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interfx wrote:
 I had been assuming to use a 1080 front projector for my media room, but this weekend saw a new Sharp 65" LCD display. WOW!
Has anyone else seriously considered one of these ($4800) vs. buying a front projector, screen, and all of the mounts, wiring, etc. through your ceiling...
I know the front projector can go upto 100" based upon the size in my room, but 65" sure looks awesome for similar price...
What have others considered in this decision? |
IMO it all depends on for what purpose you want to optimize your HT.
For watching movies with a maximum of Theater experience you will defintely need some kind of front projection. Not only because it most closely resembles the Movie Theatre experience (beaming light onto a big white screen in a light controlled room). But also because really big LCD or plasma screens (if you are with more people sitting 2 to 4 times the screen height away from the screen) do either not exist, or cannot produce the picture quality you can achieve with front projection. And this does not necessarily has to be CRT front projection. For instance: I own a Panasonic PT-AE2000 that produces a much more impressive picture than the mentioned "biggest in the world" Panasonic plasma screen.
On the other hand, if you want to use your HT also under "plenty of ambient light conditions" then I would go for a good quality LCD or Plasma screen and accept that I will not have that wide cinema viewing angle unless I want to sit at arm lenght from the screen.