Agreed - I hope both options remain available for the foreseeable future. I’m happy my house has both a TV and a projector. It’s nice to have one area in home theater visuals that isn’t solely about catering to the widest possible audience. So many of the other niche things have been killed off...
I think there’s a lot of wisdom in what Dave is saying - prices for flat panels are coming down all the time, the sizes keep getting bigger, and they do HDR significantly better than projectors.
In my mind, there are two main reasons to choose a projector over a flat panel, and it’s really...
When you try it out, if you have the time, try to look at content with different aspect ratios - obviously the projector is 16x9, but within that container, a lot of films and shows are different ratios. You might find that most of the movies you watch are 2.40:1. Or if you like older stuff like...
I am not Dave :)
This is the advice I’ve given to everyone who’s wondered how big of a screen they should get for their room.
On the wall that you expect to project onto, hang a white bedsheet or some other inexpensive similar item you have around the house (or, if the wall is white/light...