Video Asylum

Posted by Maiello (A) on June 09, 2003 at 13:15:37

In Reply to: Looking for some help with projection vs. plasma posted by joshuap on June 07, 2003 at 09:46:39:

A digital projector must be relamped once a year or so (the lamps for my PJ are around $400).

CRT projectors require extensive calibration, which is apparently best done by a professional. They will deliver the most film-like image, however.

Keep in mind, CRT projectors are not as bright so you can't watch a film with daylight streaming into the room. They're also big units. With a high-brightness digital machine, ambient light is no problem so long as rays aren't directly hitting the screen.

On the digital side of things, you could also look into D/ILA machines, which are more expensive than both LCD and DLP machines, but are superior.

-Frank