| Over the years, I have grown really attached to my | | | | you will be hard-pressed to notice a great difference |
| home theater system. I must say, of all the rooms in | | | | between the two types of projection systems.When |
| the house, my own little movie theater is the one I | | | | shopping for a new projector, keep your particular |
| could not live without. I am absolutely in love with my | | | | needs in the forefront of your thoughts. As I mentioned |
| home theater system and, if you are anything like me, I | | | | above, it is really easy to lose yourself in the minutiae |
| am sure you will love yours too. I found, when I was | | | | of each particular system. Connectivity is a definitely |
| initially building my system, that there was so much | | | | something to be mindful of. Make sure that you are |
| information to absorb. Every product out there | | | | able to connect all of your components, including your |
| seemed better than the next, and I found myself | | | | gaming system. Nothing beats playing Halo in real-life |
| unsure about which to buy. Here are a few things to | | | | size! Contract ratio is another important factor; the |
| keep in mind when shopping for a new home theater | | | | higher the ratio, the better the picture will be.The |
| projector.There are two main types of projectors on | | | | brightness of your projector is another thing to |
| the market; DLP and LCD. DLP stands for digital light | | | | consider. Light output is measured in ANSI (American |
| processing. It was invented by Texas Instruments, and | | | | National Standards Institute) lumens. You will want to |
| utilizes a microscopic array of over 2 million mirrors. | | | | avoid a projector that produces anything shy of 1000 |
| DLP has a higher contrast than LCD, but there are | | | | lumens. As you are likely aware, the projection |
| some unfavorable consumer reports that note | | | | resolution is extremely important. This refers to the |
| something called the "rainbow effect". The "rainbow | | | | number of pixels that can be displayed on the screen. |
| effect" is noticeable when looking from one side of the | | | | Go for something that is no less than 1024x768, as this |
| screen to the other, and is characterized by a sudden | | | | will allow you to fully appreciate the depth and quality |
| burst of color.LCD stands for liquid crystal display. | | | | of HDTV. In the end, you should buy the projector that |
| These projectors have three distinct glass LCD panels | | | | is in line with your needs and your budget. Soprano's is |
| inside; one for each component of the video signal | | | | coming on right now! Time to go!Warren Thompson is |
| (red, green, and blue). While DLP chips reflect light, the | | | | like a kid in a candy store, when it comes to home |
| LCD panels allow light to pass through them. LCD | | | | theater products. When he can drag himself away |
| projectors produce brighter images, and they are | | | | from his miniature movie theater, he writes for |
| known for having excellent color saturation. In the end, | | | | hometheaterfocus. |