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Assistant voice control. Sports fans can enjoy the big game on a big screen using the dedicated Sports Mode, which optimises the image quality for

pixel image, vivid HDR colour and contrast in any lighting conditions, plus 3,000 lumens of brightness. This versatile projector is not only an all-rounder for any type of content, it’s also been designed with sports fans in mind and features a custom Football Mode that maintains a consistently natural looking and vibrant image during the game – the grass will always be greener. Moreover, the Football Sound option hones in on the commentary – which can often be swamped by a rowdy crowd – delivering crisp and clear vocals, while creating a stadium like experience. The TK800M is also geared up for gaming with 60fps for fluid, fast motion. CinemaMaster Audio+2 offers a wide frequency range from the 5W speakers, with EQ algorithms adjusting

BenQ TK850i True 4K Home Entertainment Projector

more natural colours and announcer vocals. Plus, a motion enhancer will eliminate jitter when the pace picks up, ensuring fluid play at 60fps. The TK850i has two 5W speakers built-in and ARC connectivity via one of two HDMI inputs, should you wish to add a soundbar. BenQ TK800M True 4K Home Entertainment Projector

A longtime player in the projector space, BenQ’s mid range TK850i nudges premium with a suite of high-end features. For starters, you get 4K Ultra HD resolution on a screen size of up to 100” and HDR10 for contrast-rich blacks and brights, with BenQ’s proprietary HDR-PRO tech adding an additional boost to contrast and image detail. 3,000 lumens of brightness and a precision lens array for more light penetration make the TK850i ideal for both dark and bright rooms, maintaining a strong HDR image in a variety of lighting levels. A Chromecast dongle is included for Android TV access and smart device casting, along with Google

clarity and bass, and two HDMI inputs accommodate your external device of choice, be it a soundbar, 4K Blu-ray player, laptop or

Whether you’re setting it up in a bright room or a dark home theatre space, the compact TK800M delivers excellent bang for buck with 4K Ultra HD, an 8.3 million

gaming console .

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Furthermore, The Premiere is the world’s first home projector to feature the Filmmaker Mode setting found on smart TVs, which presents a movie just as its director intended, sans motion smoothing and post-processing – what you see is what cinema audiences saw. The Premiere’s 20,000 hours of lamp life equates to 10,000 movies, and there’s no shortage of choice with Samsung’s smart TV interface putting a wealth of content at your fingertips, plus a built in tuner for free-to-air channels. There's also AirPlay support for casting and three HDMI inputs, including a dedicated eARC port for a soundbar. The Rolls Royce of home theatre projectors, Samsung’s The Premiere makes every movie night an event. Hisense 100” 4K TriChroma Laser TV Projector One of Hisense’s flagship ultra short throw laser projectors, the 4K TriChroma Laser TV includes a 100” ALR screen (via redemption through Hisense) to bring the best possible image quality to a home theatre set-up. 4K images with HDR will truly pop with a wide colour gamut thanks to TriChroma X-Fusion Laser Light – a triple

RGB laser array – and 3,000 lumens of brightness providing optimal viewing in all lighting conditions. It’s also designed to protect your eyes through reduced blue light levels, and there is a plethora of picture settings to fine-tune the image to your satisfaction. With Hisense’s own VIDAA 4 operating system onboard – updated with a faster interface and more apps – there is easy access to a wealth of entertainment options, along with a built-in tuner for live TV channels. And the voice remote works with Amazon’s Alexa for hands-free navigation and other shortcuts. Hisense’s premium laser rate that’s ten times faster than an OLED TV. A dynamic 40W Dolby Atmos soundstage adds considerable oomph to those big screen blockbusters without compromising dialogue clarity, and a generous three HDMI inputs offer the option to connect an external soundbar and more. The Hisense 4K Trichroma Laser TV is the complete package – a top-end ultra short throw projector with 4K HDR, Dolby Atmos and peak brightness to suit any home theatre set-up. It’s not just a projector; it’s a laser TV. projectors are also built for gaming and armchair sports spectators, with high-speed micro processing and a fluid motion

Samsung The Premiere Triple Laser 4K Smart Projector

Sporting a minimalist design that resembles a stylish soundbar, Samsung’s The Premiere brings cinema-quality, crystal clear pictures comparable to the best 4K Smart TVs to an ultra short throw laser projector, using RGB lasers and 16-bit 3D colour mapping. Capable of projecting a screen size up to a massive 130”, home movie nights will be supersized and taken to the next level, with 2,800 lumens of brightness bringing 4K HDR content to vivid cinematic life, whether the projector is pointed at a wall or an ALR screen (for best results, it should be positioned at least 11.3cm from a wall).

BIGMOVIES BIG SCREENS FOR Test-drive your projector with four flicks that demand to be seen on the biggest possible screen – and pump up the volume!

AVENGERS: ENDGAME

The opening Star Destroyer pursuit. DEMO SCENE: The T-Rex breaks out. DEMO SCENE: STARWARS: A NEW HOPE JURASSIC PARK

DUNE (2021)

The final battle with Thanos. DEMO SCENE:

All of it! DEMO SCENE:

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