Epson EB-E10 Projector (Damaged Box) $349 + Delivery (Original Price $699) @ Epson NZ

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  Avantime on 12/06/2021 - 15:31

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  This is an older style replaceable lamp office/classroom projector, plenty of lumens but too low resolution for home theatre uses.

  For movie nights get the Blitzwolf BW-VP6 at ~$300 (or Wanbo T2 Max for portability). A lot less lumens but native 1080p.

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    Everettpsycho on 12/06/2021 - 15:42

    Is the wanbo actually any good? I've struggled finding reliable reviews on it and can be found for great prices on AliExpress. Only ever hear bad things about these projectors in general but that's usually from people who have $3000 projectors and say they can't compete, of course they can't at 10% of the price, if it offers a half decent image with acceptable response times I could be tempted to stick a screen up in front of the TV for movie and game nights.

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      Everettpsycho on 12/06/2021 - 15:45

      Also tempted by a Kogan one at $240.

      https://www.kogan.com/nz/buy/kogan-4000-lumens-full-hd-proje…

      Seems to be the same white labelled projector as vankyo and several other manufacturers sell that seems to review well by less meticulous reviewers.

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      Avantime on 12/06/2021 - 16:15

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      The Wanbo is a bit meh, Android 6.0 is too old and the processor chugs hard, so you may need to play media on HDMI. Also brightness isn't good either. But it's portable, and that's a plus for travel. The price is also quite attractive at around $220 on Banggood, for native 1080p.

      For the home theatre setup the Blitzwolf BW-VP6 is much better, but it's currently not selling at its cheapest price.

      Here's a comparison, look at his channel for the reviews:
      https://youtu.be/0d8HRxHDTD8

      If I were to really recommend a projector I would get the Xiaomi compact projector (more specifically the 2nd gen refresh global model M055MGN, with built-in Netflix) but that's around $700.

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        Everettpsycho on 12/06/2021 - 20:30

        Yeah I'm not bothered by local media playback, I'd just be routing stuff through an AV receiver to the hdmi port for decent sound to go with the bigger image. Not convinced I need one really as we have a good enough TV but for a few hundred bucks it's tempting for occasional usage and to see how much I get in with the.

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  pdevonporf on 12/06/2021 - 21:55

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  This project is more a document or educational project that has a high luminous (3600) for daytime viewing. It has a low resolution at 4.3 and an even lower resolution at 16.9 and as a result will have a small projection screen size of around 80 inches. I've had three projectors over the years from 720 to 4K and value for money and the Sweat Spot is 1080p 16.9 on a 120-inch screen. Cinema movie screen ratios of 1.85:1 and 2.39:1 make these low-resolution projects quite useless.

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    Wakrak on 12/06/2021 - 22:06

    I know next to nothing about projectors so thank you for your input. What's of good value in NZ? Or is it better to buy from overseas as Avantime has suggested?

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      Avantime on 12/06/2021 - 23:12

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      Look at Pricespy. There isn't a single native 1080p projector under $950 for sale in NZ.

      https://classic.pricespy.co.nz/category.php?k=91#rparams=l=s…

      There are 3 types of projectors:

      1) Office/classroom projectors for Powerpoint presentations, which can be expensed/depreciated for tax. Ye olde Epson and Canon projectors with expensive replaceable lamp bulbs (like this one) fit this category. You can tell because they usually have a VGA port.
      2) The compact travel projector, for travelling salespeople and the occasional movie in hotels. Some can fit in pockets (e.g. Kodak Luma, available on Amazon), while others are a bit more chunky (e.g. The Wanbo & Xiaomi compact projector). They're normally used as backups because of their low brightness, but the Xiaomi has IMO enough lumens to become a real travel companion.
      3) Home theatre projectors, for the big (i.e. 120 inch) screen experience on movie nights. Either we're talking about the ultra expensive Epson home theatre stuff, or the "slightly more affordable" 4K short throw projectors, like the ~$2000 Xiaomi. However we're now starting to see some decent quality native 1080p projectors at the sub-$1000 range, like the Blitzwolf and Xiaomi compact projector.

      Projectors are a very niche area in NZ, with TVs being so cheap.

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      pdevonporf on 13/06/2021 - 12:36

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      You must spend around $2000 these days to get a decent quality picture which is about a third of the price of my 4K projector. It's the size of the LED panel and the lens quality not just pixel density that reflects the quality and price. For example, you can get a 24 mega pixel camera from $100-$6000+. With the price of 85-inch televisions being so cheap you're probably better off having one of these in the small room than going through the expense of mounting and wiring and modifying the wall coverings and ceiling to get the best out of a projector.