Panasonic DP-UB820 4K Blu-ray Player — Top Pick
Amazon deal price: $350; street price: $420
Best Buy deal price: $350; street price: $420
What we like: Our top pick 4K Blu-ray player. Support for the Dolby Vision HDR standard. Has more audio connection options, and a front-panel display.
Other things to know: Doesn’t double as a media streaming device. Remote is just okay, and the chassis is mostly plastic.
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Roku Streaming Stick 4K — Runner-Up
Amazon deal price: $29; street price: $39
Walmart deal price: $29; street price: $39
What we like: Our runner-up pick for the best media streaming device. Supports almost every major service. Clean, simple interface. Affordable 4K resolution. Draws power from your TV’s USB port.
Other things to know: More-limited search and discovery features than our top pick. Aging, but still a solid deal.
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Xgimi MoGo 3 Pro Portable Projector — Worth Considering
Xgimi deal price: $364; street price: $450
What we like: Another portable mini projector worth considering if you want a more stylish projector than our top pick. Fun design. Comes mounted in a rotatable gimbal stand. Base houses the built-in speaker system. Doubles as a Bluetooth speaker.
Other things to know: Can point the lens down at the base, pair the projector with your phone, and enjoy a colored light show. Picture quality doesn’t hold up as well in darker room. Projector uses a micro-HDMI connection and doesn’t have an integrated battery. Has a USB-C port to run off a 65-watt power bank. Use code SFT5Y2QA.
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Xgimi MoGo 2 Portable Mini Projector — Budget Pick
Amazon deal price: $230; street price: $300
Walmart deal price: $230; street price: $300
What we like: Our budget portable mini projector pick. Good image brightness and above-average sound for the price. Built-in streaming services and speakers. USB-C charging port. Bluetooth audio support. Minimal fan noise. Compact and easy to set up.
Other things to know: No built-in battery. Black levels could be better. Limited to 720p and not intended for high-definition movie watching or gaming. HDR function can’t be turned off while using built-in Android TV streaming apps.
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Nebula Mars 3 Air Portable Mini Projector — Top Pick
Amazon deal price: $420; street price: $600
What we like: Our top portable mini projector pick. 1080p projector that offers good image brightness and contrast with above-average sound and easy setup. Runs off an internal battery for true portability (up to 3.5 hours of runtime in our tests). Uses the Google TV streaming platform, which is our favorite.
Other things to know: Uses a standard DC power port that requires an external power brick. Lacks USB-C port. The awkwardly designed underside limits the tripods and mounts it can attach to. Isn’t made for big-screen movie watching and isn’t ideal for serious gaming.
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Dangbei DBOX02 4K Projector — Another Good Option
Amazon deal price: $1,263; street price: $1,700
What we like: Another good option for the best 4K projector if you primarily watch SDR movies and TV in a brighter space. Similar design and features package as the JMGO projector, with Google TV built in, for a lower price. Bright, but not as bright as our our bulb-based budget pick.
Other things to know: Set up correctly to switch between SDR and HDR color. Produced above-average SDR color accuracy in the Movie picture mode. However, it has light-spill problems. Its measured contrast is less than half that of the JMGO mode and our top pick. Deal price with clipped on-page coupon.
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Dangbei Atom Projector — Another Good Option
Amazon deal price: $650; street price: $815
What we like: Another small, smart projector we like in our guide for the best budget projector for a home theater. A 1080p laser projector with Google TV and decent-sounding speakers. Delivers nice-looking image for casual TV watching on a modest-sized screen.
Other things to know: Delivers a very sharp picture but the Epson projectors included in our guide are better performers overall. However, the Atom costs less.
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Google Chromecast with Google TV — Top Pick (For Now)
Best Buy deal price: $40; street price: $45
Google Store deal price: $40; street price: $45
What we like: Our top media streaming device pick (for now). Has an intuitive interface, useful remote, voice search capabilities, and 4K HDR video support (including Dolby Vision). Groups all your recently watched content together along with your watchlist for a less cluttered home screen.
Other things to know: Menu isn’t very customizable. This device can’t draw power from your TV’s USB port as many of its competitors can. We are currently rewriting this guide and have a new top pick incoming.
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Epson Home Cinema LS11000 4K Projector — Top Pick
Amazon deal price: $3,500; street price: $4,000
Best Buy deal price: $3,500; street price: $4,000
What we like: Our pick for the best 4K projector for a home theater. Delivers a great-looking 4K image in darker and brighter settings. Long-lasting laser light source. Very easy to set up. Great for both movies and gaming.
Other things to know: Black levels are not as crisp as higher-end projectors. HDR brightness is manually adjusted using slider control. Two HDMI 2.1 inputs. No 3D video support. Two-year limited warranty.
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