There are some really great Prime Day deals on portable projectors on Amazon US and Amazon UK today, so if you've been scrolling through the TV deals despairing at the price of the really big models then a projector is an excellent alternative: all you need is a wall or similarly flat surface and the projector will create an absolutely massive display for a fraction of what you'd spend on a really big TV.
Let's start with the US Prime Day deal first. Anker's excellent Nebula Capsule II Smart Mini Projector is down to just $399 (was $579). It's a 200 Ansi Lumen 720p projector capable of creating a display of up to 100 inches, and with Wi-Fi and thousands of apps it's a home or outdoor entertainment powerhouse. In our Nebula Capsule II review we gave it four and a half stars, praising its great design, Android TV interface and portability. It "might well be the best portable projector the company has ever built," we concluded.
Meanwhile on Amazon UK the XGMI Halo Portable Projector is £495 (was £699). In our XGIMI Halo review we said it was "the ultimate home theater on the go" with a superbly bright light, great portability and wide feature set. It was already very affordable for a native 1080p projector and now it's an even better buy.
Today's best portable projector deals
A portable projector isn't going to deliver the same picture quality as the best 4K TVs, but then it doesn't cost serious amounts of money either. The more affordable end of the market is more about screen size than resolution, and a 720p or 1080p projector will happily deliver the goods for big-screen entertainment indoor and out. Many portable projectors also include built-in speakers, which means there's one thing less to carry and connect when you're setting up outdoors.
In addition to the display resolution it's important to look at the brightness when you're considering a portable speaker: the brighter the lamp the better it'll cope in daylight. There's inevitably a trade-off between the brightness of the display and the amount of energy it uses, so you may find a slightly less bright model will have more stamina for longer events such as movie marathons. Of course that's not an issue when you're plugged into power, in which case the more brightness the better.
More Prime Day deals US
- Amazon Devices: cheapest ever Echo Dot and Fire Stick
- Appliances: up to 29% off Instant Pot
- Apple: Apple Watch 7 for the cheapest price yet
- Cheap TVs: budget Smart TVs from $89
- Fashion: up to 66% off men's and women's fashion
- Groceries: $20 back when you buy P&G essentials
- Home: 15% off Levoit Air Purifier
- Kindle: up to 50% off ereader bundles
- Laptops: $200 off 14-inch MacBook Pro
- Mattresses: up to $490 off Casper mattresses
- PS5: register for the next PS5 restock
- Security: Blink Home Security bundles from $44.99
- Smart home: Echo Show 5 smart display for $34.99
- Smartwatch: Amazon Halo View up to 55% off
- Speakers: JBL portable speakers from $29.95
- Storage: up to 39% off Samsung SSDs
- Tablets: Fire 7 tablet for $29.99
- TVs: up to $700 off Fire TVs
- Vacuum cleaners: save on Shark, iRobot and Bissell
More Prime Day deals UK
- Amazon devices: up to 65% off Echo Dot, Fire tablets and Fire TV Stick
- Adidas: 30% off some sportswear and trainers
- Apple: save up to £150 on iPads and Apple Watches
- Back to school: backpacks and stationery from £1.50
- Beauty: save on Rimmel, Revlon, Olay, and more top brands
- Coffee machines: starting at just £19 with up to 60% off
- Fashion: 40% off Vans, Hugo Boss, Wrangler, and other brands
- Fire TV Stick: lowest price yet on all models
- Groceries: £10 off your first three grocery shops
- Grooming & hair care: 60% off Philips, Remmington shavers & straighteners
- Headphones: Sony and Bose headphones at lowest-ever prices
- Health: 57% off Oral-B and Philips electric toothbrushes
- Kindle: 25% off Kindle ereader bundles
- Laptops: 15% off Microsoft, Huawei, Acer, and Asus laptops
- Phones: Google Pixel 6 lowest ever price, OnePlus, Motorola
- PS5: Dualsense deals, plus savings on leading games
- Security: £180 off Ring Home Security bundles
- Smart home: £144 off Ring and Echo bundles
- Smartwatch: up to 50% off Garmin watches and trackers
- Tablets: 41% off Samsung, Lenovo, and Huawei tablets
- Tools: 49% off Bosch tools and garden items
- TVs: 4K TVs starting at just £199 with half-price deals
- Vacuums: 35% off Shark cordless vacs
- Xbox: Xbox Series X in stock for £449