Why your projector image is shaking when the bass hits

Picture this: you’ve finally got the lights dimmed, the popcorn is buttery and hot, and the deep, rumbling intro to your favorite sci-fi epic starts. The bass drops, the floor rattles, and suddenly, the crisp 4K spaceship on your screen is dancing like it’s in a blender. It is beyond frustrating. I remember the first … Read more

The right way to clean a laser projector filter

I was halfway through a re-watch of Dune when my screen suddenly went dark. It wasn’t that deep, cinematic black that my laser projector is famous for; it was the ‘oh no, my expensive toy just died’ kind of black. My heart sank into my stomach. I walked over and felt the top of the … Read more

How to stop your projector lens from fogging up

How to stop your projector lens from fogging up

I’ll never forget the evening I spent three hours setting up our neighborhood movie night, only to have the entire screen turn into a milky, indistinct blob ten minutes into the show. There I was, standing in my backyard with a cold slice of pizza in one hand and a microfiber cloth in the other, … Read more

Why your projector image looks dull on a white wall

I spent three months researching the perfect projector, finally settled on a high-end unit, and couldn’t wait for my first movie night. I cleared the living room, pointed the lens at my freshly painted white wall, and hit ‘play.’ My excitement vanished instantly. Instead of the crisp, cinematic experience I’d imagined, the image looked flat, … Read more