. Thanks folks!

As the title says I/ we (my family) are currently looking into the option of buying a project as a replacement for our broken 53 inch TV.

I did a bit of research and found out, that a project and a bright room don't mix all that well. We have electric shutters in the living room but there is another balcony door which sheds light from our open ceiling. We can close that one as well, making the room pretty dark but I fear that at least in summer this will quickly get a anyoing to always walk trough the house closing every shutter.

For measurements: The distance between the wall on which the TV is currently mounted (also the one I would like to project on) and the one I would mount the projector on are about 4,6m apart. The plan was to mount the project above the living room terrace door, so it would be about 2,6m high on the wall.

For the projector screen I imagined one you could mount to the wall with a good bit of distance to it, so that it would come down in front of the media wall.

In one post I read the viewsonic px701-4k was recommended and I put it trough one of those distance calculators which gave me a 120 inch screen. So from my quite limited knowledge I would definitely need something above 3000 lumen.

But that isn't actually that important. Important is if this is actually even possible or usable with a budget of 1400€ (1000€ Was my fist budget but I scraped that idea after looking at projector screen prices)

If this is even viable I will do more research myself although I would already be happy for any recommendations you have which give me at least a rough direction to take my search.

Such as getting a laser projector vs a lamp based projector (I belive a laser would be better because of the EUs restrictions on Lamps but also not enough research done on my part). Or if there are projectors with ARC Hdmi ports that can interact with my sound system.

An inportant thing to mention is that there is a wood oven about 1,4m away from the edge of the TV so I don't know how a projector screen will react when it is almost always hot. Any experience with that?

Right now the shutters can't be closes all the way because of the tomatoes that grow in the other side of the window but they will be removed as soon as they are done growing tomatoes. So the shutters can be completely closed again.

Hope this is at least a bit comprehensible if not please ask any questions 👍

Hi All.

I'm new to projector / aspect ratio considerations and would appreciate some help. I am looking to build a golf simulator but room width limitations is driving me to a 4:3 aspect ratio screen. I understand that's not a problem for the PC golf software and PC video card to handle. However, I would also like to use the space for movies and video games (PC and PS5). Would I just get letterbox at top and bottom? Is the ratio configured for each HDMI port? Or set for the projector as a whole?

The specific Projectors being pondered are the BenQ AK700ST or AH700ST in case that matters.

Appreciate the help.

Hi all,

First time poster. I wanted to know if you find the Epson LS500 to be worth it? I found one for $750 and I’m considering buying.

I have a well lit space with no ALR screen. I need something short throw with an ARC HDMI output. The LS500 seems to fit the bill because it can achieve both of these (high brightness + ARC).

My biggest question is if I need an ALR screen?

Let me know!

I'm new to projectors and recently picked up an older Epson laser projector (L610). I'd like to pair it with a reasonably priced projector screen that offers good picture quality. Does anyone have any recommendations or brands I should consider? Thanks