Projector for BBQ

It's going to be hard to get a good picture under those conditions with a FP at any price. How big do you need to go? A big flat panel will give you a much better picture for that environment.

Front projectors outdoors, think drive-in movie theaters (if you are old enough to remember those), think only open when its night. Front projectors are only suitable for night time outdoor use. Probably the only consumer technology that is bright enough is LCD flat panel TVs and then only if the TV is kept in a shaded area, has a bright image and a anti-reflective coating on the screen. I use a Sony LCD HDTV on a wall swivel mount under the cover of my lanai (mounted about 7 ft. up front the floor and tilted downward). The lanai is next to my pool and that works out OK as it protected from the weather and can be seen from the pool and spa and nearby seating.

It won't work. The sun is really bright. Can you see your laptop or cell phone display out in sunlight? Didn't think so.

Yeah. No way this is going to work in the sunlight.

The only way any projector will work outside is at night...period. I wouldn't bother if you are planning to start using it at noon...