If size is your priority when it comes to picking out a new TV, then it’s not even a TV you should be considering. A projector can give you much more bang for you buck, and now they’re cheaper than ever. Amazon has this one from Miroir with a built-in Roku TV that is currently on sale for 10% off. The projector is normally priced at an even $100 so the discount ends up taking it down by $10 to just $90 for a limited time.
Even on the lower budget end, to get a TV that is 75 inches or more might cost you close to, if not, over a thousand bucks. Here, you can stretch your image to up to a full 100 inches and it’s going to cost you one tenth the price.
Sure, it’s not going to have the color depth and pixel density you’d find on a TV of any budget, but having a projector like this on hand can make for a fun way to engage with the movies, shows, or sports you watch. You can invite some friends over to the backyard for an outdoor movie night, or plug in your Nintendo for some old school split screen Mario Kart where everyone get a huge chunk of space.
Setup is simple. The projector is hooked up to a stand that can rotate up to 270 degrees. This gives you flexibility in how high or low the projector can be positioned, either on the floor or up on a desk. You can also fully angle it upward if you’d like for viewing on the ceiling. The projector has an auto keystone functionality so as soon as you have it pointed at the surface you wish to view your media on, it will on its own reframe itself to be a perfect rectangle. You do have to manually focus it once set up, but that’s not too much trouble.
Officially Licensed Roku TV Built-In
This isn’t an ordinary projector. Miroir has partnered with Roku TV to embed its interface directly onto the projector. No need to plug in a separate streaming device as you can download popular apps like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max directly onto the projector itself.
The projector does have an HDMI port as well so you can plug in a laptop or a gaming console like the PlayStation 5 or a Nintendo Switch. You can also plug in external storage over USB to play videos over that.