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Does the room have to be that dark to see the picture from a home theater projector?
By pfhometheater | January 3, 2010
How dark would you say? How come a lot of people dont buy HD projectors instead of tvs since they cost less and have bigger picture?
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January 3rd, 2010 at 3:01 pm
No, but it’s not going to be that great of a picture. Watching it in a dimmed room is optimal. Dimmed to completely dark should work, but just no household lights or blinds/shades/curtains open. I would say that a lot of people shy away from HD projectors because of the space you need to use them efficiently. You need to have a free wall to use as the screen or a free wall to have a screen on or a screen to come down in front of, and to many people, that’s a big investment. TVs are familiar and basic so people like them.
January 3rd, 2010 at 3:42 pm
It definately has to be darker than if you were watching a tv. In my apartment I would have to buy new heavy duty curtains to put over my windows.
January 3rd, 2010 at 4:37 pm
From not too dark to very dark based on the number of ANSI lumens that the projector has. I’m composing this on an InFocus SP-4805 projected picture at 106″ diagonal (almost nine feet) from a projector the size of a major citys phone book. You can pick one of these up for under $400. If you are a DVD fan and don’t plan to get Blu-ray or HD-DVD any time soon then the EDTV resolution of this PJ should be fine. HD broadcasts look phenomonal with it. I might suggest you go to the AVS forum and check out the 4805 thread. There are a bunch of avid fans out there ready and willing to help you with all your pj questions. As to why people buy huge boxes? Ignorance. I can get a 20′ picture on this projector if I take it outdoors for a dive in movie…try that with a 32″, $4000 tv.
January 3rd, 2010 at 5:10 pm
No, but helps greatly