Help Needed: New TV & DVD

[The Squeaky Wheel]

Thanks. I don't know the first thing about front projection. Any websites or other sources you could direct me to ?

[woodman]

Thanks. I don't know the first thing about front projection. Any websites or other sources you could direct me to ?

Sure there are. The most comprehensive and informative one is:

http://www.projectorcentral.com

Also, there are other forums where you can get tons of info, such as:

http://www.hometheaterspot.com

and

http://www.hometheatertalk.com

and

http://www.hdtvoice.com

and

http://.www.avsforum.com

Check these out and you should get answers to any and all of your questions. In particular, projector central has everything you need to know, including comprehensive reviews of just about every front projector ever made!

Hope this helps you

[The Squeaky Wheel]

Thanks again.
Last question, I hope.

I don't know if I can control the ambient light well enough for a projector. We're moving from VT to CO and even though I bought the house in November, I haven't seen it since. We're heading out there in 2 days to start the move.
But as I recall, there are a lot of windows and it's location may be prohibitive to front projected system.

So that may force me into either a DLP or LCD as my next-best alternatives.

So, putting aside the front projector system, can you provide any recommendations about either of these technologies or different brands? I really liked the Sony 40" LCD at Best Buy and would like to take a look at the 50". The DLP just wasn't as pleasing, although the guy helping me told me the DLP bulb was on the fritz and that the set was capable of a much better picture with a better bulb and calibration.

thanks again.

[BrandonCM]

hey squaeks, did you say your moving to Colorado, cause we did too last Nov. from FL. as soon as we bought our brand new house, I shop for the biggest screen DLP, LCD RPTV I can get according on my budget all around Denver and never consider a projector because of light control but ended up w/ it bec. of bigger size, easy to move and the same video quality w/ the Sam HLN617W and Sony 70XBR950 (they all have those screen door effect according to my observation) w/c I, my wife and 3 yr. old son are very happy

[The Squeaky Wheel]

Relocating to Loveland for a new job.

Bought the place back in November and haven't seen it since. The sellers have been renting. They're leaving this weekend and we're starting to move in, although we won't really be there until July.

The house is on a lake and faces westward. The back wall is western facing and is a big picture window, so controlling ambient light is going to be tough unless I put up some heavy blinds. Also, the back of the room opens to a hallway and has no door so that's also an issue.

I like the front projection idea but I don't think it's going to work. Unfortunately I may have to roll the dice and go with either LCD or DLP.

Is your unit table mounted or ceiling mounted? What do you use for a screen? Is it retractable?

[BrandonCM]

right now it's on top of something like a bookshelf back to the wall about 13.5 ft. my screen is the 92" onix by Draper w/c my sales guy recomended bec he notice I have an eye for vedeo detail after I swap Sam (misalign black bar) and the Sony (2 dead pixel w/c spread to 11 after a week). the screen is a fix mount w/c I hang on the wall (half window, half wall) until I have my basement finish.