The best video projectors for microflats, in Hong Kong or wherever – you just need a wall, preferably grey
So your apartment is too small to fit a big-screen TV? A new generation of ultra-short-throw projectors offer a solution: place one 30cm from your wall and it projects a 100-inch image
Many of us want as big a screen as possible in our homes, but there is no room in the average Hong Kong flat for a big-screen television, let alone a state-of-the-art home cinema projector. That’s the received wisdom, at least, and the reason home projector sales have lagged far behind those of TVs for years.
But with the advent of a new product, the ultra-short-throw home projector, that could change.
Placed just 30cm from a wall, this new class of machine can project a 100-inch image. If you don’t want it that big, you can adjust the image size.
If a lack of floor space rather than wall space is the problem in your apartment, ultra short throw could be for you.
Aesthetically it is hard to argue against having one. Far smaller than a TV set, some of them resemble furniture, air purifiers, even bread makers. And because they project upwards from a spot near a wall, you don’t have cables trailing across the floor.
The image they project is not as bright as that on a TV. To ensure the image looks good in daylight as well as in a darkened room, look for an ultra-short-throw projector with a brightness rating of at least 3,000 lumens.