Here Are at Least 1. ISPs Which Put Caps on Their Customers Data Use. Last month, internet service provider Cox began charging residential customers in Arizona, Louisiana, Nevada, and Oklahoma an extra 1. Coxs moved matched other leaders in the industry aggressively implementing capped service, like its competitors Comcast and AT T. Broadband. Now, which is a partially industry funded search engine for home internet providers, is identifying and releasing data on the ISPs trying to jump on the capped data bandwagon. According to their search of provider websites as of August 7, approximately 1. Depending on what kind of TV you have, the kit costs between 150 and 305 depending on whether you have HD or 4K, and the size of your screen. Tronfy Full Color Home Cinema Theater Maybe one of the best backyard projectors, this unit is designed with portability in mind. Like the previous projector, it. The monthly caps in question vary from as low as 3. GBroughly what Netflix says will be consumed in an hour of HD programmingto as high as 3. TB. According to Ars. Technica, Newport, New Yorks NTCNet, which has the 3. GB cap in place, says the cap is not enforced and is only there as a placeholder in case they need to enforce limits in the future. But a number of other services had caps under 1. GB, while numerous services capped accounts at under 1. GB. As Ars. Technica noted, some of the largest broadband companies including AT T, Comcast, Cox, Century. Link, Mediacom and Suddenlink were on the list, as well as major satellite providers Exede and Hughes. Net. Many of the ISPs on the list charge overage fees for further access or offer unlimited plans at higher rates, though some others do not aggressive enforce the caps. All of this data, of course, does not necessarily cover various other ways ISPs can screw over their customers, like throttling internet access for heavy users or overselling capacity out of ignorance or deliberate profiteering. In the past, some ISPs have also used deceptive advertising language to give the impression plans which simply raise overage fee thresholds are actually unlimited, i. Currently, the Federal Communications Commission is under the dubious leadership of Donald Trump appointee Ajit Pai, who has declared war on net neutrality and seems determined to roll back rules which prevent ISPs from implementing tiered services or throttling competitors. In that light, last years attempts by content providers like Netflix to fight data caps via FCC regulatory action now look somewhat quixotic. Broadband. Nows data also doesnt say anything about mobile providers, for whom data caps and other tricks to limit customer utilization of bandwidth are basically a fixture of the landscape Verizon Wireless, for example, has begun openly throttling mobile video. Broadband. Now via Ars. Technica. How to Throw the Ultimate Backyard Movie Night. Most people have the basics of throwing a movie night down you get a movie, you get snacks, you get comfortable, and boom, youre done. When it comes to throwing a movie party in the backyard, however, things get a little trickier. Read on as we show you how to do it stress free. The classic US stereotype of attempted Iranian ideological indoctrination via chants of Death to America and such has been old hat for quite some time. As noted. Sure, you can watch your movie indoors. There will be no bugs, no waiting for dusk, and likely zero prep work, but there also wont be that magic of projector light, the glow of the screen against the twilight sky, or the sheer excitement kids and adults alike for that matter get when watching a movie outside in the fresh air. That said, hosting an outdoor movie night is significantly more challenging at least the first time you do so than simply popping in a DVD for the kids and leaving them in the living room. Further, theres a bit more that goes into a successful movie night than your average article implies. As veterans of backyard movie madness, were more than happy to walk  you through the details big and small to  help ensure you have the perfect movie night experience. The Projector. You could host a movie night outside by hauling a big screen HDTV out the back door and setting it up on the patio, but well be frank with you it simply doesnt have the same magic feeling. Let`S Pollute Movie Full Hd' title='Let`S Pollute Movie Full Hd' />Sure its novel and a nice change of pace and the kids might be entertained by the new viewing arrangement but to really capture the essence of backyard movie magic, to reclaim the spirit of the drive in movie theater and the open air, you need that bright shining point of light in the darkness effect that only a project can provide. Although projectors are certainly pricey investments, theres good news you dont need a top of the line projector for your backyard movie night. Although you can spend 1. You can grab a smaller, cheaper one on Amazon, orif youre really thriftyfind an old one on Craigslist. Spring is a good time to search for used models, as many offices and schools are clearing theirs out. When considering a projector for use in the backyard, you should consider the following factors. Lumens. The lumen rating of a projector is indicative of how much light is can output. The more light a projector can put out, the sooner you can start your movie, and the better it can cut through ambient light like light from street lamps, light from the tiki torches on your patio, etc. At minimum, you want at least 2,0. Every step up from there is a huge boost and as you creep closer to 3,0. Diverse Inputs. Its no fun if the thing you want to plug into the project cant be plugged into the projector because it lacks the correct ports. You can always correct for those kind of problems by hooking up a full blown audio visual receiver to the setup but that adds expense, bulk, and complexity. Its oft overlooked, but when youre looking for a project make sure it has the kind of connection input on it that works with the device you want to use e. Blu ray player, etc. If they dont match say, a new laptop with HDMI and your old projector with VGA, make sure you get an adapter so everything can fit together. Keystone and Lens Shift. Lower end projectors have electronic keystoning you can adjust the image thrown by the projector to make up for the angle of the projector in relationship to the screen and more expensive cinema style projectors have physical controls which allow you to shift the actual lens to correct for image distortion. These features are very important for outdoor projection as youll likely be putting the projector on a card table or the like wherever you can fit in your outdoor setup and youll need to immediately and on the fly adjust the image to fit the projection surface. Maximum Size Throw Distance. One of the most fun aspects of outdoor movie viewing is that you can go big without much expense. An HDTV with a 1. The first consideration, and one to keep in mind when making or buying a screen, is how big of an image your projector and project and how far away it needs to be to accomplish that. The specifics of those factors maximum screen size and the required throw distance are a function of the particular model and how its bulb and lens are arranged. To that end, we recommend studying your space and then consulting the manufacturer specifications. If you want to project a 2. Unlike indoor installations, its pretty easy to move the pieces of an outdoor projection setup around weve adjusted the spacing of our projector and screen by just picking them up and scooting them around more than a few times, but its still handy to use a calculator to figure things out ahead of time. To that end, we recommend the throw distance calculator over at Projector Central. You can see, in the screenshot above, how we used it to calculate the optimum distance to get the maximum size. You can also use the calculator to figure out the perfect spacing for the size screen youll be using. Resolution. Most people would expect to see resolution at the top of the listafter all, resolution is super important to picture quality, rightThe reality is that resolution isnt as important as you think. In your house Sure. On an HDTV youre sitting relatively close to Sure. But in these cases, youre using your projector or HDTV under optimum conditions, where the quality of the image is going to attract close scrutiny. During a backyard movie night, however, you arent viewing a movie under optimum viewing conditions. Youre viewing the movie under optimum fun conditions. The last light of sunset will impart a haze. There will be ambient light of a greater or lesser degree that may or may not pollute the purity of the projected image. The screen might have wrinkles in it. There might be kids running around casting shadows everywhere. Under those kind of conditions, it matters more than the image is bright and crisp because you have lots of lumens and have adjusted the focuskeystoneshift correctly than it is the highest resolution available. If you have a 1. 08. But dont write off a business class projector that only has VGA or XVGA resolution just because it isnt capable of HD output. Even a business projector is still capable of outputting at a higher rate than old broadcast TV and DVDs and it still looks nice. Aspect Ratio. Again, like resolution, aspect ratio is something to consider but not mission critical. Ideally, your projector will output at a ratio of 1. This way, your output matches up perfectly with a 1. Your cinema class projector will do this, no questions asked, because thats what it was build to do show movies. Your business class projector likely will not do native wide screen projection but it will provide a digital mask for 1. The trade off is that youll have light bleed at the top and the bottom of the screen because the business class projector will mask the area simply by projecting black and not actually physically masking the space off. While thats less than ideal, its also not a deal breaker. Most people wont even notice the light bleed, especially if youre using a widescreen sized screen and the light bleed just falls into the darkness behind the screen. Do the Differences MatterWith all those factors in mind, lets look at some real world examples to show you how certain factors matter or dont. Weve hosted many outdoor movie nights over the years and just leading up to writing this article we conducted a wide range of tests and scrutinized the results. We conducted these tests using two very different digital projectors the Epson HC6. Epson HC3. 00. 0. In their respective tiers, theyre both great projectors, but theyre certainly different. "The Wild Thornberrys" Pack Of Thornberrys Movie On Dvd. The HC6. 00 3. 60 is one of Epsons entry level cinema projectors. Its bright 3. 00. Although the HC6. The HC3. 00. 0 1. Its still pretty bright 2. As you can imagine, the HC3. If you focused even a modest amount of scrutiny on the images in comparison the Cinema 3.