So I have a 190cm x 195 cm (w/h) door opening behind wich I have mounted a 2x2m pull down projector screen.
I am currently using a cheap projector I got from Amazon and it's working fine. My main issue is that I have to pull my sofa table all the way up to the sofa to get the distance the projector needs and I'm never sure the focus is all that good even then.
I'd like to eventually (within the next 6 months - 2 years) upgrade to an ultra short throw projector, so I can just set it down right beneath the screen when I want to use it.
With this I need some help as I don't know much about projectors, things I'd like are:
- has an adjustable picture size (ideally self adjusts to the available screen space)
- ideally does as much of the calibration itself as possible (keystone, focus, picture size,..) I am really bad at telling at which point the focus is the absolute best so letting the projector figure it out would be great
- has all the streaming services available so I don't need to cast from another device
- don't need crazy picture quality or brightness but I'd like to be able to read subtitles without noticing them a diffused
- I am open to buying something second hand but I don't know anything about projector maintenance so one that doesn't need a lot done/is easy to fix would be great
I also have another white wall in the bedroom where I might want to set up the project occasionally there I'd have at most a 140cm wide wall to use so the picture size would need to be able to go down that far at least.
The timeline for upgrading is such a wide span as I am expecting to have to save for a while.