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The UNIC UC46 is the company’s latest compact projector. Boasting similar specs to the company’s popular UC40 model, the new model adds improved cooling and UNi-Link, a feature that allows you to stream multimedia via wifi.

The design of the UNIC U46 is predictably similar to its predecessor. Essentially a large black box, the device definitely nails the projector aesthetic. There’s a subtle geometric design on the top now that looks nice and helps give the projector some style cred.

The front of the unit features the projector lens protected by a removable rubber cap. The car’s only held in place with friction and would fall out with a some jostling so if you’re transporting it, you may want to find a better lens cap.

Underneath the projector, there’s a riser. It’s essentially a long screw that allows you to tilt the projector so you can easily position the projector on a table. It’s pretty handy when you can’t raise the projector high enough.

There’s a fan to keep the unit cool and it’s not particularly quiet. Thankfully, it’s slightly quieter than UNIC UC40 but you’ll definitely be able to hear it during quiet scenes.

One thing to note is that the UNIC UC46 doesn’t seem to have any onboard memory. Settings will be saved as long as you keep the unit plugged in but it seemed to reset itself as soon as I unplugged it from the wall. That’s not an issue if you’re keeping the projector in one place but could be an issue if you’re wanting to transport it around.

Normally, I’d review a projector describing looking at the picture quality relative to something like an LCD TV. However, that’s really not fair to a sub-$100 projector that won’t even get close to units 10 times the price.

The UNIC UC46 boasts 1200 lumens of brightness but that’s still not enough to overpower ambient light. I wouldn’t bother trying to use the projector in a well-lit room.

You’ll need to focus the image using the focus and keystone correction wheels to get maximum sharpness though sharpness falls off from the centre of the image. Using keystone correction exacerbates this so the closer you can get the projector to level, the better the image quality.

When I reviewed the UNIC UC40, I complained about the transparent UNIC logo constantly in the top right corner of the screen – even over video. Thankfully, common sense has prevailed and the UC46 doesn’t exhibit the same flaw. You’ll just get unadulterated images.

The UNIC UC46 also boasts on-board sound for an all-in-one setup. However, the unit’s tiny 1.5W downward-firing speaker predictably sounds hollow and lacks bass. It’s functional but I’d strongly recommend taking advantage of the 3.5mm output jack to connect the projector up to a better quality speaker like the Blitzwolf F1 Bluetooth speaker.

The biggest feature of the UNIC UC46 is “UNi-Link” – UNIC’s wifi-based solution for streaming content straight to the projector without any wires. Miracast, DLNA and Airplay are supported, covering off the most common standards.

After changing over to the UNi-Link input, just connect to the UNi-Link WiFi hotspot using the password displayed on the projector.  Afterwards, navigate to the provided IP address and use the web-based UI to connect the projector up to your wireless network.

For its price, the UNIC UC46 is a real bargain. As long as you have realistic expectations of a projector that costs only $75, the UNIC UC46 checks a surprising amount of boxes. Whilst the DVD resolution is on the low side, it’s sufficient for watching movies or playing games on. Combine that with the in-built media player and Uni-Link wifi streaming functions and you’ve got a great package for cheap entertainment.

The UNIC UC46 improves on its predecessor in every way. Whilst it won"t blow you away with its image quality, it"s an impressive unit for under $100 and a cheap way to get some big screen action going.

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When you look for really cheap projectors they are easy to find. Search "cheap projectors" on Amazon and many unheard of brands like Digital Galaxy, Fugetek, and Paramount will pop up, all touting HD 1080P projectors that put out lots of lumens with 20,000 hour LED lamps, many for under $200. They are hard to miss.

Everyone instinctively knows they will get hosed if they buy allegedly high-performance projectors at low-ball prices. But just how bad are these models? If the Amazon user ratings are to be believed, a lot of customers seem to be quite happy with them--lots of 4 and 5 star ratings. Do these projectors really give you decent home theater on the cheap?

To be honest, we"d never looked at them until now. They are made by vendors who would never send them out for professional review. So we ordered three of them on Amazon from three different brands and put them through our normal testing procedures. Our overall take is as follows:1. Some are better than others. From what we"ve seen in our test sample of three models, they cannot all be written off as total junk. None of them are high performance projectors in any sense, but some of them can produce a decently watchable picture as long as your expectations are not too high. Some can"t.

2. Many who buy these projectors have never seen a good projector. The 4 and 5 star ratings on Amazon are written by folks who are not picky about image quality. To be fair, people who buy very cheap projectors are generally not familiar with higher performance models and don"t have anything to compare them to. For many buyers, just to power one on and get a big picture on the wall for the first time is worth a 5-star rating.

3. The cheap projector vendors publish false brightness specs. We only measured three of them, but none of the three were remotely in the ballpark of their specs. The Digital Galaxy DG-757 claims a whopping 2800 lumens in their Amazon ad; the unit we got from Amazon measured 137 lumens. The Fugetek FG-637 touts 1500 lumens; the turkey we received put out 87 lumens. The HTP-LED33 claims 2000 lumens; we measured 190.

4. You can get MUCH better projectors for not much more money. What many don"t realize is that the full-line projector manufacturers offer inexpensive low-resolution products capable of displaying HD signals, and they are much better at it than the cheap brands on Amazon or eBay. Unfortunately, the major manufacturers promote these products as business projectors rather than home video or HD projectors. But in pretty much all cases they are much brighter and higher in contrast, with comparable resolution. The cheap projector brands thrive on the inexperience of consumers, hoping that they will not realize they have better options.

Bill has written up three individual reviews of the projectors we looked at. You can read through them to get an idea of the flaws we found. The models are as follows, including the current Amazon price and the promotional language the vendors use to describe them:$249

These three projectors have given us a good idea of what to expect when spending a minimal amount of cash on a home theater projector. Do they create a big picture? Yes. Is the picture watchable? In some cases yes, if you use it in a dark room and the projected image is not too big. Are there better options? Yes, without question ... you can get much better performance from the cheap business projectors made by BenQ, Epson, Optoma, and others, than you can from these products.

I love this line... "To be fair, people who buy very cheap projectors are generally not familiar with higher performance models and don"t have anything to compare them to."

I have owned over 700 projectors and like the Digital Galaxy Models. one thing to know when buying one is that the lens requires you read the distance and throw specs. I used to show movies outside the recommended distance from the screen and found some image quality loss. As soon as I took a tape measure and corrected that issue every image issue was corrected and I enjoyed the beautiful quality of a now clean image. People using computers need to keep that in mind too. Pix-elation of the image is due to image distances being incorrect by the owner . This is not a lens issue. I recommend using a white Shower curtain as a screen for front and rear projection. Only buy the cheapest white model often sold in bags below $12.00. The exception to the rule costs a tiny bit more because it has the metal grommets at top but also works. Frame it or hang it and enjoy.

Hi folks . I have just recieved a projector from China . Its interactive but they forgot to include the CD so it doesnt work . Its 3000Lm but I had to turn the lights out to see the screen. The electrical power is only 90 watts . How can a 90 watt projector make 3000lm ? Can anyone help ? T W

very informative.. I just had a quick view about the cheap high quality projectors.. most of them clamming high pixels lumens etc. and its true for people like me it is very hard to get the comparative idea.. but for sure i will take care all parameters before buying.. thanks

My wife and I recently put our ideas into action. We built a home theater I our basement. We purchased fancy wood trim, stained and hand painted the leaves on the wood. We measured the specs for our recently purchased projector attached to ceiling and turned it on. We shut all light off and with a level marked the wall. I cut the wood and used fancy corner blocks. The frame looks great. We used flat white paint for the viewing screen. The walls are painted a burgundy red and looks great together. We did buy a cheap projector and we do need the lights off but even though it"s not a high quality picture we enjoy it and none of our guests have mentioned or asked about the quality of the picture. Moral of this post is, everything will work. If you are unhappy with the quality of the image buy an LED tv, but if you"re looking to have a small movie theater experience in the comfort of your home without dipping into your child"s tuition savings then spend between $250 and $500 and make sure you READ the directions and distance specs that will help ensure you are getting the "best" display with which ever device you decide on." Good luck and I hope this helped.

Thank you for the info. Need an inexpensive projector for outside movie theater. Nothing fancy but not total junk. Any recommendations? Thankyou in advance.

People who buy inexpensive models ("To be fair, people who buy very cheap projectors are generally not familiar with higher performance models and don"t have anything to compare them to." ) might not have the resources to buy an expensive one or in my case I need one for ONE evening to show a slide show at a rehearsal dinner. The hotel wants $200 to let me use theirs. I"d sooner buy a "cheap" one and store it for...who knows what. The end.

Jane -- Keep in mind that hotels usually provide screens with the projectors. If buying your own cheap projector means you need to also acquire a screen that you need to haul in with you, you may find that the $200 fee is the easier way to solve the problem.

T Rambo -- Our favorite home theater projector under $500 at the moment is the Viewsonic PJD5555W. It"s about $450. See the review on this site. If you need to go less than that, it doesn"t really matter what you get since they will all be much lower in image quality than the 5555W. As noted above, buy from major vendors if you are concerned about reliability and warranty.

Hi to all. What about the "Unic UC-40", at 100€ (130$) ? it should be a 800 lumen, 800x480 pixels. I need a projector just for some indoor video mapping experiment, most of all I need just the white color.

I need to do the same as Mando. Do I really need an expensive projector to this? I mean simply projecting a coloured image onto canvas or onto a wall and then tracing over the image.

I would be curious if Mando, John Demetri or others looking at artist applications have found a product they are happy with? Looking to buy a project for my girlfriend who is a fine artist/photography. She is often working with photos or paused videos, sometimes composites of many images and the projector would simply be to throw only a large canvas for composition and proportions. Many thanks for a great forum

First off this is a good read for those who are looking into getting their first projectors. Great job to Evan. The budget friendly projectors on the market today are actually pretty good if you know what to look for especially now that mini projectors are aggressively competing with each other. Lesser known companies are pushing out good products like Elmo Boxi, AAXA ST200, and ViVitek Qumi. I think consumers often look too much at pricing rather than what that price is getting you. We all know the saying you get what you pay for.

The article says you can get a much better projector for not much more money. Do the authors have suggestions? I"m going to build a projector screen for outside for watching ball games. The screen a friend built is 12" x 16". He spent about $500-$600 on his projector and the picture looks pretty good. I would like some suggestions. Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone,I find some good reads and points about projectors here but I have a couple of questions and need some advice.I have a 8 year old son and live in a small neighborhood in a suburb just outside of Cincinnati.My son and some of his neighborhood friends always talk about being able to watch movies outdoors.Im trying to think of a easy inexpensive way to do that for them.I was thinking about hanging a white sheet on garage door and getting a projector that is easy to set up and able to play DVDs.Im disabled so I cant carry much weight around and cant be laying all kinds of cords and wires around.Just would like something that"s not to complex.All the kids love the Star Wars movies and some have not seen the new one so Im sure they would get a kick out of watching it outside on a nice night.Any recommendations/advice/info would be great.I would leave my email but I don"t know if its allowed here so I will just check back.Thanks for your help.

Good article - have you thought about updating it and reviewing some new < $100 projectors from Amazon? I"m curious to see if the newer ones perform any better since the article is 2 years old.

Trust me, I recently purchased and fooled by false ebay/amazon advertisement. Very cheap and poor projectors. The one I got touts native 1280X800 but I highly doubt if its case.

I purchased a W330 unbranded LED projector from China for $250 shipped on Ebay with the intention of using it for gaming on PS4 and I have to say I"m quite impressed! I"ve owned Epson, Ricoh, and Panasonic projectors (non led) that weigh a ton and get incredibly hot. This unit performs very well in comparison. Of course the build quality is not as superior to the other models I mentioned, but the picture quality is great and the unit is bright enough to be seen with curtains open during the day. It does have a very plastic feel and focus is achieved using a very basic threaded barrel system. This is a cheaper method for sure, but works well. I"ve put the unit on a tripod with Chromecast that I can take just about anywhere and have a movie night without the worry of dropping something that"s $600+ dollars. Bottom line, these units definitely have a niche market of folks not wanting to spend much money while having a home theater experience.

Michael, glad you had a good experience with your purchase. We generally do not recommend products like the W330 because you can get substantially better performance from models that don"t cost much more. You don"t need to spend anywhere near $600 to get a very bright 1280x800 projector. More like $350 will do it, and you end up with a projector that is much brighter and higher in contrast than the W330, as well as being brand new with a warranty--not something you usually find on eBay. Shoppers should use our Projector Database to search for inexpensive models. Just select the resolution and brightness you want. Keep in mind that the dirt cheap Chinese models usually have lumen ratings far in excess of what they promise.

Here in India chinese projectors are available for 50$ equivalent.So that pretty much rules out brands,even if they start at 300$ they are way out of competition price wise.

My advice is be very careful when buying cheap Chinese projectors. I got an AOK 2200 lumen projector when I was a projector novice simply because it touted 1080P and HDMI. Sure you can hook it up to HDMI but the picture quality is very dark and poor and the pixel resolution is not as advertised - supposedly SVGA but I doubt that very much. My old Acer 1161P was 10x better. You get what you pay for. My advice is do lots of research and go with a known brand.

I wanted to find out how much if anything has changed in 3-4 years since I last purchased for a friend a $300 advertised bazillion 4500 lumens piece of chinese rubbish with a flyscreen effect that was horribly visible and made me cringe! It had half the clarity of a second hand infocus $80 halogen projector of 800 ACTUAL lumens. All I can find on youtube is sales videos of people trying to make money out of saying how great the videos are..... Are the chinese actually producing anything half reasonable yet? Has much changed? THREE YEARS on it would be good to see a couple of touted fantastic new models tested to see how much has changed.

There must be a projector mafia because this field is ripe for disruption. Nothing seems to have changed in years since I"ve been looking for a projector. Imagine SVGA on sale still. The last SVGA monitor I used was probably over 15 years ago. Everything is HD now. So why do projectors remain as expensive as a good laptop?

E L ... You obviously have not been watching the projector market for the last 15 years. Back at the turn of the century an SVGA projector weighed 20 lbs, put out 500 lumens at 250:1 contrast, and cost $5,000. Today an SVGA projector weighs 5 lbs, puts out 3500 lumens at 20:000:1 contrast, and costs $300.

Just bought a cheaper projector claimed 7000 lumen from eBay for my friend ; for 70 bucks. When we got it and tested it’s not as bright as we expected . So we asked seller and was told the 7000 lumen is China standard which equivalant to 1200 lumen US standard. (Not sure if it’s S true) So we asked to return it for full refund. But end up settled with $50 refunded. We use it watch movie in room with no lights it’s good enough and fairly clear pics within 3 m distance . For only $20 we think it worth it. No more than that.. lol

Just bought a cheaper projector claimed 7000 lumen from eBay for my friend ; for 70 bucks. When we got it and tested it’s not as bright as we expected . So we asked seller and was told the 7000 lumen is China standard which equivalant to 1200 lumen US standard. (Not sure if it’s S true) So we asked to return it for full refund. But end up settled with $50 refunded. We use it watch movie in room with no lights it’s good enough and fairly clear pics within 3 m distance . For only $20 we think it worth it. No more than that.. lol

I think I"ll keep my eyes open on Ebay for a used one or faulty one that I can fix with a lamp or whatever or get one used working. I don"t think those crappy Chinese projectors are worth it but I have seen some real native 1920x1080 ones on YouTube that look pretty good for $250! The model was Fd30 or something.

Our backyard wall (neighbor’s house wall) is about 15’X25’. A painted panoramic mural of our personal past venues (like Serengeti) would be nice but expensive. What about a projector for evening viewing while dining? The repertoire would be only 3-4 scenes. Distance from porch (camera mount) to wall is an about 15’. Any suggestion for search for a suitable but low-cost projector for this projected mural?

I had need of a projector for art work a few years ago now, i can a crooss one from the U.S. that used 250 watt glob but even these did not last long, however when i wrote bact to the company they sent me half a dozen and got the to me in five days! I later changed the globe to a halogen globe which i ha ve never had to replace, For those wanting a home theatre projector then i would say spend about 4 x-4 hundred but for art work get the best you can afford to get the reults you are after

I have had high dollar optoma projectors and yes the quality is great but if you think I"m going to keep buying bulbs every year or every so many months when it"s only rated at 2000 hours it"s not happening. I"ve been running HD China models ever since with the patio open with light coming in with HD. hooked up to the computer whether it"s gaming or youtube or anything movies or surfing I haven"t had any problem with them. I have dropped them and they were fine. my only issue is once they get some age the dust shows a little when there is no source turned on and I don"t wish to open them to blow them out or at least not the time to do so but other than that as cheap as these things are nowadays we"re talking $80 to $150 why not. Even with the unreliable ratings as long as it says around 2800 lumens or 200 ANSI they"re bright enough for the average use for continuous hours. I"m not going to spend $700 or more on a projector anymore just to last a few months to almost 6 months of continuous use which is what I use them for just to turn around and buy a bulb when these things last for years. Optoma is my favorite projector brand from the professional units and they do have more affordable models nowadays but still I don"t need them anymore. I have even dropped one of these China models multiple times with no issue and once the brightness cut down to 50% from age on my older one I gave away it"s still threw a great image. in the front room i watch at least 130 inches in the bedroom it was at least 100 with no problem no screen direct on a blank white wall. Are they better than the business or great home theater models you can walk out of office Depot with? No but for the price do they work and do they last? Yes. If you want to go expensive do it. If you want to go cheap and you know how to make it work then do that. When I ran high dollar projectors I bought the real movie screen material that you see in theaters from a wholesaler on eBay and I ran 140 inches on that with my optoma. It was a great picture but I don"t need that anymore. With a bright white wall which is what I"m using now it still looks great. HDMI cord maximum monitor settings through the computer as well as highest YouTube settings highest movie settings and highest gaming setting such as modern warfare with no problem.

hi there evan, very interesting read, as pretty much everyone else has commented. i have been rawling through articles and review websites trying to find a decent budget projector and i couldnt agree more with what you have said in your article. its like a minefield out there looking at current lines of projector. i am in the uk. i dont want to spend thousanda but happy to pay a bit more than the cheap budget items, to get some real quality. do you have any recommendations at the moment?

Tom, if all you are looking for is a good budget home theater projector for under $1000, do a search on our website database and look at the 1080p models from any of the major brands participating in this category, in no particular order: ViewSonic, Epson, BenQ, Optoma. You"ll get a well engineered and built projector for something between $500 and $700 or so.

Rule number 1, You get what you pay for. $200 projector with similar specs as a brand name Epson for $2000??? Rule Number 2, Fake reviews. 4K of superb reviews on Amazon. 3999 are fake! Rule Number 3, Fake Specs. 60000 lumens and YouTubers have to demo it in the dark??? I think I will make a Youtube video comparing these. If you see a 3000 lumens Epson look 10x brighter than a 6000 lumens cheap projector, don’t be surprised. Rule number 5, YouTube Experts, anyone can make a video. Does not make them an expert. Just fake entertainment. And so on.

I knew nothing about these projectors and figured that for under $100 I was going to get a piece of junk, but that for $100 in the worst case I"d have at least a cheap lesson and something I could give to a nephew to enjoy at college. Bought a "Mooki" off of Amazon (eligible for free return) that purported to be 1080p with 8000 lumens and a wealth of other features.

Got it home, threw my chromecast into it, and was pleasantly surprised. Now to be fair, this was my first projector, and my expectations were low, but once set up it was actually watchable in a dark environment even blown up to about 80" on the wall. It"s not 1080p (I"d guess 720p at best), and certainly not remotely close to 8000 lumens (if the room is pitch black, it"s very watchable though).

I"ve enjoyed it a bit over the past couple of months, and have been resisting the itch to get a "real" projector, but just had the opportunity to score a new BenQ HT2050A for about $350, so looking forward to putting that into play this weekend and sending my nephew back to school with a new (for him) toy.

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