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Originally posted by tour96se:
they're becoming a good/popular choice, but they really require a certain setting/setup to get the optimal picture, plus they might be more than he's willing to spend?




It looks like he is going to spending significantly more than what a VERY nice front projection would run. If he can control light in the room, I don't see any other choice stacking up to it. But, controlling the light can be a big issue.


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Front projection is by far the best bang for the buck when it comes to big screens. As long as you can control the light (most big tv's are in the basements so yes, you should be able to) it is perfect. 100" screen, good viewing angle, excellent quality picture, and cheaper solution than most other big tv's out there. You can get a great one for under $2000, and an amazing one for under $5000.

Also, there is a website, I'm having troubles remembering what it is (I'll edit this post with the site when I get to work) that is really informative on tv's. It has a great forum too.


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i love my FPTV. light control is only an issue on bright sunny days, and i'm not usually home before dark anyways.


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Originally posted by MxRacerCam:
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Agreed. Best info there. I just bought a Sony KDF-50WE655. When I first got it I was not really impressed. I actually thought about bringing it back, but waited. Played with color a bit. Got HD from my cable company. Hooked it up through HDMI. WOW! It looks like it's in 3D. So frickin clear. I do have sun coming in the room at around 4:00pm but it still looks great. DVD look great. Definitly use components for everything you can and HDMI for the cable/satallite.

I cant wait for superbowl in HD.

Also i am about 9feet away from the big 50". Looks AWESOME...oh yeat..if you have XBOX (or console) you will never leave your house.



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I appreciate everybody's comments. It looks like I'll need to spend more time doing research and comparision shopping (there goes the idea of getting the TV by Superbowl). Yes, the TV will be in the basement, but front projection would be overkill for what I'm looking for. My other concern is the lack of high definition programming. I don't anticipate my cable company offering HiDef anytime soon. When I asked about it, they seemed to confuse HiDef with digital. Its an extremely small cable company, basically a Mom & Pop operation. I know over-the-air is available, but its on the UHF frequency, and I'm not sure about signal quality, since I'm 40 miles from the transmitters.

The other option I'm toying with is staying with a traditional direct view CRT TV, but get something around 36" in size. Depending on how I want to arrange the room layout, a quality 36" set may be fine.

I already have a 5.1 channel home theater sound system, but my 27" TV is kinda lacking in drama.


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Originally posted by Beachboy:


The other option I'm toying with is staying with a traditional direct view CRT TV, but get something around 36" in size. Depending on how I want to arrange the room layout, a quality 36" set may be fine.






Only if you're on a strict budget... if you can afford to spend more, do... you'll get a lot longer useful life out of the TV by buying the newest/best tech and you'll be happy with yourself for doing it.


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Front projection may be overkill with regards to performance, but the price may still come in similar to a traditional tube TV with hi-def


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Originally posted by tour96se:
the down side is your going to have to buy a new bulb every 4-5k hours,




That means you are going to have to buy a new bulb every 2 years?


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Originally posted by TexasRealtor:
Originally posted by tour96se:
the down side is your going to have to buy a new bulb every 4-5k hours,




That means you are going to have to buy a new bulb every 2 years?




well, FPTV really isn't an "all the time" tv for most. i have a 32" CRT and then the 7' FPTV for movies and high-def stuff.


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Originally posted by MxRacerCam:
Originally posted by TexasRealtor:
Originally posted by tour96se:
the down side is your going to have to buy a new bulb every 4-5k hours,




That means you are going to have to buy a new bulb every 2 years?




well, FPTV really isn't an "all the time" tv for most. i have a 32" CRT and then the 7' FPTV for movies and high-def stuff.




i use a 50" DLP for my family room, a 60" Plasma for my bedroom, and a 9' x 12' front projection (2200 ANCI Lumen) for gaming and movies.

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