Tim K
Second Unit
- Joined
- Jul 7, 1999
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- 402
If you have legitimate reasons for having a TV in other rooms that's great. There are many reasons to stick with a traditional TV.That is the point which Sacha does not seem to get. I think the issue is that Sacha is not seeing that there are reasons why an FP is not the best solution for many people, especially when we are talking about a "livingroom theater" not a dedicated room.
1) Light Control. Most livingrooms have ALOT of windows. Most people don't want blackout shades in the livingroom or simply cannot blockout light. Most people also don't want to watch TV in the dark, especially if they have company or are watching casually. For example, my livingroom is not a distinct room. My livingroom and diningroom are one large open space. My diningroom opens up to the 2nd floor with 18ft ceilings. The diningroom is also attached to the kitchen via a 40" doorway with no door. My livingroom has stairs going up to the 2nd floor and another set of stairs going to the basement. Did I mention the 80" wide bay window in my livingroom? FP would not work!
2) Picture quality. I don't know about everyone else, but around here the PQ from cable and satelite are poor. Blown up to 53 inches on an RPTV is just barely tolerable. Those same flaws on a 70-100" FP would be unwatchable.
3) Appearance. Even though an RPTV or Tube may be large and unsightly, it can pretty easily be incorporated into an entertainment center. Without spending a fortune on a powered screen that rolls into the ceiling, you can't exactly hide a 100" projector screen in your livingroom. Project onto the wall you say? Sure, let me take down the pictures we have hanging up...the huge blank wall will look great in our livingroom. As for the projector itself, where would I mount that? On/In my coffee table? Oh wait, my table is not in the center of the room. What about hanging from the ceiling? My wife would love that.
4) Ease of use/setup. RPTV or Tube...plug it in, connect cable, watch. Out of the box, the picture will be watchable (granted contrast, etc should be changed but most regular folk don't know that). As for the FP, who is going to set this up? A professional?
As most people can see, there are numerous, legitimate reasons that FP is not the answer for everyone. Hopefully Sacha will eventually come to understand this.