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 This is a very important chapter!
Movie theatre sized picture
A home cinema requires a movie
theatre sized screen.
What is that? Answer is
of course: it depends.
Firstly, you do need a
16:9 widescreen TV or
screen simply because
most DVD movies are recorded
with those proportions.
Sure, you can watch it
on a normal 4:3 TV but
the disadvantage is that
if you want to see the
whole picture you get
black boards above and
below the picture and
the actual picture becomes
quite small. So it is
the size that matters
here!
Next question: Should I get a widescreen CRT TV, a LCD/Plasma TV or a projector and screen?
Let's first look at some facts:
- A 32" widescreen TV picture is 0.28sqmtr. A very good CRT TV cost app. $1500 or $5360/sqrmtr of picture area
- A 50" Plasma TV picture is 0.69sqmtr. The cost is app. $6000 or $8700/sqrmtr of picture area
- A 92" 16:9 screen is 2.3sqmtr and a very good projector plus screen can be obtained for under $4000 or $1740/sqrmtr
So if you want a movie
theatre sized experience
it is still much cheaper to
go with a projector and
screen then a Plasma TV.
Please also note that
there are no very large
(80-90" size) Plasma/flat
screens available at all.
The drawback with projectors
and screens are firstly
that you need a darkened
room and secondly that
the life span of the projector
lamp is relatively short.
Hence we recommend that
a projector and screen
be combined with a normal
TV e.g. 32" widescreen
for normal TV viewing.
The combined cost is significantly less
then for a medium sized Plasma TV. The
benefits are that you get both the
large movie experience
together with a bright daytime viewing TV
that will last for many years. Whether you
should choose a CRT TV or a Plasma TV
depends mainly on interior design issues.
Please note that CRT TVs are still extremely
good quality and value for money. Advanced
Integration Home Cinema Solutions can help you
sort out the technologies and advice on type of
picture and size of screen.
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