Many people use the phrase Home Theater to include just about any projector, screen, or tv surround by some speakers that ends up in the home. But really 'theater' only encompass projectors and film screens (and larger TV screens) that are 'optimized' to work in rooms set up as a “theater”. For example, true home theater projectors are designed for darker spaces (as opposed to conference rooms), they utilize premium lenses for optimal clarity in video (as opposed business portable projectors), and are built using premium electronics to accurately reproduce colors and motion perfectly (as opposed to spread sheets or graphs).
We have put together some helpful info that you can use in selecting your projector, and screen...
From a overall standpoint home-use projectors generally come in these categories -
For Dedicated theaters: Home or Pro Cinema projectors - Mid to Low Brightness / High Accuracy (Price ranges from Mid to High)
For Multi-purpose rooms: Home Entertainment projectors - Moderate Brightness / Accuracy (Mid-Range Price)
For Occasional or Portable: all-in-one projectors - High Brightness / Low Accuracy (low to mid priced)
A good home theater projector not only has color optimized for movie viewing, but also should be able to produce very dark “blacks.” Those dark blacks are the key to dark scenes looking great. However, it is important to remember that most people expect to be watching more things than just movies at home, including HDTV (sports), and for many people gaming. What you watch, as well as your room conditions, should be a key factor in selecting your projector and screen.
We recommend that you start by determining how you want to use the room (TV, MOVIES, GAMES, Other). Also, note your room conditions... can you control all ambient light. Then determine what screen size you would like, also consider what sizes will fit (consider seating distances and ceiling heights). Screen size may affect which projectors you can use and vice-versa... this is due to Throw Distance (The distance the projector must be from a screen to produce a given image size)and all projectors have different throw distances.
These are just a few factors to narrow down the projector and screen, then there are the many features of each projector to consider - Such as contrast ratios, resolutions, 2D or 3D, Brightness, Color of the projector, picture accuracy, etc.
But, although all this sound daunting, its actually a lot easier now than it sounds. Thanks to advances in technology virtually all theater projectors are now FULL 1080p and are extremely accurate at reproducing picture and color with fine detail. And we have also narrowed down your choices to the highest rated and most popular lines that we recommend... Making it even easier! Still not sure, want a professional evaluation? just Contact Us.
