Will this work connected to a DVD player to have outdoor movie nights? Would it have to be completely dark?
1785705
That is exactly what we use it for, as well as boxing and football games! It's so much fun! Sadly, at only 2000 lumens, it does require darkness. Set-up happens @dusk and shows start after dark(looking forward to changing back to standard time...summer movies start quite late! Next projector I buy will be 3000+ lumens for that reason. It does work wonderfully though, friends are always impressed. One thing to note, sound it a bit lacking so we hook up our Bose Sound Dock for booming sound using "audio out" (RCA cable with headset plug on other end). Hope that's helpful.
1785706
If ur a "techie" buff with movies and audio & video then don't get it! It's a fine device to hv just for that outdoor purpose and hvin fun! And yes it'll play with a DVD player.
1785707
That is exactly what we use it for, as well as boxing and football games! It's so much fun! Sadly, at only 2000 lumens, it does require darkness. Set-up happens @dusk and shows start after dark(looking forward to changing back to standard time...summer movies start quite late! Next projector I buy will be 3000+ lumens for that reason. It does work wonderfully though, friends are always impressed. One thing to note, sound it a bit lacking so we hook up our Bose Sound Dock for booming sound using "audio out" (RCA cable with headset plug on other end).Hope that's helpful. That is exactly what we use it for, as well as boxing and football games! It's so much fun! Sadly, at only 2000 lumens, it does require darkness. Set-up happens @dusk and shows start after dark(looking forward to changing back to standard time...summer movies start quite late! Next projector I buy will be 3000+ lumens for that reason. It does work wonderfully though, friends are always impressed. One thing to note, sound it a bit lacking so we hook up our Bose Sound Dock for booming sound using "audio out" (RCA cable with headset plug on other end).Hope that's... » Read More That is exactly what we use it for, as well as boxing and football games! It's so much fun! Sadly, at only 2000 lumens, it does require darkness. Set-up happens @dusk and shows start after dark(looking forward to changing back to standard time...summer movies start quite late! Next projector I buy will be 3000+ lumens for that reason. It does work wonderfully though, friends are always impressed. One thing to note, sound it a bit lacking so we hook up our Bose Sound Dock for booming sound using "audio out" (RCA cable with headset plug on other end).Hope that's helpful. « Show Less
1785708
You can hook it up to a DVD player. We start just when the sun goes down. In the dark work's best.
11594
Depends how close you are and how dark. It works well when inside and 5-10 feet away from screen for PowerPoint presentations. Never used it for video or outdoors.
1306902
Yes but the picture is dark. Had to get a new blu ray player, which plays regular DVDs also, to get a good bright picture.
727006
yes it will,it even works at night. it is really pretty clear.i have it on top of garage door to see who comes up the driveway.i am 250' off road and it sees all.the monitor is portable,you can carry it with you to whatever room you are in.this is a real simple setup.just plug in and turn on.
2097197
I have not tried it outdoors. I have it in the bathroom in a RV. It works great there. If there is to much light out side it will not come on until it goes dark out. But for the cost of Mr. Beams taking that chance seems reasonable to me. It is for me a great product, it has done what I have wanted it to do.
1229665
Yes, it only works in the dark, dusk to dawn. I've had mine for several months and it works great.
636536
That's exactly what i got it for and it's fantastic. It has to be after dusk. Project it on this screen (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007KA7BAA/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc;=1) with a PVC pipe frame I built. Some of my neighbors are a little snooty about image quality and they were extremely impressed. I hook it up to an amp and a subwoofer and we rock the neighborhood. All the neighbors come over and it's a party.
1202763
We use this for a portable unit often. It does have hook ups for a dvd player and out put for audio should come right off your dvd player. Like Duanejack said you have to have the RCA cables (the red, yellow and white cables) which do not come with the projector but it should work just fine.
306937
Yes. This works perfectly outdoors for movies. We have a large screen and watch movies with our projector often.
1149410
I believe with the 3500 lumens you could push a 50' screen and it would still look sharp. I do a 40' screen with a 2000 lumens projector and it looks great, but it has to be dark. I am not an expert, but I have been doing outside movies for the neighborhood for over 10 years for fun.
1451001
The reason it might not work outside is due to the fact that the remote uses IR light (just like a TV remote) to talk to the robot. The sun tends to be far too bright and often overpowers the small amount of light from the remote control. Using it in a shaded area, or at dusk/dawn, should work fine - provided the unit is operating on a smooth surface and has sufficient charge in its batteries, of course!
535769
I have a large protable screen we use when camping (and in our back yard) and the picture is great at night time. This unit dose not work well at all during the day outside but at nighttime it is GREAT. Please note that the picture quality is only as good as the movie you are playing. We use a laptop to play our movies and use a Bluetooth speaker for sound. We put the speaker below our screen. It's a ton of fun!
2034469
this should do just fine out doors. You will need to wait for late evening for it to be dark enough, and I have found ambient light to not effect the over all projection quality too much. So porch lights and landscape lighting shouldn't be a problem. You will likely need a separate sound system, unless you have a quiet group of people watching. I would take precautions to be sure it won't be exposed to rain or pool splashes though, there is a lens adjustor and buttons on top of the projector.
1606515
Hi, yes it works outdoos, but at nights, it only works if the area you are going to watch over is illuminated, because this model does not have night vision.
1815796
Hi Mark,I'm not sure. I use the device during hunting where no any lights. I guess you shouldn't direct it to street lamps.Good luck
1649408
Yes, it would work well for this. The projector has to be a fixed distance from the screen which is probably about 4-5 feet to get to 120 inches, but should not be an issue since you are not mounting it. You can determine that with an online calculator. The Lumens are pretty high so should have pretty good visibility at dusk. Only other issue is it is not true HD (1080p) but still looks really good. I use it for my indoor Golf Simulator and it does the trick.
1917831
As far as I know, yes. For outdoors dsylight you need as much light that you can get from your flash unit. For oitdoors at night, I guess the same thing