![]() So I’m going with Epson’s lower cost model, the Epson Home Cinema 880, which has a strong enough image throw as well as keystoning capabilities to perfectly fit the picture on the screen. But I don’t need high-end features like 3D or 4k. It’s a super simple, affordable and reliable device. We use the Epson Home Cinema 2100 in our basement and love it. This is the kind of cheap I’m talking about. ![]() No need for an electrician or anything just need an extension cord and a stack of books. Quite the pickle! But I came up with a solid idea: If the projector could live in our garage and shine out through a window, I could accomplish my goals of an inexpensive, simple-to-use and permanent movie theater setup. I don’t, however, want to disassemble and reassemble the projector set-up each time we want to watch a movie. ![]() Unlike outdoor TVs, projectors are not designed to be left outside all year, which is fine for me as I don’t want ugly junk cluttering up my patio. Projectors are comparatively inexpensive and capable of the true movie theater-sized image I’m looking for. So in the hopes of staying within my budget, I’m going projector for this project. But they’re extremely pricey, ugly when not being used, and comparatively small for an outdoor theater. Outdoor TVs are robust, permanent, simple to install and much more likely to be used. I spent countless hours researching the merits of outdoor TVs vs projectors. To make it happen, I’ll need to buy used equipment, do all the work myself, and not screw it up so badly that Kelly shuts the whole thing down. The goal is to get the whole thing done for under $1,000. To actually use it, the system has to be simple enough for Emma to operate it.I don’t want to spend a ton of money on this because I don’t know whether it’ll be a hit with the family, and outdoor movie theater equipment is expensive.Our patio space is small, cramped and not necessarily conducive to watching movies.If I can pull it off it’ll be great, but now that I’m in the middle of it, I’ve encountered the following issues: I anticipate big family movie nights with popcorn, huge smiles, wine, kids running around-all that stuff. ![]() But am I going to obsess over it until I figure out how to make one? And will I be taking you along for the ride? Yes! ![]()
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