How to Create the Perfect Backyard Movie Night on the Cheap
Longing to gather some friends and enjoy your favorite film under the stars? Take a look at our favorite low-cost projectors, screens, speakers, and accessories to create a budget-friendly movie night in your own backyard.
As the weather turns from winter chill to spring and summer warmth, the thought of watching a movie in your backyard gets more and more appealing. For some, that means setting up something akin to an outdoor movie theater complete with an 80-inch (or larger) screen, a scenario we covered in our roundup of the best outdoor projectors. But the cost and effort of that approach isn’t for everyone. You might prefer a faster, easier, more spontaneous setup, preferably with a lighter-weight, less expensive projector.
The good news is that you can still have a perfect backyard movie night while minimizing cost and hassle. Here’s how.
Go Lower-Res
If you’ve heard the hype over new 4K projectors and TVs, you may be hesitant to buy an inexpensive projector that offers a native resolution of 720p or even lower. Don’t be! Your visual acuity has limits. Use a small enough screen, or step back far enough from a big screen, and you literally won’t see any difference between 480p and 4K.
