Some might me miffed the projector doesn\u2019t support 4K, but at this price, the industry isn\u2019t there yet. And again, for casual big screen movie nights, you don\u2019t really<\/em> need it. Unlike their complaints about the lack of popcorn at movie night, my daughter and her mates have never complained at a lack of pixels.<\/p>\n Photograph: Chris Haslam<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n The Nebula P1i produces an enjoyable 1080p picture for casual viewing, but, like so many cheap projectors needs a dark room to thrive. Ambient light will quickly wash out pictures, especially if you\u2019re extending the display past 60 inches.<\/p>\n So while it’s not suitable for daytime use, at night, with curtains closed and lights off you can push the display to 100-inches with good results. Just don\u2019t expect the color and contrast to pop like your TV. Dark scenes can suffer too, and it struggles with blacks and shadows, but again, this is par for the course with budget projectors. It\u2019s not a design for videophiles, but it\u2019s a fun alternative to the TV.<\/p>\n Take the projector outside and you\u2019ll have the same issues with brightness. If you live in a rural idle with the only ambient light coming from the stars, you might be OK, but please take the marketing pictures of city roof terrace movie nights with a handful of salt.<\/p>\n You can easily tweak contrast, saturation, black levels, sharpness etc. as well as choose from various picture modes including Vivid, which boost color and contrast, and Movie, which punches up tone depth for dark rooms. The differences are noticeable but not remarkable.<\/p>\nPicture Quality<\/h2>\n
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