Home Theater Projector
Entertainment Projector
What kind of video projector should I buy?
I have been looking at several different brands and models and just can't make up my mind. Can someone help guide me in the right direction - I want to buy a video projector soon.
1) Use for xbox and TV? If you have a video output (yellow RCA jack) you could connect it.
2) Work for a long time? Difficult to say, the standard halogen bulb may last a long or short time, but should be cheap to replace (~$5). The electronics are an unknown.
3) Quality picture? Resolution is 480x240. Compare that to a DVD (720x480) or SDTV (480i) and you can see the resolution (detail) is quite low. Furthernore, brightness is low and the lens will be poor, so at best you will get a mediocre image in a dark room. In a bright room the picture will be washed out.
In general, low resolution images (480 or 600 lines ... and this is 240 lines) are adequate on a screen up to about 80"-90". I would think this projector would give an acceptable (not good, but usable) image in a dim/dark room on a ~50-60" screen.
Whether it's worth the money is questionable. But to put it in perspective a reasonable quality projector will cost you 3-5X as much and require a new bulb every 2-3000 hrs of use (~$300).
Good luck.
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