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How is 1080p on a 80+ screen? Can you see a difference? It must be different than seeing an improvement while having to sit 4ft from a regular sized hdtv set.
How is 1080p on 80+ screens?
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Watching television with ANY sized display is just watching television.
Stepping up to a front projector with a larger screen allows Theater in the Home to be experienced.
There is simply no comparison - like trying to compare a gray rat with a gray elephant side-by-side. One of them kicks your visual teeth in - guess which one?? LOL but it's true.
Stepping up to a front projector with a larger screen allows Theater in the Home to be experienced.
There is simply no comparison - like trying to compare a gray rat with a gray elephant side-by-side. One of them kicks your visual teeth in - guess which one?? LOL but it's true.
its more immersive--easier to lose track of what is going on around you,. totally different watching experience. the first time i watched a movie on a 96" screen i had to have one. finally got a 106" myself and it is a huge quality of life improvement.
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Oh perhaps I should've been clearer in my first post
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How is 1080p compared to 720p on a 80+ screen? People say you only see a small improvement on smaller sized sets, and you also have to sit very very close to the set. So how is the experience on a 80+ screen and sitting farther away, is the improvement worth it on the bigger screens?
What source and going from which 720p to 1080p projectors? I ask because you are viewing from nearly 1.5x screen width. One group performed a blind test using two high end projectors. One projector was 1080p and the other was 720p. The image was viewed by 35+ people at 1.5x screen width. One projector displayed the top half of the image and the other projector displayed the bottom half of the image (on the same screen). When the people were asked which image they liked best many (like half) of the people liked the 720p image better. No one could positively tell which image was 1080p. The sources used were SD, HDTV, HD DVD and BD.
1080p is better if you want to view from a very close distance, but just because the projector is 1080p does not necessarily mean that it provides a better image. A lot has to do with the quality of the projector and the viewing distance.
To the original poster, If you are not viewing a lot of 1080p content and not viewing from less than 1.5x screen width (not diagonal) you are just as well off saving some money and getting a good 720p projector.
What source and going from which 720p to 1080p projectors? I ask because you are viewing from nearly 1.5x screen width. One group performed a blind test using two high end projectors. One projector was 1080p and the other was 720p. The image was viewed by 35+ people at 1.5x screen width. One projector displayed the top half of the image and the other projector displayed the bottom half of the image (on the same screen). When the people were asked which image they liked best many (like half) of the people liked the 720p image better. No one could positively tell which image was 1080p. The sources used were SD, HDTV, HD DVD and BD.
1080p is better if you want to view from a very close distance, but just because the projector is 1080p does not necessarily mean that it provides a better image. A lot has to do with the quality of the projector and the viewing distance.
To the original poster, If you are not viewing a lot of 1080p content and not viewing from less than 1.5x screen width (not diagonal) you are just as well off saving some money and getting a good 720p projector.
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720p is fine on my 90" screen from 9' away.
I CAN see some deficiencies with some text, but I don't really care, because mostly that's just movie credits and stuff like that.
I might upgrade to 1080p in a few years, but I'm in no rush, because the actual movies look glorious at 720p.
Personally, I'd rather have a 720p projector with a top notch lens, than a 1080p projector with a mediocre lens.
I CAN see some deficiencies with some text, but I don't really care, because mostly that's just movie credits and stuff like that.
I might upgrade to 1080p in a few years, but I'm in no rush, because the actual movies look glorious at 720p.
Personally, I'd rather have a 720p projector with a top notch lens, than a 1080p projector with a mediocre lens.
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My brief experience with projected 1080p was that it wasn't vastly superior to my projected 720p. I watched HD Planet Earth on a 1080p that's 5x more money than my low-end 720p. There was maybe a 10% difference - if I were to try to quantify it. I know it's totally subjective, but I left my friend's theater very satisfied with my budget 720p and will probably keep it a year or two longer than previously based on the comparison.
I really believe that for the budget-minded, 720p is a total sweet spot. Still very HD and impressive, but starting at half the price.
I really believe that for the budget-minded, 720p is a total sweet spot. Still very HD and impressive, but starting at half the price.
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I've been researching 1080 projectors but now I'm thinking I'll go with the value play and upgrade my InFocus 4805 (480) to a 720 PJ. Any opinions on which ones should be on my short list?
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