Home Cinema: Projector or Rear Projection Television?
 

Looking to setup an awesome home cinema and I was wondering what people would recommend.... a front Projector or a rear projection tv? and what brands/models etc...

We have a room where we can control the light, so that isn't a problem....

front projection onto a proper screen, not just the wall

get a projector with svga input and you can write it off to tax for "presentations", just remember to move it into your office when the taxman calls

My brother who is also my business partner just setup a $30,000 fully customized and (Sound deadnd) room in his house. It got a Runco triple or quad layered CRT projector, it cost about US$12,000 and it KILLS ANY and EVERY LCD projector out there, if you can control the light in your room and want a REAL movie picture get a CRT if you can afford it. And a high quality screen also makes a big difference.

Honestly my bros soundroom/ theatre freaking ROCKS, it really is just like the movies and the blacks are really blacks, LCD's and other types of projectors CAN NOT DO BLACK. Ask a real exper thats what they will tell you.

Anyways rear projection TV suck ass compared to a decent projector screen setup for size and quality of picture but it all depends on your budjet.

Sammy

Yeah, home cinema is definitely something I will be getting soon!

Great advice there bro, I'll bear the blacks thing in mind!

If you want a better picture than LCD but not as expensive or hard to setup as CRT, then get a DLP projector. They are sweet, and you don't have to have an installer come out to set things up for you.

I have the rear screen projector, its the best to get because light does not effect the quality of the picture. On front projectors you have to dim the lights for a good picture.

Projectors are also better for wide screens, you loose NO quality.

I suggest going with the 96" screen (if you have the room) - It will make all of your friends say DAAYYYUUUMMM!! :thumbsup



The Dawg

haha.. this is so weird.. i was JUST having this very conversation 2 minutes ago.

went to the home theater store this weekend and these projectors really run the gamut of prices.. you can get a projector for 4k or 18k.. and then the screen can either cost you either 500 bucks or 2k...

after doing a lot of research i am totally unable to decide whether DLP is better than LCD or vice versa..

I spent about $100k on my home theatre. Projector onto a 120" screen, thx sound, big ass electric charis, etc.

A front projector is great, but you must have a VERY dark room and plenty of space.

DLP is my personal pick. Very bright, great for Football sundays. You won't notice bad unless you have owned a CRT. Three chip DLP is best, but a single chip is way cheaper.

Nothing wrong with the sony LCD either. But there is this one LCD projector, called Piano I think, which gets great reviews for the cash.

I have never owned. I am like one of those guys that argue about which is a better car, a lambrogini or an aston martin.

Thanks for the feedback :thumbsup

going to look at projectors and screens tomorrow, with any luck we'll find something that will totally blow us away...