Even though some theaters have reopened and put new safety guidelines in place due to the global pandemic, experts say movie theaters are a high-risk activity.
If you’re yearning for the big screen but don’t want to take the risk in sitting in an auditorium with others, I highly recommend this portable projector from Anker. It’s called the Nebula Mars II Pro, and it’s on sale for $370 on Prime Day. That’s an impressive 33% off of its $550 retail price.
It’s the perfect projector for an outdoor movie night, camping, or a cookout, and you can use it indoors on a large blank wall for a Halloween movie marathon.
The Mars II Pro is small enough to fit in a backpack and it has a convenient leather-like handle for easy transport. The gadget features built-in Wi-Fi, an HDMI jack for connecting video game consoles, and it lets users download apps for quick and easy streaming. There’s also an onboard USB port.
Whether you want to stream shows from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, or Disney+, or download the Harry Potter series to a flash drive because the backyard can’t get a Wi-Fi signal, this projector will have your back. It even has 8GB of storage for downloading shows and movies directly to it.
It projects images up to 150 inches and has a battery that lasts just over 3 hours. It's brighter and has better color accuracy than Anker’s other portable projectors. The Mars II Pro has built-in autofocus, so you won’t have to worry about the screen ever being blurry, either. I also like that it doubles as a big Bluetooth speaker. The included remote is thin and easy to use, or you can control it using your smartphone.
If you’re in search of an effortless way to watch movies outside, the Mars II Pro delivers a huge but good-looking picture all in a portable package for a price that’s cheaper than the competition.
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Brandon Carte is a writer and editor with over a decade of experience covering technology, gadgets and appliances. His reporting has been featured on Best Products, Top Ten Revies, Good Housekeeping and USA Today. When he's not researching washing machines or testing robot vacuums, you can find him at concerts, swimming laps, or at the movies. He thinks smartphones are too big, prefers MP3s to Spotify and misses his iPhone’s headphone jack.
