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[wiestika]

I have an Epson HD projector. It does 1080i or 720p and barely makes any noise. It cost me right about $620 with shipping and I could not be happier. I watch Blu-Ray movies from my PS3 on it and they look outstanding. I would recommend this to anyone. It sits in our living room and, while it is tough to deal with in daylight, you watch most TV and movies in the evening or late at night. Good points in your article, but if you have the space for this (they require fairly large rooms) I would definitely recommend it over a conventional LCD or Plasma!

[djsyntek]

I have a Sharp dl-510 DLP. I orginally got it to plug my PC into so I could play CS and WoW on the big screen, but I ended up having it play whatever me and my roomates want as background noice during matches and raids. I also have a Media center hooked up to it to play Music videos/music with visualizations. Occasionally we'll plug the PS3 into it and play CoD4 online. The picture sucks during the day, but since we all have day jobs this isnt an issue. Also the room it is in only has one small windows that isn't even close to to where we put the picture up on.


Also good to note, you deffintly want to spend the extra $80.00 to get a nice screen. Was orignally just throwing it up on the wall. First time around, I just got a large piece of white dry erase board, but there was a bit of glare and decided to actually purchase a screen. Huge differnece in picture quality.

[chuckjuhl]

some business-class projectors make great low-cost home theater projectors. I have a Sharp XR that displays avery nice "720P/1080i" image on a 92" screen. The projector's native resolution is 1024x768, and it does scale the image some to reproduce 720P/1080i - but I can't tell the difference from a native 720P Epson. It has component and DVI (but no HDMI). I use a DVI to HDMI converter. since my 5.1 is routed through the reciever that isn't a problem. The Sharp XR-30X is under $600 in some places. Great picture for the price.

[mavigozler]

I am missing some information here!
On to what are you projecting the image??
In a business environment, they use that pull-down reflective screen that has always been used for 50 years when a projected image is thrown against something viewable.
Are you really projecting it against a wall painted with God-knows-what color of any latex paint? Or against some ersatz wood veneer?
Is something missing in the explanation here? I might have to buy a portable reflective screen with large dimensions, shouldn't I?

[wiestika]

Well, I currently project mine onto a plain white wall. The same kind of white colored wall that you can find in almost every house. It looks great. With a screen it does look a little better, but if you don't want to spend $100 to get a decent screen, just find a white wall. No need to paint with special paint or anything.

[mavigozler]

This is an important issue because a great many homes may not come with the standard "white" wall paint over an interior drywall. Before it even occurs to the homeowner to consider the front projection option, quite a few homeowners have painted interior walls dark colors with a gloss or non-gloss paint, especially in rooms they designate for home entertainment purposes (how many cinema theaters have you been to that have white walls?). There are people who often still use patterned wallpaper: imagine trying to watch a DVD with a paisely pattern on it.

[wiestika]

Well, if that is the case, then you would definitely want to go with a screen. My friend has light orange colored walls and therefore he bought a 100" pull down screen which he suspended from the ceiling. I would say this issue only pertains to each persons individual situation. Obviously you aren't going to want to project an image onto a flower covered wall or some other crazy random wallpaper, but if you have a white wall, try it out, see how it looks. Maybe you decide you don't like the image, then go buy a screen, or go buy projector paint (which is relatively expensive). It is completely up to each persons situation and taste and can only be decided by that person.