I have a lot of projectors in the house, and I prefer ultra short throw options as I don't have to worry about mounting them, and they have outstanding image quality. I used the XGIMI Aura for the best part of the last two years, and it is a considerable upgrade over the Xiaomi Mi Laser Projector I've used previously.
The Aura goes up to 4K, can project an image of up to 150 inches, delivers a bright 1,800-lumen image with HDR 10, the onboard sound is fantastic, and you get Android TV 11. The best part is that I can just put it close to the wall and get a image that's larger than most TVs — I have it eight inches away and get an 85-inch projection — and the picture quality itself is terrific. The Aura launched for $2,499 last year, but it is now down to $1,599 — $900 off!
The Aura has everything you need in a high-end projector; it has the best image quality of the dozen or so projectors I've used in the last two years, and you get the convenience of Android TV. I use a dedicated soundbar with it, but the built-in audio is more than adequate to fill a small room.
The projector goes up to a 150-inch image, but I found that it is at its best when used at an 80 - 100 inch projection. It doesn't have native 4K, but it does a good job rendering 4K content, and while there isn't Netflix out of the box, you can install it with a workaround.
I don't need to oversell this thing — the picture quality and the feature-set are among the best in this category, and there isn't a projector that gives you quite as much for $1,599.
