Consumer Reports: Setting up a backyard movie night

Here are some tips you can use to set up a backyard movie night.

MINI PROJECTORS ARE A FUN WAYTO GET THAT DRIVE-IN MOVIEFEELING RIGHT AT HOME.

IT'S ANACTIVITY CR TECH EDITOR JIMWILLCOX AND HIS FAMILY ENJOYDOING TOGETHER.

CHYRON: JIMWILLCOX, CONSUMER REPORTS TECHEDITOR "WHEN IT'S NICEOUTSIDE, MY WIFE, SON, AND ICAN SET UP THE PROJECTOR, MAKESOME POPCORN AND THEN HAVE AFUN FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT." CRJUST FINISHED TESTING MINIPROJECTORS, RANGING IN PRICEFROM AROUND ONE HUNDRED TOFIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS..

"INGENERAL, WE FOUND YOU GET WHATYOU PAY FOR, BOTH IN TERMS OFIMAGE QUALITY AND FEATURES."THE PROJECTOR WITH THE BESTOVERALL PICTURE QUALITY INCR'S TEST IS THIS MODEL FROMLG.

"IT ALSO HAS SOME USEFULFEATURES LIKE BLUETOOTH ANDWIRELESS MIRRORING, WHICH LETSYOU SEND VIDEO DIRECTLY TO THEPROJECTOR FROM A SMARTPHONE ORA TABLET." AND THE LG HAS ABUILT-IN TV TUNER, SO YOU CANCONNECT AN ANTENNA AND GETFREE OVER-THE-AIR BROADCASTTV.

"WE DID FIND ONE BARGAININ THE BUNCH, THE AAXA PICOPROJECTOR.

IT'S A VERYCOMPACT, NO- FRILLS MODEL.

ANDIT HAD DECENT PICTURE QUALITYAND BETTER-THAN- EXPECTEDSOUND." SINCE MANY MINIPROJECTORS DON'T HAVE GREATSOUND, YOU'LL WANT TO CONSIDERADDING AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER ORA SOUND BAR.

AND WHEN IT COMESTO SETTING UP YOUR BACKYARDMOVIE NIGHT, YOU'LL ALSO NEEDA SCREEN.

THERE ARE PORTABLEONES WITH BUILT-IN STANDS OREVEN BLOW-UP MODELS IF YOUPLAN TO DO MOVIE NIGHTS ALLSUMMER LONG.

OR YOU COULD DOWHAT JIM DID -- "YOU CAN ALSOUSE A LIGHT-COLORED WALL OREVEN A PLAIN WHITE SHEET LIKEI DID JUST PULL IT TIGHT SOTHERE ARE NO WRINKLES." ANDBEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU'VE GOTTHAT MOVIE- THEATER-FEEL RIGHTAT HOME.CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS, LIKEHOME THE