Formovie Cinema Edge

Name: Formovie Cinema Edge
Brand: Formovie
Price: 1799 USD
Availability: InStock

The cheapest tri-laser ultra-short-throw in this catalog, and at 15.4 lb the lightest. 1,900 ISO lumens and Google TV in a small cabinet; the compromises are HDR support and brightness rather than color.

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Approx. price

~$1,799

snapshot, not a live price

Brightness

1,900

ISO 21118

100-inch screen at

20 in

lens to screen, estimated from the throw ratio

Light source

Tri-laser

25,000 h rated

Best for: A first laser TV on the smallest budget that still buys tri-laser color

Specifications

Type: UST laser TV
Imaging tech: DLP
Native resolution: 4K pixel-shift
Max signal: 4K60
Max refresh: 60 Hz
Light source: Tri-laser
Light source life: 25,000 hours
Throw ratio: 0.23:1
Zoom: Fixed lens
Native contrast: 3,000:1
HDR formats: HDR10, HLG
Built-in streaming: Google TV
Speakers: 30 W total
HDMI: 3 × HDMI 2.1
Fan noise: 32 dB
Weight: 15.4 lb
Released: 2024

Features

RGB tri-laser under $1,800
15.4 lb cabinet
Google TV built in
Three HDMI 2.1 inputs
25,000-hour laser

What it does well

The cheapest tri-laser ultra-short-throw in this catalog
15.4 lb is the lightest UST cabinet in this catalog
Licensed Google TV with three HDMI 2.1 inputs
25,000-hour laser

What it gives up

1,900 ISO lumens is the dimmest UST here and needs a controlled room
No Dolby Vision or HDR10+, only static HDR10
3,000:1 native contrast and no 3D
32 dB fan noise

The two lists above are read off manufacturer specifications and published measurements, not from owner reports. Where owner discussion has been collected it appears separately below, so the two are never mistaken for each other.

Throw calculator

Worked from this projector’s published throw ratio of 0.23:1. Estimates: a real install loses a little to lens offset, and zoom ranges are quoted at the extremes of the lens.

Lens to screen

feet

16:9 diagonal

599 in

Throw at a glance

Screen at 8 ft: 479 in
Screen at 10 ft: 599 in
Screen at 14 ft: 838 in
100-inch screen at: 20 in
120-inch screen at: 24 in

16:9 diagonals, estimated from the published throw ratio: image width = distance ÷ throw ratio, diagonal = width ÷ 0.8716. The maths.

Compare the Formovie Cinema Edge

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Where these specs come from

https://www.projectorcentral.com/formovie-cinema_edge.htm

The brightness figure is measured to a nine-point screen standard and is comparable with the rest of the catalog.

What owners say

No owner discussion has been collected for the Formovie Cinema Edge yet. The pros and cons above are read off manufacturer specifications and published measurements, not from owner reports, and this section will stay empty until there is something real to put in it.