I have joined this subreddit in the past few weeks and have noticed multiple threads asking “which should I buy or which is best?”

In order to do this, we, as a community, need to know several things about you, your space, etc. I love helping people out and I believe solely in market research as I have an advanced degree. If you don’t want ‘research’ based conclusions then that is up to you, but I am willing to help any and all buyers narrow their options to 1-3 projectors that best fit their needs and wants. I’m just some random dude who enjoys research and this is just my opinion without seeing every projector in your price range side by side, so I’m not here to argue with anyone and take my advice or don’t, it doesn’t matter to me.

Please answer the following questions and I will do my best to guide you to what “I would buy if in your situation.” To be totally transparent I’m a ‘best bang for my buck’ kind of guy. So I will likely post the best you can afford, best bang for the buck, and I’ll even throw in a ‘consider this budget option’ if you’d like.

1) What is your budget? Please provide a hard limit on this so I can best find models. If you say “$1500 but I may go higher” then just state your hard limit please.

2) How big is your room?

3) Do you need keystone? (If you’re unsure, please look into it before answering - this can be a pretty big feature you may need and not all PJs have it)

4) What resolution do you need or want. If 4k, do you want native or is 4k pixel shift technology okay?

5) How far will your PJ be from the screen? Do you need or want UST, ST, regular?

6) what screen size are you hoping to achieve?

7) Is your room fully light controlled?

8) Do you need or want low input lag for any gaming?

9) Any other details you might want to include you feel necessary. Does PJ size or weight matter, do you prefer DLP or laser technology, any brands you must have or absolutely won’t buy from, do you need/want 3D, built in streaming services, stuff like that.

I will do my best to get back to you in a timely manner. I will go in order of those who poster first. Any feedback or further information is always welcomed.

Websites I highly recommend and use for research include, I dabble in others but these hold the most weight as they specialize with projectors:

Projectorcentral.com

Projectorreviews.com

Edit: if I haven’t got back to you in a few days please make an additional comment. This has been quite a busy thread and I don’t want to miss anyone.