- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
If you want portable and big, go the way I did ... front projection. I have a 96" screen in my living room, with my computer, DVD player or Xbox (HD output), and anything else I want hooked up to my projector. XGA resolution, 2000:1 contrast, 2200 lumens. You can get a slightly simpler model for less, but mine cost me US$2,200 new (MSRP US$3,700). I've also got 600W of 5.1 surround sound.
When my friends go home and play on their little "big screen" televisions, they feel disgruntled at spending just as much for much smaller, much bulkier, traditional televisions, and can't wait to come back to my place to play again.
Again, my suggestion is to go front projection, with a digital projector. For them, DLP technology has proven superior to LCD for video.
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