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It really depends.
Any projector will "work", but visibility depends on how bright the projector is and how bright the surface youre projecting onto is. Size projected depends on the lens and the distance, as well as how well you can focus.
If you've got some numbers I can help, but its too broad of a question without knowing those details.
Thank you! Let’s say I got $1500 USD to play with for this.
For around a 22' x 12' (300" or so diagonal), you could get something like a hisense laser c2, its around that 1200-1300 lumen range. That'll set you back about $1.3k. There is also the ultra model, thats a bit pricier at $2k, but it has the lumens and contrast ratio to match the price tag.
On the cheaper side would be hisense with the m2 pro, that can be had for under $1k.
On the higher end, Anker has a great unit called the Nebula, way out of price range at around $2.5k, but ive seen them used/refurb for under $2k.
Cheapest option would probably be the Epson home cinema 1080, for around $750 or so.
What is the kind of projector called? I tried to google it before but didn’t get it.
Its just a video projector most likely, they used black and white to maximize contrast.
If I had to guess, based on nighttime, somewhat well lit area, I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say its around 1200-1500 lumens. 2000-2500 would do well with color, but wouldn't be a hard requirement if youre careful with contrast like this.
OK very interesting thank you