5 Reasons NOT To Buy A Projector - The Real Truth

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Being a big fan of modern projectors I regularly recommend projectors to people but believe it or not, I don't believe projectors work for every situation. Here are 5 reasons to stay away from a projector.

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[liueric]

Just bought a cheap projector and chomecast and a block out blind for my bedroom. I am never leaving my bed room... ever

[chrism]

Just re-mounted my Optoma UHD65 after a 3 year renovation. Can't stop watching it. There's just something transcendent about watching TV on a 100" screen in your living room.

[CunnazZ]

I run a 160-inch screen, it's a monster. Nobody is ever looking at my setup and saying anything but wow!!!! 4 player Mario Kart where each player has the equivalent of an 80-inch screen, is the absolute best family fun you can I do have a huge room for it though. I'd go even bigger if I hadn't run out of verticle space!!!

[gx]

I’d love to see an updated video on the best projectors in each budget. Maybe start at under $500 and go up in increments of the same. 🤙

[CalvinCrack]

I recently went down the projector rabbit hole to get set up in my medium sized apartment living room with a 110” screen. I ended up returning everything and deciding to just upgrade my 65” OLED to a new 77“. I think projectors are great if you can get your room dialed in but I made the mistake of thinking I could just buy a screen, buy a projector and call it a day. The main problem I ran into is eyestrain. The screen was probably too big for my viewing angle for starters, but the main issue was brightness; in order to get the image bright enough where I was happy with it, I had to have the projector way too bright for a pitch dark room, thus creating an uncomfortable contrast level. HDR relies on high contrast to pop, so it’s a difficult situation unless you have a very well calibrated home theater set up (dark walls, dark ceiling, correct gain screen, proper viewing distance, correct amount of ambient light, etc.) and probably a much better projector than I wanted to buy (I maxed out an an Epson 5050ub for $3k). There’s a lot you have to get right to make a set up really good. I just want to remind people of that who are maybe now where I was a month ago. A projector set up can be a very expensive way to get a worse quality image than an OLED will give you. If you really care about video quality, a good projector set up is going to take some time and money. That being said, if you get it all right, projectors are amazing! When I buy a house I’ll definitely try again with projectors. But for now, large OLED was a lot less headache for a size (and quality) upgrade in my apartment. Good luck!

[ronp]

Great video Chris. I started with an $85 Amazon deal projector for the deck. My wife liked it so much we upgraded to a little better projector and a better screen and installed it in our office/library. Last year upgraded to Epson Home Cinema 4010 with new 100 inch screen. Just installed Samsung HW-Q930B 9.1.4 soundbar. Nothing like having a real theater experience in a comfy chair with some freshly popped popcorn.

[rocked]

I enjoy watching your videos even though I’m not planning to buy a projector; however, I do have a lot of 3D movies and would love to know your recommendation for an affordable quality 3D projector. If the quality and price is right I might just get one.

[KyleVeatch]

Thanks! I remember a while ago that most projectors could not do HDR or dolby vision. Is this still an issue?

[kiodiekin]

mic quality and video is terrible for that webcam. ur better off using a go pro

[justinbeamon]

i will say the replacement lamp cost for most of the Epson and BenQ stuff really isn't that bad. I wouldn't put that down as a deterrent for choosing a projector. JVC introduced the NP5 which is supposed to be pretty amazing and it's a lamp PJ, although those can be upwards of $600 for replacement.

[phyleaanderson]

This Is a great review. I’m a beginner and trying to find my first projector. I have quite a bit of light in the room I’m thinking about but heard some good info to take back with me. Can you review the Vankyo v700w? I heard this is a good one.

[cruxiphy]

Would you say the Hisense l9g is good enough for a home theatre? or is going with their new model px1 more suitable?

[twinkletoes]

I just have no decent wall to mount a tv to my wall. i just want a projector in my room so i can lay in bed and watch a movie on cold dark winter nights. I live in alaska and winters are so dark so im not worried about brightness. would a budget projector work?

[avinashss]

Hi please give me a response, I am planning to buy this but however already have a good experience with Epson LCD projector .and worried to buy This BenQ projector because of picture quality and rainbow effect caused by DLP projectors like BenQ, . and in other side Epson projectors known as Pro UHD which only has 4 million pixels even with a 4K resolution still lacks of pixels compare to this BenQ model who have 8 million pixels, is it mean this BenQ model is real 4k and superior ? and Epson tw 6150 is not ? Which one I should choose ? Thanks

[mwrightinsurance]

Honorable mentions:
- Fan noise
- Different projectors can have different quirks that you won’t find on any TV such as re-syncing every time the input signal changes in any way. (Up to 5secs. And sometimes doesn’t sync the first time.)
- DLP projectors can be a space heater.
- Will possibly need an expensive fiber optic hdmi cable for high-quality at long runs.
- Remote control is typically horrible.
- when listening to music if you want to make any adjustments to the sound via on screen display of an AV receiver you have to turn your projector on which adds fan noise and uses lamp life And you cannot turn projectors on and off quickly.

[KSamai]

This was an amazing video that really hits all the important points I did not know. Thanks!

[der_biergaertner]

I have a very bright home and look YT often on daytime and like the blacks of OLED...but i search a super small portable smartfone projector for my kitchen, have just 2m from projector to wall, is this able?

[noe]

There is one other significant reason NOT to buy a projector not mentioned above: sensitivity to rainbow effect artifact (RBE). Most projectors intended for home use currently on the market are single-DLP. Single-DLP projectors necessarily have to use sequential color, and sequential color always produces color breakup artifact, more popularly known as RBE. Though most people are not sensitive to it, or learn how to tune out its headache-inducing effects, there will always be individuals who have very short retina persistence times they see the individual primary colors as they flash in succession, instead of having them ideally meld into a composite full-color image. RBE is determined by such factors like type of video sources being viewed, viewing conditions, and individual sensitivity. Since it is unpredictable, professional venues (like cinemas) will never ever use any single-chip projector; they exclusively use 3-chip projectors. To guarantee absolute absence of RBE, the only way is with 3-chip projectors, and the only manufacturers who exclusively make and sell 3-chip for home use are epson (3-LCD) and sony and jvc (3-LCoS). If 3-chip projectors are too expensive for you, just stick with a big TV instead of subjecting yourself to potential RBE punishment. TVs don't produce RBE.

[oliverlison]

Why does image quality deteriorate after changing the lamp a few times? I know that the brightness of a lamp will be reduced as the lamp ages.
Is it because of dust settling on the elemets, such as the colour wheel and DMD? Or because the LCD gets bleached by the light source/lamp?

[Andythecreature]

Doing some quick research to help a friend with the acquisition of their first projector & your videos have been great all around (packed with the important details not longer than necessary & easy to understand)!

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