Show TV on ceiling

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gordonisnz

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#311671 6-Feb-2024 12:03

Hello. I'm working off memory, but years ago I think I saw a gadget where you put it on a table, and feed movies/TV through it via wifi / Google Cast etc, and it projected the image onto the ceiling.

Is this such a thing?

is it available in NZ? and can it be passworded (several folks in the house use the same wifi, but not in the same room)?

is the sound OK/good volume?

Goosey

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#3191406 6-Feb-2024 13:17

Do you mean one of these?
https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/p/anker-nebula-capsule-portable-projector-red/M5808025.html

although the link is for the warehouse, it’s actually from Noel leeming as per the listing.

perhaps search for “projectors” from all the usual trusted stores and then go have a look online at places like Amazon etc.

probally you can find on Temu….but would ya trust it? Hahahah.

gehenna

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#3191479 6-Feb-2024 15:13

Samsung Freestyle

mattwnz

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#3191487 6-Feb-2024 16:27

I think there are a lot of these sorts of things now being sold with varying quality

JimmyH

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#3192494 8-Feb-2024 16:59

There are a ton of projectors available that will do this, at a wide range of price points ranging from the sub $150 models to ones costing thousands of dollars. It's a question of how much quality do you want and how much are you prepared to pay.

I got a budget LED model last year for around $350, substantially brighter than I expected but the picture quality is mediocre. paired it with a chromecast and a fabric screen, and pinched the soundbar off the telly, to show outdoor movies at night. My then 4 year old and his friends loved outdoor movie night. It would have also worked if I pointed it at the ceiling.

johno1234

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#3192591 8-Feb-2024 20:09

Ooh, watch TV lying flat in bed? I like it!