Best Projectors Under 1080p Ranked

A versatile Google TV projector for bedrooms and small rooms, with full automatic setup, low lag and a long warranty.

An adjustable budget Android projector for tinkerers with a dark room. Its 720p panel and soft focus keep it from being a sharp picture.

A very cheap pocket projector for a dark bedroom, for buyers who want licensed Netflix without a stick. The 720p panel limits sharpness.

A loud VIDAA projector with licensed apps and full automatic setup for a dim living room. Its brightness and resolution claims are unverified.

A loud, easy to set up streaming projector for backyard movie nights. Ignore the 5000 ANSI claim and use it after dark.

A quiet battery projector with Google TV for camping, backyards and bedrooms. Not one for gaming.

A bright, simple 3LCD projector for rooms with some light, fed by a streaming stick. Its 1280x800 panel is a step below the 1080p CO-FH02, so pay that model’s premium if sharpness matters.

A cheap smart projector with a real brightness rating, for casual streaming in a dark room. The 720p panel keeps the picture soft.

A cheap Android mini for a dark bedroom, with apps and auto keystone that make setup easy. Its 720p panel makes it softer than the “1080P 4K Support” listing suggests.

A small Google TV projector with licensed Netflix and hands-off setup for a bedroom. VOPLLS publishes neither its brightness nor its native resolution.

The pick among battery projectors for gaming and travel, with low input lag and Google TV in a very small body.

A battery projector for backyard movies and camping that delivers its rated brightness. Newer rivals cost less for similar output.

A compact Google TV projector for travel, bedrooms and casual gaming. Pick it over the battery models if you can stay near an outlet or power bank.

A small battery projector with triple laser color and Google TV, for people who want the MoGo 4’s portability with a brighter, more colorful picture.

A tiny battery laser projector for movie nights in dark rooms, tents and hotel rooms, with Netflix built in.

A very cheap bedroom projector for casual viewing in the dark. Its 720p panel and unverified brightness put it behind any native 1080p model.

A VIDAA projector with automatic setup and big speakers for a living room. Its 6000 ANSI and 4K claims are unverified, so compare it with tested models first.

A very small battery projector with Google TV for travel and kids’ rooms. It is only bright enough for a dark room and a modest screen.

A quiet, easy to set up mini for dorms and small bedrooms where it has to sit close to the wall. Its native resolution is unpublished.

A quiet Roku TV mini projector for a dark bedroom. AuKing publishes neither brightness nor resolution, which makes it hard to recommend over cheaper Roku models that do.

A battery projector for casual movie nights outdoors or in a dark bedroom. HOTPEAK does not publish its native resolution, so buyers who care about sharpness should look elsewhere.

A cheap battery projector for backyard and camping movie nights in the dark. Its 720p panel makes it a casual viewing choice, not a home theater one.

A portable projector with full automatic setup and eARC for buyers who move it between rooms. ONOAYO publishes neither its brightness nor its native resolution, which makes $400 hard to justify.

A cheap Roku TV projector for a dark bedroom. With no published brightness or resolution, a projector with honest specs is the safer buy.

A $100 Roku TV mini projector for casual streaming in a dark room. HAPPRUN publishes almost no specs, so buy it for the price and Roku, not the picture.

A small Roku TV projector for dark bedrooms, RVs and camping. Boldever’s native 1080p Roku model is sharper and brighter for not much more.

A $50 bedroom projector for watching YouTube or a plugged-in stick in the dark. It is the Magcubic HY300Pro under another name, so buy whichever is cheaper.

The cheapest way to get a picture on a bedroom wall in the dark, for kids or casual viewing. Its 720p panel and low brightness put it well behind any native 1080p projector.

A budget mini projector for casual movies in a dark room, for buyers who want Netflix built in. Its brightness and real resolution are not published.

A cheap, simple Roku TV projector for a dark bedroom or dorm, with better sound than most minis. Its 720p panel and low light output keep the picture small and soft.

A very cheap mini projector for kids’ rooms and casual viewing in the dark. With no published brightness or resolution, it is a toy-grade buy, not a TV replacement.

A cheap portable projector with full automatic setup for casual movie nights. Its 4K and brightness claims are unverified, so expect a modest picture.

A cheap bedroom or kids’ room projector for dark rooms, with a better speaker than the HY300 Pro. Its 720p panel puts it behind any native 1080p projector for sharpness.

A $95 Roku TV mini for streaming in a dark bedroom. It is dim and only 720p, so keep the picture small.

A cheap app equipped mini for small rooms where the projector has to sit close to the wall. Its brightness and resolution are unverified, so expect a dark room picture.

An inexpensive smart mini projector for kids’ rooms and casual streaming. Its unpublished panel and brightness make it hard to recommend over a model with real specs.

A cheap plug-in projector for movie nights with a streaming stick, if you can live without a published brightness or native resolution. Spend more for a rated native 1080p model.

A very cheap mini projector for projecting cartoons on a bedroom ceiling in the dark. Its 720p panel and unverified brightness keep it a toy next to native 1080p models.

A cheap Roku TV projector for a dark bedroom, for buyers who want Netflix and the Roku menus without a stick. Its 720p panel and low brightness limit it to casual viewing.

A throwaway-cheap mini projector for kids or occasional use in a dark room. Its maker publishes neither the native resolution nor a rated brightness, so buy it only with low expectations.

A throwaway priced mini for kids’ rooms or a camping trip, if you supply a TV stick. With no brightness or resolution published, expect a dim, soft picture.

A pocket-money projector for occasional backyard or bedroom movies. With no published resolution or brightness, expect a small, dim picture.

A toy-grade mini projector sold as a gift for kids watching cartoons in a dark room. Without a brightness or resolution spec, a rated model is a safer buy.

A simple kids’ bedroom projector fed by a streaming stick. The 720p panel and lack of Wi-Fi put it behind most minis at this price.

A cheap mini projector for occasional use with a streaming stick in a dark room. Its specs are too thin to compare with better documented models.

A bare-bones HDMI projector for a dark bedroom, fed by a streaming stick or console. With no Wi-Fi, no apps and no published panel resolution or rated brightness, it only makes sense at its rock-bottom price.

A battery pocket projector with its own apps, for travel and dark rooms. Its 480p panel and low brightness make it poor value next to native 1080p projectors at the same price.

A very cheap bedroom projector for casual viewing in the dark. With no published resolution or brightness, buy it only knowing the picture is a gamble.

A small travel projector for buyers who will plug in a TV stick and want easy focusing. With no brightness or resolution published, there are better documented choices at $80.

A cheap mini projector for cartoons and casual movies in a dark room. With no published brightness or native resolution, it is a gamble.

A pocket projector for travel and a dark bedroom, with its own Android apps. Its 50 lumens and 480p panel make it a novelty next to any plug-in 1080p projector at the same price.

A tiny battery projector for tracing art or cookie designs and casual viewing in the dark. Its 50 lumens and 480p panel rule it out as a movie projector.

A pocket projector for showing photos or a short video in a dark room. At 60 lumens and 480p it is not a movie projector, and it costs more than far better plug-in models.