So the Rugby World Cup hey, that came and went pretty quickly. Take away the roughly 20 hangovers it was solely responsible for and you might say it flew by at a rapid rate.

Now those of us who hogged the remote during the tournament are faced with a good month or two of watching things beyond our control. It’s only fair, yes, but if I’m going to watch something I’m only vaguely interested in I must insist we do it properly.

TV watching doesn’t come much better than busting out the HD View Projector (R1 699, down 43%) and turning your lounge into a home cinema. What’s more is that it comes with a remote control so no moving from the couch needed, nice.

For those who love their specs and technical details then:

• Model number: RD-805
• Projector system: 4-inch LCD TFT display
• Native resolution: 800×480, support 1080P
• Brightness: 120 Lumens
• Contrast ratio: 1000:1
• Image flip: 360 degree flip
• Lens: Three pieces of glass lenses, manual focus
• Aspect ratio: 16:9 and 4:3
• Language: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese – total of 23 languages
• Lamps type: LED 40W, 50000 hours life
• Picture size: 20 to 80-inch
• Noise: <25 dB
• Working voltage: 110-240V / 50-60Hz
• Interface input: HDMI/VGA/USB/AV/AUDIO OUT
• Compatible to ALL laptops, decoders (including DSTV), media players and gaming consoles via HDMI
• Remote control included
• Six-month warranty
• Net weight: 1kg
• Weight: 1.2kg
• Machine dimensions: 21cm (L) x 14.5cm (W) x 8cm (H)

Mmm, technical details really do it for me. Save yourself some money for the silly season and forget about that monster TV, this little beaut is all you’ll need.