Luke
I am looking at buying a 1080p projector, (look up PLV-1080HD and click on amazon link.) It says 10,000:1 contrast ratio. I also looked at the Optoma HD20 which has 4000:1. Will this make a huge difference? Also will the lumens make a big difference and what is a good number of lumens?
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Before you worry about contrast ratio, realize that you need a light controlled room (i.e. pitch black) to even begin to see the benefit of high contrast ratios. If you have that pitch black theater room, then lumens is not a big deal unless you want a massive screen (120"+). In a perfect room, a lower brightness but higher contrast projector shines.
On the flip side, if you are putting this in a living room or someplace where you will have some light in the room, then contrast ratio is nice... but not critical. You need brightness in those cases (i.e. lumens). If this is case, I highly suggest the the Epson Home Cinema 8100 (1288 lumens in almost best "Dynamic" mode).
Lastly, some projectors are very limited in where you can place them, like the Optoma HD20. If you purchase the HD20 it will need very specific placement in the room to work. The Sanyo or the Epson can work with any type of room or mounting.
Read the review below on these three projectors and see which works best for your space. All three produce a great image, btw. But one may be better for your particular set-up.
Before you worry about contrast ratio, realize that you need a light controlled room (i.e. pitch black) to even begin to see the benefit of high contrast ratios. If you have that pitch black theater room, then lumens is not a big deal unless you want a massive screen (120"+). In a perfect room, a lower brightness but higher contrast projector shines.
On the flip side, if you are putting this in a living room or someplace where you will have some light in the room, then contrast ratio is nice... but not critical. You need brightness in those cases (i.e. lumens). If this is case, I highly suggest the the Epson Home Cinema 8100 (1288 lumens in almost best "Dynamic" mode).
Lastly, some projectors are very limited in where you can place them, like the Optoma HD20. If you purchase the HD20 it will need very specific placement in the room to work. The Sanyo or the Epson can work with any type of room or mounting.
Read the review below on these three projectors and see which works best for your space. All three produce a great image, btw. But one may be better for your particular set-up.
Are lcd 1080p projector clear and bright?
storky
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Not enough detail to answer.
1080p refers to resolution ... which addresses the clear question ... yes the image will be clear (assuming you feed a 1080 picture (e.g. Blu-ray).
Regarding brightness, any 1080p projector will be fairly bright, but since they can vary from about 1000 -> more than 7000 lumens it's difficult to generalize. If you mean can you get an image as bright as a plasma TV .. probably not (but then an image that bright isn't realistic). If you mean can you get as bright as at a movie theater ... yes.
But quality of the image is determined more by contrast/dynamic range, and colour accuracy and saturation (plus resolution) than by brightness.
If what you mean is can you get an image like at a movie theaters ... large, clear and amazing looking ... with a 1080p projector ... YES. Is it as good or better than a good quality flatscreen HDTV .. it's certainly going to be larger. It may not be "better" for all viewing (e.g.an HDTV may be better for sports in a bright room), but a projector is the way videophiles prefer to watch movies.
Not enough detail to answer.
1080p refers to resolution ... which addresses the clear question ... yes the image will be clear (assuming you feed a 1080 picture (e.g. Blu-ray).
Regarding brightness, any 1080p projector will be fairly bright, but since they can vary from about 1000 -> more than 7000 lumens it's difficult to generalize. If you mean can you get an image as bright as a plasma TV .. probably not (but then an image that bright isn't realistic). If you mean can you get as bright as at a movie theater ... yes.
But quality of the image is determined more by contrast/dynamic range, and colour accuracy and saturation (plus resolution) than by brightness.
If what you mean is can you get an image like at a movie theaters ... large, clear and amazing looking ... with a 1080p projector ... YES. Is it as good or better than a good quality flatscreen HDTV .. it's certainly going to be larger. It may not be "better" for all viewing (e.g.an HDTV may be better for sports in a bright room), but a projector is the way videophiles prefer to watch movies.
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