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If you’re a keen gamer then projectors can offer an even more immersive experience, taking your favourite digital distraction off your TV and blowing it up to a jaw-dropping size on a wall.
The emergence of short throw projectors means that even when space is limited and there’s not a great deal of room between the projector and the wall you can still get upwards of 100-inches of projection. So, throw distance is always something that you’ll need to take into consideration, depending on how big or small the room is that your gaming in.
Of course, the biggest concern for most gamers is lag time, so there’s no noticeable difference between pushing a button on the controller and things happening on screen. The smaller the lag number, measured in milliseconds (ms), the better, so we were on the lookout for projectors that offered a really responsive gaming experience that wouldn’t affect the ability to react in-game.
Similarly, we only included projectors which offered a bright, clear picture (measured in lumens) because unless you have a blackout room you’re always going to experience some light coming in through windows and doors that can make the picture hard to see. The more lumens the projector can throw, the less you’ll have to worry about this kind of ambient light.
To find our recommendations we tested the projectors with a range of games, both online and off, and came up with a shortlist of the best models to boost your kill to death ratio with.
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It can be hard for projectors to hit the sweet spot of excellent responsiveness, combined with brightness and easy set up but the Optoma UHD38 does it with aplomb and is a great choice if you’re looking to take your gaming to next level visuals.
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