I want to make one of my apartament’s rooms a Home Cinema Room. I don’t know what to use: a large screen LCD TV, or a video projector. I am tempted to buy a video projector but I’m not sure about the image quality. Are the images created by video projectors good enough to be copared with the ones from an LCD TV? Can you help me by naming some trusting products? Preferably from own experience.
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bbt91945 says
Projectors needs a big room and a dark room. Pick up a copy of Home Theater Magazine March issue, it list just about every projectors in the market today. Keep in mind that the lamp for a projector only last about 2,000 hours and replacement lamps can cost you a minimum of $250. You also need a video screen will will cost around $250 to $3,000. I have used a Panasonic projector for many years and is only used to watch blu ray disc movies at night. An entry level projector that is recommend by Home Theater Magazine and cost you $2,300 and the high end to around $10,000 or more. You can now get a 65" Plasma tv from Costco for $2,000, it is a Panasonic Plasma tv. Panasonic is the top quality product when it comes to tvs. Read the reviews on tvs and the pro and con of Plasma and LCD at Home Theater Magazine. Hope this will help you out.
FireFold says
If you are planning on making a Theater Room then I would definitely go with a projector. HD Projectors are able to produce a 1080p signal which is just as clear as any LCD or Plasma TV.
Good brands to consider are LG, JVC, & Sony
Below is a website that has a great selection or HD Projectors.
Good Luck.
*Note* Do Not Bargain Buy. A Good Projector will cost $1k – $5k. Great Projectors can cost anywhere from $5k to $20k depending on the viewing size.
John A says
Use this one:
But if your price range is higher i can find you something better. The good thing about projectors are, unlike a tv, you can put the image anywhere at a large range of sizes. The smaller the size, the better the quality. This one is HD, but, and this part is important, the contrast ratio is low. The contrast ratio is the most important factor of a projector. This makes the projector able to be brighter and to even out the light. It’s hard to explain. It’s sort of…hmmmmmmmmm. Look at the screen now. It’s got the green bar where it says ask, answer, discover. Now, on a projector with a low contrast ratio it will look darker amd might not have the fade effect in the middle of the bar. With a high contrast ratio, it would be much brighter and would look sharper. A much better projector is around the price of £4000/$6000!
govicseo says
Check out the Optoma HD20 in the March issue of Consumer Reports ["Front projector under a Grand"] for a comprehensive review of a project under $1,000. Also visit… for an appropriate paint screen kit for a specific projector. The total cost is around $150.00 for both a primer and face coat. Here’s a sample of a 96" diagonal painted movie screen showing the motion picture "The Promise":
Good luck!
Wombat says
If you don’t mind a much more complicated setup, and maybe being limited to 720p, old CRT projectors can be bought for a song used. They’re not as bright, but they’ll do more accurate black levels, and won’t suffer from "rainbows" like DLP projectors. Lifespan can be longer than the lamps in LCD or DLP projectors, into the thousands of hours. The screen can be a white painted wall; there’s some paint like "brilliant white" that is pure white and readily available at Home Despot.
Check eBay for CRT projector, and if possible deal only with a local seller; and ideally one that will help deliver and setup. If you live in a large metropolitan area, there may be someone who buys and sells them. Entry level (720p) CRT projectors can be only a couple of hundred bucks; excellent 1080p ones may be several thousand, but originally sold new for 5 figures back in the ’90s.