Projector resolution for video? (1 Viewer)

[Sacha_C]

Is a 800x600 projector enough for good quality DVDs or does a 1024x768 projector make a significant improvement in quality?

Thanks

 

[Neil Joseph]

If you can afford the 1024x768 projector, or even a 1280x720 or 1366x768 projector then go for it. Of course, the more pixels/resolution, the less likely the pixel structure will be able to be seen and you will be better equipped when you feed it a high def image. What is your budget?

 

[Gabriel_Lam]

One other thing to add to Neil's post (which is spot on, BTW). 800x600 is not enough to fully resolve DVD's. DVD's are 720x480 natively, in a 16:9 format. Because digital projectors have square pixels, this translates to about 854x480. In all fairness, those 54 pixels or so aren't a deal breaker to everyone, but it is an issue to some.

 

[JasonGarrett]

More pixels will almost always result in a better picture. If you intend to primarily watch DVDs, I'd recommend a 16:9 projector.