A home theater projector is designed for permanent installation in a light-controlled environment. A mini projector is meant for giving business presentations or toting to a vacation home. What is the line that separates the two categories? Until recently, it was price: A typical home theater model started at around $1,000 and shot up from there. But the InFocus ScreenPlay SP1080 seems intended to blur that line: It’s priced at a mere $549, or the same amount you’d pay for a high-quality mini projector. Consequently, home theater projection has now become almost absurdly cheap. But is this new InFocus any good? Let’s take a look.
There are several differences between the SP1080, a single-chip DLP model, and a mini projector such as the Optoma ML750ST (another single-chip DLP priced at around $549), which earned Top Pick status in our July/August mini projector roundup. The key differences are in resolution and brightness: While Optoma’s mini maxes out at 720p resolution and 700 lumens, the InFocus is a 1080pres model spec’d at 3,500 lumens.
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