Home Cinema Projectors
A home cinema can enhance any home but getting the right home cinema projectors is essential.
It has never been so easy or cheap to setup a home cinema and most modern home cinema projectors will accept inputs from both PC's and video sources.
The trick when choosing a home cinema projector is finding a model that is good at both video and PC inputs thus allowing you to use the projectors on your PC for movie and slide show, your set top or sky box, your DVD or blueray player and your ordinary TV signal.
There are a few things you need to take into account when you are looking at comparing home cinema projectors these include :-
- Resolution
- Contrast Ration
- Brightness
- Screen Format
- Connectivity
- Sound Quality
- Lap or Bulb Life
Resolution
The higher the resolution the better picture quality you will get, this is particularly significant if you wish to watch HD movies, use a games console or watch Sky HD.
Contrast Ratio
This is the difference between the white and black parts of the image, a good contrast ratio improves the depth of picture. you can get projectors with 200,000 - 1 contrast ratio which give truely excellent picture depth, but go for the highest ratio you can afford.
Brightness
If your have a room without blackout where there is a high level of ambient light buying a projector with a high Lumes rating, towards the top end of the 2500 scale will improve your viewing experience. But also decreasing the amount of ambient light will allow you to buy home cinema projectors with a lower lumes level which are normally cheaper.
Screen Format
Look for a projector that does square and envelope 4x3 and 16:9, this will allow you to watch old movies and widescreen movies without compromising the image format.
Connectivity
Having Multiple input connectors will aid you connecting any devices, look for Svideo, Vga and HDMI connectors on you projector.
Sounds
Not many home cinema projectors have on board sound capabilities and those that do tend not to be of great quality, so you will need to route your sound via a separate AV amplifier.
Bulb / Lamp Life
Typically the lamp or bulb will last between 2000 and 4000 hours, this duration is known as the "half-life" . Take into consideration the duration of the bulbs half life as a replacement bulb can cost up to £200.
When you have considered these point you are now in a position to buy your home cinema projectors. We have brought together the widest collection of home cinema projectors and multimedia projects, so please have a browse. Where possible we have also included articles and videos.