Projectors that give 4K boost to the home-theatre experience OPTOMA HD142X

Large-screen televisions are passé. For those who appreciate the finer details of life and are always looking to get the ‘bigger picture’, the entertainment gadget of choice has to be the projector. All you need is a projector and a bare wall, and watching a movie or a game of football can become a larger-than-life experience. Even gamers have taken to linking up their rigs with high-speed projectors to enhance the feel of the gameplay. A number of 1080p or 4K-ready projectors are now available in the market, which, although on the whole more expensive than LED TVs, can prove to be a great investment and an invaluable add-on to your home entertainment system. Here are some of our picks from 2017. Optoma HD142X is a 1080p Home Theater Projector featuring 3000 lumens, 1920 x mens colour brightness and motionflow technology for the super-fast response rate. It also features manual zoom lens with a 1.6x zoom ratio and wide lens shift range gives greater installation flexibility in any room size, even with high ceilings. It supports fan that exhaust positioned at the front of the projector. It also sports built-in transmitter for the 3D experience. Sony’s lamp control technology and rechargeable 3D glasses work together perfectly to establish vibrant, cinema-quality brightness levels on your favorite 3D movies and shows. The projector comes with picture calibration features which calibrate pictures in nine different modes. Sony VPLHW40ES is priced at Rs 1, 74,800.