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A projector fits your room when its throw ratio matches the distance you have: distance = ratio × picture width. A 100 inch picture is about 2.2 m wide, so a standard projector wants roughly 2.4–3.3 m, and a short-throw one under 2 m.
Answer three questions to see which type fits, and how bright it needs to be for your room.
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A compact fixed-lens projector with Google TV built in. It suits the dark bedroom case in the picker: pictures up to about 100 inches from a short, predictable distance.
1080p · 500 ANSI lm LED · Throw ratio 1.2
The zoom range gives you the wiggle room the picker talks about, and the brightness copes with curtains-drawn rooms. A standard-throw projector for a normal lounge.
4K · 3,200 ANSI lm · Throw ratio 1.13–1.46
The short-throw answer: a 100 inch picture from under two metres, so it can sit on the media unit. Built for small rooms where the usual throw distance does not fit.
4K · 2,200 ANSI lm LED · Throw ratio 0.69–0.83
