Front projectors for home video aren’t for everyone. They’re not good for casual TV viewing, especially in SD. But for sports in HD, and a true home theatre experience, if you can manage a front projector it’s the way to go.
I’m very happy with my Panasonic PT-AX200U, a 720p model. Regular widescreen DVD’s look awesome, and FiOS HD is jaw-dropping good. The price on this model has just been cut to $999. This is the best front projector deal going.
With the $300 savings compared to last year, you can get a projector cart like the Da-Lite PH 800-1250, avoiding the expense and difficulty of a ceiling mount. If you need to mount the projector on a wall, there’s a shelf at Target for less than $40. The Epson Duet portable screen can be set up and taken down in two minutes. It’s called “duet” because it can be adjusted for 4:3 and 16:9. Very nifty.
The Red Sox had a miracle win last night! Not that I watch them … I barely understood a thing you said in the post, but Tom did. He just bought a new HP computer with all sorts of bells and whistles. Now he needs a new monitor with much better resolution as it plays and records TiVo. I can barely tear him away so he’ll go to work. He’s like you: “Look at this! Now watch THIS!” And the worst thing is … I’m not allowed to touch it while he’s at work. I won’t, I break everything!