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Originally Posted by aztec dragon 4
I am new to the home theater projector world. I currently own a 65" rear projection HD tv, but want to research projectors in advance. I am an avid gamer and love to watch movies in the best resolution possible. The room I have is not overly large, but I would like some info from anyone on what specs I should keep in mind before purchase (HD is a definite). Worried about burn in from the games, though. Do projectors support 720p as well as 1080i? What HD specs do I need to especially consider? Thank you for any assistance you can provide me with. |
Need the answers to some questions before we can help you with most of your questions.
What are the dimensions of the room you would like to use for front projection?
How good is the light control in the room? This refers to whether or not any light is in the room when the projector is off, and how light-colored the walls and ceiling of the room is.
What price range? For $30k, you can get a 1080p front projector but no point suggesting that if you only want to spend $5k.
What is your time frame for buying? CEDIA is coming up quick, and there may be some nice new projectors announced.
Any HD front projector is going to take both 720p and 1080i as an input. Aside from that, I recommend you get one with either HDMI or DVI-HDCP (as the high-def successors to DVD are coming to market in the Q4/Q1 timeframe and not work as well without this). The four technologies front projectors use are CRT, LCD, LCOS, and DLP. All of them have advantages and disadvantages.