Capt. Rob wrote:
Once you have a projector you can never go back to a regular TV. People
who don't own them have no idea of how great they are. As one review
said, it's like having a giant plasma TV and better. My screen, nearly
10 feet across, is fantastic. There are no rainbows (at least no one
has seen them yet) and SD is not visible unless you sit 1.1. Having a
clunky TV is just a waste of space. Thursday is movie night here during
the winter. Watching The World's Fastest Indian or Star Wars...simply
amazing. And you can have a good starter setup for under 2K, or a more
advanced one for just under 3K. About the only downside is that ambient
light really needs to be shut out.



RB
35s5
NY


I have to agree with Capt. Rob. - An HD front projector with a good
surround sound system and good HD program material is spectacular. And
HD DVDs are on the market. I replaced a fairly high-end 64-inch HDTV
rear projection set with the Sanyo front projector and 92-inch screen,
and I wouldn't want to go back. - (Although the rear projection set was
brighter and could be viewed without turning down the lights.}

The SOTA is improving rapidly, and it's likely that there will be 1080p
front projectors with LED light sources at reasonable prices (under
$3,000) in a year or so. Three-chip DSL (without the rotating color
wheel) seems to be the best approach.

Jim