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Projectors vs TVs (lemmy.film)

submitted 2 years ago by tom@lemmy.film to c/hometheater@lemmy.film

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Thoughts?

I've been using a projector for a while now and can't go back to the size of TVs.

That said, I do miss being able to watch TV with most of my lights on.

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[–] Cloud_keeper@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The space is only large enough for one of those stereotypical school projector screens, but that's still much larger than a tv. The intention is to use it after sunset in an area lit by fairy lights. Do you think that would adversely affect the viewing? The area would be exposed to the elements, so I'd have to move and store the tv/ projector when not in use.

[–] tom@lemmy.film 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If there are fairy lights, it might affect the color a little bit, depending on the brightness of the projector. This depends on your budget - anything decent should be fine, you just can't get the cheap $250 Chinese ones. It's also a solveable problem, since you can adjust the brightness/direction of the fairy lights.

Having to move and store it would be the biggest concern for me. A projector is easier to pack and unpack, but has the issue of a separate projector screen.

If you're able to, say, use one flat wall as a makeshift screen, I'd personally choose the projector.