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Lightbulb Home Theater Projector Selection Basics


Projectors are more and more invading Home theaters. In fact this is mainly due to both the decrease in price we are living nowadays and the big improvements in picture quality they are now capable of delivering. Actually I couldn't allow myself to dream to own a 1080p projector at home only 3 or 4 years ago. Now we see people change their projectors for higher ends models/brands or even own more than a single projector.
I will not discuss why upgrade to an FP setup at this time, but it is assumed you already made up your mind and want a FP. The first question that comes in mind is which projector should I invest in? This question does unfortunately not have a yes or no answer, but in a nutshell what is available at time of purchase, your needs and compromises will more suitably determine the answer(s).

Index
  1. Price
  2. Projector type
  3. Installation (will it work in my setup?)
  4. Resolution
  5. Brightness
  6. Contrast
  7. Special features
  8. Remote control


Yamaha RX-V2500, Wharfedale Diamond 9.6 Fronts, Wharfedale Diamond CM Center, Diamond DFS Surround and rear, Behringer FBQ 2496, Dual RL-P18s 625L LLTs, Dual TA-2400 Pro (2 * 2000 W Amp), Samsung HD870 DVD player, Carada BW 16:9 106" screen, Epson TW-2000, 60 Gb PS3
Important HT proverbs:
- "You can never have too much headroom" (talking about bass)
- "you can never have too big a screen" (talking about still pictures)

Projector selection basics
Epson TW 2000 review

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