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Looking for a budget home theater projector. Will 480p do for now?
By pfhometheater | December 18, 2009
I am looking to pick up a home theater projector for Christmas for the family. We have a flat screen 3 yr old 27″ 4:3 CRT 480i TV right now with a really nice progressive scan dvd player. It is not upscaling but does support 480p output via 3 RCA component and plays divx videos as well.
I see alot of $500 480p projectors and all in one units at many stores like tigerdirect and newegg.
It seems like a quality 720p starts at at about 800 and goes alot higher. I really want to stay with an LCD as opposed to a dlp because of the throw distance.
As I am only going to project to a 60-70″ inch screen and sit about 8 feet away, am I just fine with a 480p for now? I figure I can always upgrade to HD in about 3 years and put this one in the kids room. Or sell it on ebay for a few hundred bucks
I hate having to spend more for 720p only having to replace that later with a 1080p. I can’t afford a 1080p right now.
I really like the specs on the epson home 20 but am also considering the epson 30s all in one.
We watch regular DVDs and have a Wii that max’s out at 480p with component cables
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Topics: Projectors For Home Theater | 2 Comments »
December 18th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
I have an Epson Moviemate and really love it. I also have the Epson wireless audio set “Accolade” and it works great for me since I don’t need to deal with wires. I have the same feeling too. 1080p HD LCD or Plasma will drop in price. I’m waiting to see in about two years.
December 18th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I still have a 480p pj that I use in the basement and I’m more than pleased with it. 480p is still E(nhanced) DTV which is a step above S(tandard) DTV so you’re still getting a picture upgrade.
I say go for it, especially if you have an HD box from your cable or sat company. That box will still upscale the 480p to 720p or 1080i which should make the picture even better. I’d be VERY surprised if you weren’t happy with the image from the 480p.