Inches?
I crack up whenever I see someone going for a screen in inches because a projector bulb is too expensive when replaced every two years. Hmmm, $300, so $150 a year, or $12.50 a month. That is not out of my budget, $12.50 a month. and my screen is my entire wall, almost as nice as IMAX. I simply bought a DLP sharp projector, no rainbow effects, and by replacing the bulb I have essentially a new projector. The rainbow wheel prevents any deteriation of picture quality.
I'm not saying that a front projector is for everyone, as you must take into consideration lighting, wife, etc..., but don't give up a phenomenol experience over bulb price. In fact, when your LCD tv gets those annoying pixel burns of odd colors that can't be fixed, you might be wishing you had gone dlp. And for plasma, they simply lose their luster over time. As long as I keep replacing my bulb, then I have a far superior product, and the pixelation is far, far, far, far superior to LCD with the screen door effect. My picture is about 9feet wide and 5 foot height. I adjust all the time for anamorphic, 4:3, 16:9 etc...and high def is just mind boggling.
The comcast guy wouldn't leave my couch, and my windows were open letting in light. When I closed them a little, he just stared in awe. He installs hidef in plasmas and lcd's all the time. Another friend came over and actually said "it's easier on the eyes" because it was large, and being a wall, had no glare! he just kept saying over and over that he's never seen anything like it in his life! My old 56" rptv had glare, and people kept saying that it was hard to watch unless you sat way back.
I researched for months, and debated over size, lighting, rainbow, lcd crispness, everything. I read and read. I bought a sharp xv-z2000 dlp 720p native, and can't say anything negative at all about it. I spent under $3000, got a mount and spare bulb, 4 year warranty, and am addicted to movies, games, and hidef disovery, and pbs.
Tonight comes the real test,
Monday Night Football in Hi -def 5.1 surround sound.
There are many reasons to choose LCD or LYcos, or crt rptv rather than a dlp front projector,
but don't make bulb cost that much of a factor if that' how you choose because,
if you can't afford $12.50 a month, you shouldn't be buying a high end TV in the first place.
I hope this helps,
and by the way, I'm not using a screen, just a clean painted white wall. A screen doesn't look right unless you have the picture one size all the time. I change it depending on my source, and by day it looks like a simple living room with nice speakers.
later,
gotta check the latest on netflix
