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