Will low cost LED projectors displace LCD and plasmas??

I have an LCD HDTV and my first HDTV was an LCD HDTV.
My current tv is a 40 inch and I was thinking of geting a 60 inch plasma for around 500 to 1000 dollars.

Then I noticed the led projector from Vivitek .....the Qumi.

My plasma and or future purchases of either plasma or lcd hdtv went full stop!!

Then when I was just starting to ask the wifey about maybe getting a qumi for December She drops by and points at an onscreen picture of it and says make it two qumis under the tree on December.

So as far as my situation a led projector has impacted the purchases of led and plasma hdtv.

My question to the forum is do you expect that low cost 720p and 1080p LED projectors will begin to make in roads on the market share of traditional plasma and led HDTV sets??

And since the Qumi and other newer lcd projectors are very portable will this also fuel the drive to adoption by some and lead to lower market shares for traditional plasma and lcd sets??

In the future if adoption of led projectors is high will this lead to plamas and traditional lcd sets being slowly pushed into being niche??

You are right.

I have plenty of trees around the house and mirror plastic sunglare kill film on windows.

Hmmm I kinda see your point for houses with no trees and lots of sunglare.
For me its a lot more hassle getting a wallmount and then wondering if the subwoofers are going to shake it loose from the wall?

The main problem was we went from a 40 inch lcd to a few days of a 120 screen pj then at another friends house a recent 60 plasma looked itty bitty tiny like looking like a small computer monitor?

Plus for me its just select distance ,place ceiling mount, focus.

Or place tripod with pj ,focus ,done since any wall surface anywhere works for an improptu outdoor theater.

I just imagined trying to take a 60 or 70 inch plasma to the park to create an improptu outdoor theater , yes I am being a jerk, sorry.

I do not forsee any 120 lcd or plasma sets so I guess my question?
Needs to be for those that can afford five dollar drapes to darken a room and that want big screen sizes do you think cheap 1080p lcd projectors will begin to cut into plasma sets and lcd sets?????

And when I asked this I did NOT mean plasma sets and lcd sets???? going bye,bye since my question is do you think led projectors will begin to gain market share????

I suck at asking questions in a proper format.............sigh.

Screen?? looks at DIY 110" screen made with 19 dollars in materials.........gee I have no idea

Light output?? gee I have no idea but something tells me that 300 to 500 lumens may just work

Game rooms?? gee does a PS3 with a 5.1 receiver along with four 12" subwoofers @7 cfoot each and four bash amps from PE count??

How many of those "stupidly cheap""?? projectors were available in 2010 that did 720p, needed no bulb replacement, were under 500 dollars, did at least 300 to 500 lumens with hdmi output, no problem with screen door effect, were a few ounces in mass, supported h264, xvid, mp4 and were cool to the touch to name a few things.

Just asking since I have no idea what I am doing

But something tells me technology is changeing the way we do things.

IMHO
Mounting a led 720p pj to the bed headboard (a bit above) and a DIY 95" screen to the foot of the bed along with a 5.1 surround for the bedroom sounds

Agreed!!

I just wanted a huge screen MOVIE image experience without spending thousands of dollars or replacing bulbs every year or drilling holes in new home walls to mount huge wall mounts for 60"+ plasma displays

Or trying to find an easy way to cart a 60"+ plasma display from the living room to the bedroom or friends house.

It looks like the solution for me is a very mobile display????

But then what do I know???
Nothing!

This is just my own personal situation and does not suggest any trend:
Anecdotal:
Yesterday I was looking at pictures(of the led pj I want) and wondering how to run it by the wife without too much hassle??
Well the wife wanders by and says to get one and I say so its ok to buy one?

The wife says no silly!, one for you and get one for me to use with an ipod( my wife is a school teacher so I guess the school projectors are kinda meh!)

Well for me its back to painting a wall a very smooth gray scale since guess what the wife wants in the living room instead of the hdtv............

Man I hate painting but a happy wife is a happy marriage.

There was an old tv show where the set had no cutains or window blinds.
So you have zip? for window blinds ????????

Its not a tv.
Its a projector that does h264, xvid, etc.

Its an under 500 720p hdmi solution to ........

A very big display for cheap
A solution to moving a big display capable box without the backbreaking mass of a 70,80 or 95 inch plasma sets

Call me when theres a 95 inch plasma thats one pound mass and that does not kill my back moving it myself

Sounds good.

And if not since this tech. is continuing to improve then I guess its check plasma versus led pj for next year.

I expect this crop of 720p low cost led projectors to begin a tiny sales draw with folks wanting a portable and also with a few folks wanting something for the office.

Just as an avalanche starts with the first snowball so does improving tech sooner or later get a market share.

I remember when cell phone bricks were the thing and folks were saying that smaller form factor cell phones were never going to gain any market share??

Another year and 500 to 1000 lumen 1080p led hdmi low cost projectors will begin drawing more hobbyists.

The real threat to traditional lcd/plasma sets are if two years from now theres 1000 lumen to 5000 lumen led 1080p low cost projectors that can work in living room conditions on a cloudy day or with a few drapes being closed over windows??

Forecasting technology trends is fun.

I know nothing!!

But I can imagine a time three years from now when J6P is in a Worst Buy and asking about a plasma set and a led pj.

" so if a beer bottle goes into this plasmer 3dee set then thats another three thousand dollars??"

"so if a beer bottle hits a wall this pajama thinga jigger is doing an image on then how much to fix the wall?"

Worst Buy: well sir just spacle over the wall dent and this 700 dollar Optoma will continue to work.

I have no idea if a bar owner J6P is going to pick plasma or led pj??

I guess it depends on costs to fix bar brawl damages??

And if low cost led 1080p projectors begin to sell??
No biggie,plasma is not going anywhere in the next three years.
Folks with a plasma or lcd set are not going to trash a new set.



What I really want is a ten thousand lumen low cost led 1080p( someday 2160p) hdmi pj thats behind a wall and that responds to voice commands.

I see led 720p low cost led pj as a tiny first baby step on the way there.

I prefer tv or movie viewing to be from a non intrusive set with out of sight out of mind that comes from small form factor electronics.

The one thing I do know is that technology is evolving.

The second thing I know is if they manage to make more profit on led pj tech then thats what is going to be pushed onto J6P as the must have hotness by Worst Buy trolls out to make a quick buck.

But then what? if anything?? do I know??

Terrafugia: too expensive low bang for buck.
Bad analogy.

Gift option one:
A led pj 720p for a 110" image gift for 499 dollars.

Gift option two:
A plasma that does 1080p with 70 inch screen size for two thousand dollars plus


Somehow in this economy I foresee 499 dollar gifts being much more palatable and easier on the wallet *ouchies*

But hey I only know that J6P goes for the lowball price most times.

Hey lets predict!
I predict that if folks love the Qumi then more sales of the Qumi will follow.

Then I predict that friends,relatives, co-workers will ask about it and more sales will follow.

Then I predict that more folks will wander into Worst Buy asking about it and Worst Buy sales trolls will try and make a buck


I have no idea what I am talking about

But yeah lets check the sales charts six months from now??