(BPT) - A backyard movie screening is a quintessential summer activity, but its success depends on having the right tech. You wouldn't want to have friends and family over to watch a summer cult classic or the week's biggest sports game, only to squint at a faint, blurry image, right?
You don't need a lot to host an outdoor screening, but the right projector is essential. Below are the five must-have features for a projector to ensure your backyard movie night is a box-office hit.
kAmkDEC@?8mt?@F89 3C:89E?6DD E@ 4FE E9C@F89 E96 DF>>6C EH:=:89Ek^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm%96 =@?8 DF>>6C 52JD 2C6 A6C764E 7@C E2<:?8 25G2?E286 @7 E96 H2C>6C H62E96C[ 3FE E96J 42? >2<6 9@DE:?8 2? @FE5@@C D4C66?:?8 492==6?8:?8] q6EH66? E96 DF? 8@:?8 5@H? H6== 27E6C gA> :? D@>6 A=246D 2?5 244@F?E:?8 7@C DEC66E=:89ED 2?5 A@C49 =:89ED EFC?:?8 @?[ :E 42? >2<6 86EE:?8 E96 36DE A:4EFC6 =6DD E92? :562=]k^Am
kAmqFE :?DE625 @7 =6EE:?8 E96D6 492==6?86D 56E6C>:?6 J@FC DE2CE E:>6[ J@F 42? 49@@D6 2 AC@;64E@C E92EVD 3C:89E 6?@F89 E@ @G6C4@>6 E96 5H:?5=:?8 =:89E 2E 5FD< @C DEC66E=:89ED 2?5 A@C49 =:89ED] {@@< 7@C 2 >@56= =:<6 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D@F?54@C6]4@>^AC@5F4ED^5a`d`\?63F=2\I`\AC@\c<\AC@;64E@CnG2C:2?Elcdg_hgf`ah_ddgQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmD@F?54@C6 }63F=2 )` !C@ cz !C@;64E@Ck^2m E92E 3@2DED bd__ p}$x =F>6?D — A@H6C7F= 6?@F89 E@ AC@;64E 4=62C[ G:G:5 :>286D H:E9@FE 56=2JD 3642FD6 @7 =:89E A@==FE:@?]k^Am
kAm*@F 42? A2:C E96 )` !C@ H:E9 E96 $@F?54@C6 a__\:?49 :?7=2E23=6 D4C66? >256 @7 !'r\4@2E65 >6D9 723C:4 H:E9 2 A@=J6DE6C D4C66? E92E DEC6E496D E:89E 7@C E96 F=E:>2E6 >@G:6 ?:89E] &D:?8 E96 244@>A2?J:?8 32EE6CJ\A@H6C65 2:C AF>A[ J@F 42? :?7=2E6 E96 D4C66? :? F?56C 7:G6 >:?FE6D 2?5 567=2E6 :E :? 2D =:EE=6 2D EH@ >:?FE6D] %92?<D E@ :ED D62=65 56D:8?[ E96 D4C66? 5@6D?VE C6BF:C6 4@?DE2?E 2:C7=@H E@ DE2J :?7=2E65 7@C BF:6E @A6C2E:@?]k^Am
k5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^ddfc3474\3g25\c5c4\h73d\3dbc45g7h4b4];A8Q 2=ElQ?F==Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:Gm
k5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmk^5:Gm
kAmkDEC@?8mk^Am
kAm$6=7\25;FDE:?8 DJDE6> 7@C DEC6DD\7C66 D6EFAk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmx7 J@FVG6 ?6G6C 925 E@ >2?F2==J 25;FDE 2 AC@;64E@C 2?5 D4C66? E@ A6C764E=J 2=:8?[ 4@F?E J@FCD6=7 =F4<J] $6EFA 42? 36 492==6?8:?8 6G6? :? :?5@@C DA246D[ H96C6 J@FVC6 =:<6=J E@ 92G6 2 C6=2E:G6=J =6G6=[ 46?E6C65 A=2E7@C>] x? E96 324<J2C5[ J@FV== 92G6 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE 9@H E@ D6E FA E96 AC@;64E@C @? F?6G6? 8C2DD[ 5:CE @C A2E:@ A2G6CD]k^Am
kAm$<:A E96 9@FCD @7 7:55=:?8 H:E9 EC:A@5D 2?5 ?2G:82E:?8 >6?FD 3J 49@@D:?8 2 AC@;64E@C H:E9 2? 25G2?465 D6=7\25;FDE:?8 DJDE6>] u@C 6I2>A=6[ E96 }63F=2 )` !C@ FD6D 2 3F:=E\:? :?E6C?2= 8:>32=[ @AE:42= 6?8:?6 2?5 =6?D 2CC2J E@ 2FE@>2E:42==J E:=E FA E@ ad 568C66D E@ 7:?5 E96 @AE:>2= A=246>6?E @? 2 D4C66? @C H2==]k^Am
kAmr@>3:?65 H:E9 $@F?54@C6VD px $A2E:2= p52AE2E:@? 2FE@\D6EFA AC@465FC6[ H9:49 AC@G:56D 2FE@>2E:4 7@4FD[ <6JDE@?6 4@CC64E:@?[ @3DE24=6 2G@:52?46[ D4C66? 7:E 2?5 @AE:42= K@@>[ D6EE:?8 FA 7@C 2? @FE5@@C D4C66?:?8 :D D:>A=6] p== J@F ?665 E@ 5@ :D AC6DD 2 D:?8=6 3FEE@?] }@H J@F 42? DA6?5 =6DD E:>6 HC6DE=:?8 H:E9 4@?EC@=D 2?5 >@C6 E:>6 6?;@J:?8 E96 3:8 D4C66? 7C@> E96 4@>7@CE @7 J@FC =2H? 492:C]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mrCJDE2= 4=62C C6D@=FE:@? 7@C 2 4:?6>2E:4 6IA6C:6?46k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm(96? :E 4@>6D E@ @FE5@@C >@G:6D @C DA@CED D4C66?:?8D[ J@FV== ?665 2 D4C66? =2C86 6?@F89 7@C 6G6CJ@?6 E@ D66 4@>7@CE23=J] w@H6G6C[ E96 3:886C E96 D4C66?[ E96 9:896C E96 C6D@=FE:@? J@FV== ?665]k^Am
kAmu@C E96 36DE A:4EFC6 BF2=:EJ E@ 4@>A=6>6?E J@FC @FE5@@C 4:?6>2 6IA6C:6?46[ J@F ?665 C6D@=FE:@? E@ >2E49] %96 )` !C@ @776CD bgc_ I a`e_ A:I6=D[ 62D:=J AC@;64E:?8 DEF??:?8 :>286D H:E9 56E2:= 2?5 4=2C:EJ E92E E96 H9@=6 8C@FA 42? 6?;@J[ ?@ >2EE6C 9@H 72C 2H2J E96J 2C6 D62E65 @? E96:C A:4?:4 3=2?<6E]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mx?E68C2E65 2F5:@ DJDE6> 7@C :>>6CD:G6 2F5:@k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmqC62E9E2<:?8 :>286D 56D6CG6 D@F?5 E92E :D 6BF2==J :>AC6DD:G6 E@ ECF=J 3C:?8 2 >@G:6 @C 82>6 E@ =:76] %92E D2:5[ D6EE:?8 FA 2 C646:G6C[ DA62<6CD 2?5 DF3H@@76CD :D 2 A2:?[ 6DA64:2==J H96? J@F 92G6 E@ CF? >F=E:A=6 4@C5D E@ 4@??64E 2?5 A@H6C E96> 2==]k^Am
kAmz66A E9:?8D D:>A=6 3J 49@@D:?8 2 AC@;64E@C H:E9 2? :?E68C2E65 2F5:@ DJDE6>] %96 }63F=2 )` !C@ :D E96 A6C764E 6I2>A=6 @7 2? 2==\:?\@?6 AC@;64E@C[ 762EFC:?8 EH@ 7C@?E H:C6=6DD D2E6==:E6 DA62<6CD 2?5 EH@ C62C DFCC@F?5 D@F?5 DA62<6CD]k^Am
kAm*@F 42? 56E249 2== 7@FC DA62<6CD 7C@> E96 AC@;64E@C 2?5 A=246 E96> ?62C E96 D4C66? 2?5 369:?5 E96 2F5:6?46 7@C 2 ECF=J :>>6CD:G6 6IA6C:6?46] (96? A2:C65 H:E9 E96 )` !C@VD A@H6C7F= 3F:=E\:? DF3H@@76C 5C:G6CD @776C:?8 s@=3J pE>@D f]`]c 2F5:@[ J@FC 8F6DED H:== 766= =:<6 E96JVC6 2E E96 46?E6C @7 E96 24E:@?[ H96E96C :EVD 2 >@G:6VD A:G@E2= 42C 492D6 @C E96 7:?2= A6C:@5 @7 E96 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m$>2== 6?@F89 E@ >@G6[ E@F89 6?@F89 E@ H:E9DE2?5 E96 6=6>6?EDk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm(96? :E 4@>6D E@ 2? @FE5@@C >@G:6 D6EFA[ J@FV== ?665 D@>6E9:?8 E92E :D 62DJ E@ >@G6 H96? E96 H62E96C EFC?D] {F4<:=J[ E96 }63F=2 )` !C@ :D E96 F=E:>2E6 >@3:=6 E962E6C DE2E:@?]k^Am
kAm%92?<D E@ :ED 5FC23=6 H966=D 2?5 E6=6D4@A:?8 92?5=6[ J@F 42? 62D:=J E2<6 E96 AC@;64E@C 7C@> :?5@@CD E@ @FE5@@CD 2?5 324< 282:? H:E9 62D6] p=D@[ E96 AC@E64E:G6 =6?D 4@G6C D=:56D 5@H?[ D@ J@F 42? BF:4<=J 4@G6C @?6 @7 J@FC AC@;64E@CVD >@DE :>A@CE2?E 4@>A@?6?ED H96? J@F 92G6 E@ 52D9 @FE @7 E96 C2:?]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mv6E C625J E@ 36 J@FC ?6:893@C9@@5VD DF>>6C 3=@4<3FDE6Ck^DEC@?8mk^Am
k5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^36a24d7g\`db4\caa6\3_db\`42e2ebhad_d];A8Q 2=ElQ?F==Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:Gm
k5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmk^5:Gm
kAmk^Am
kAmrC62E:?8 >@G:6 >28:4 @FE5@@CD :D?VE 5:77:4F=E H:E9 E96 C:89E 6BF:A>6?E] x?G6DE:?8 :? 2 A@H6C7F= AC@;64E@C H:E9 2== E96 36==D 2?5 H9:DE=6D 42? EFC? 2 C68F=2C 324<J2C5 >@G:6 @C 82>6 ?:89E :?E@ 2 4:?6>2E:4 6IA6C:6?46] !=FD[ H:E9 E96 $A246u=@H k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D@F?54@C6]4@>^AC@5F4ED^5a`d`\?63F=2\I`\AC@\c<\AC@;64E@CnG2C:2?Elcfcfbhddebdbh_Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm2446DD@CJk^2m[ J@F 42? FD6 E96 AC@;64E@C 36J@?5 E96 DF>>6C E@ EFC? E96 6IE6C:@C @7 J@FC 9@FD6 :?E@ 2 92F?E65 9@FD6 @C $2?E2VD H@C<D9@A] %@ =62C? >@C6[ G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D@F?54@C6]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm$@F?54@C6]4@>k^2m]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.