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Getting Inside the Box of Your Home Theater System

Designing your home theater system is getting more exciting all the time. Televisions are bigger, better, cheaper, and slimmer than ever. The home theater consumer has choices ranging from the traditional tube-type television to large screen rear projection sets, to the latest hang-on-the-wall Plasma and LCD flat panel monitors. All of these types of television configurations have been successfully incorporated into many home theaters around the world. However, all of these TV viewing options place the viewer “outside the box” (so to speak). All of the work of generating the video image (from input to display) is done within an “enclosed box” of some type. The box is also a piece of furniture that takes up space either on a floor, table, or wall. (more…)

The word Pico is a Spanish term that technically means “one trillionth” but by many it is also define as very small and it has recently emerged as a standard term used by the projector industry to describe very small projectors . As such, Pico Projectors are tiny handheld projectors that are significantly smaller than the traditional table top projectors that we have come to expect .

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LCD projectors themselves can last for years and years and years if properly cared for. The bulb, however does have a finite lifespan and is very expensive to replace…

LCD projector bulbs are usually rated for their average expected lifespan. This if often in the range of around 2000 hours of use. Most bulbs will continue to work well past this, although there may be a reduction in brightness.

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How will your projector’s picture look in 3 years?

Picture quality and reliability directly impact the life of a projector. If the picture goes bad, the projector will either need to be repaired or replaced. That’s expensive. DLP projectors are famous for their picture quality and reliability. Not only because they offer a pristine, digital image, they are also virtually immune to a nasty phenomenon known as Color Decay. (more…)

Dust is in schools, conference rooms, auditoriums and in your home. This can create problems for LCD projectors. Most LCD projectors require filters to keep dust out and prevent it from entering the optical system. DLP technology enables a filter free design. (more…)

Projection televisions are a hub of a true home theater. They provide a much larger screen and picture than most CRT sets can allow. Also, both front- and rear-projection models can work with a variety of entertainment setups and budgets. Before you go out and make your big purchase on that new projection screen television, know the common problems with these television sets.

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