Necromunda said:
disolitude said:
Necromunda said:
disolitude said:
Basically take everything Slimebeast has said above and mark it opposite for me.
When properly done, projector gaming and movie watching on a large screen is the best entertainment experience you can have in your house.
Projectors hide resolution loss much better than LCD's due to plush pixels and latest projectors have amazing contrast ratios and can be used in normal daylight without issues.
Below is a 92 inch 1080p projector setup I used to have, which i sadly had to get rid of when I moved. I am counting my days till I move again and set up a 100 inch projector setup in my entertainment room.
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Ah very nice! I just dove into the projector market, nice to see people who enjoy the same enjoyment I do! I also second your notion, the entry level price for a quality setup isn't nearly as absurd as others have said in this thread either... I'd consider my setup entry level, although it's just about as good as an entry level setup you could hope for, and I shopped around quite abit and nabbed some fantastic deals, my setup is as follows:
Factory Refurbished Epson 8500UB - $1100
Factory Refurbished Denon AVR-1712 - $250
2 Pioneer SP-BS22-LR Bookshelf Speakers - $75 Each
1 Pioneer SP-C22 Center Channel Speaker - $100
1 Pioneer SW-8MK2 Subwoofer - $100
105" High Contrast Acoustically Transparent Screen - $200 (Self Built - TIP: Build your own screen, you can get SUPERB quality for great value!)
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That is a very nice setup...Id say its a solid midrange projector setup since 8500UB is quite excellent.
And your price includes surround sound setup which one would have to get if they were using a regular TV if they want an immersive experience. So essentially, 1300 dollars got you an awesome 105 inch screen projector setup with all bells and whistles that one can ask for. Thats less than a 70 inch Sharp LCD which has ghosting, slow pixel response time, fake 120 hz interpolation to hide the bad response time...
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Yeah I suppose it is :P I forget that the 8500UB was a nearly $3000 projector 2-3 years ago. It's remarkably how well it's held it age too, mainly because the technology in Projectors hasn't changed too dramatically with the exception of Laser/LED hitting the market now. I'm absolutely in love with my setup, can't believe how perfect my screen turned out as well!
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You got some great deals there, very nice projector.
My first projector was a refurbished CRT tube monster for $2000. It needed heavy duty bolts to anchor it in the ceiling and each color tube needed to be recalibrated every month by fiddling with 16 pot meters for each. It was only supported 600 lines max. With LaserDisc you could see the 480 scan lines on the wall at 72" (no screen in the budget, just a bucket of white paint) and image distortion in high contrast scenes was a big eyesore with CRT, still loved it. Since crt had no lag it was perfectly compatible with 3D shutter glasses. I had my 3D fix with Descent 2 end of the 90's, no extra hardware needed, just a $35 set of Nvidia shutter glasses.
When I bought my first house I didn't have room or money for a projector, second house I decided to go all out. I sunk about $15K in a small home theater build from scratch (that was before the economy crashed)
PT-AE1000U still the same awesome color as 6 years ago.
Most of the money went into sound, Yamaha RXV-3800, 5x B&W FPM5 + B&W PV1 subwoofer
