My tips: 1) If you can, buy well known name brands from BestBuy or other reputable place, that will honor their returns and warranties. 2) If you find something used on FB marketplace, make it a local thing, so that you chat with the seller, and if your gut tells you this is a bad deal, then walk away. 3) DON'T send anyone a nickel in advance for anything. Lots of scammers out there willing to sell you world for cheap, making you feel like you got a deal, then ghost you. --- Imagine 7 years ago when I posted online that I was looking for a puppy, and boy, the scum that came out of the woodwork looking for advanced payments was unreal.
Back to projectors. I got a new BenQ TH575 from BestBuy 3 years ago, and it's been beautiful. Then 2 years ago I got lucky and bought a used Epson Home Cinema 1060. It's been a beast. I use both projectors at two different spaces. For the Epson, I like that I can find the bulbs through AliExpress for $12. Mind you, not the highest of quality, but they do the trick. Other people will hate that, but I need to save money when I can.
I think for $1,000, you can find something good from BestBuy. Not their marketplace. But from the store itself. 1080p. Not sure if you'll find 4K. Good luck.
I like that $200 offer suggestion from the post on here. As for the lamp, just use it in the meantime until you find them for $40 elsewhere. It’s a good deal, that projector. Hell, go $250 if he won’t budge. It’s worth it. I have a used Epson HC 1060. It’s been a little beast.
It's good. Many of us have been down your road, till we understand that there's always better projectors that can fit a budget. I had a 720, moved up to be BenQ 1080p, and an Epson 1080p. I'm thrilled with these two and one day, when I get some cash, I'll try a 4K. But you're doing good. And they won't be as loud.
I’ve had an Epson HC 1060 for a couple years now. It’s 1080p, and you’ll want external speakers because the builtin ones are trash. But it’s pretty good if you’re fine with 1080p. $350-400 is a decent price for one of these if it has no/low lamp hours.
This looks kind of bad to me, but show us a picture at night because that's definitely a large part of it. I have an ancient Epson HC 1060 that looks way better than this, which cost me $300 on eBay a couple years ago. But it's brighter, and in a darker room than your pictures, and a bit less mobile.
You should buy a used one for that price
I’m currently trying to sell one that would perfectly fit your needs for £150, so you can probably find one in your country for similar (Epson EH-TW650)
Guys, don’t buy the cheap $100-$200 new projectors they are all garbage compared to the real deal. This epson cinema 1060 was on offer up for $200, released in 2017 it’s “old”.
This image you’re seeing is base model iPad a16 connected to a VGA - USB C cable. This is a bright room it’s 10 in the morning and it’s just a beige painted wall. I can’t get over it. I had picked up what I thought was a great deal at Best Buy, $120 normally $250 Vankyo. Lumens were like 170 and this is like 3000 hahah. Also the light bulbs you can replace. GET A USED REAL PROJECTOR WITH BULBS it’s an unreal amount better.
At your price range that 1060 might be about as good as it gets; just check lamp hours and make sure you’re okay with older HDMI/features and sometimes greyish looking blacks. Another good option would be the BenQ TH671ST; it's a short-throw model, and you might be able to find it under $750, especially used.
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