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