It seems the same but it is not, no matter how big the TV in your living room is, it will never be the same as the experience of watching through a projector, so be prepared if you want to watch Iron Man or The Avengers at home as if it were a cinema.
In terms of price, projectors are no more expensive than a television, but when purchasing a projector you must have certain things very clear, so find out before buying it, and know what you will need to fully enjoy it.
In tech store brochures, look for important keywords like: lumens (which is what light output is), contrast, and brightness. For you to enjoy a good movie at home with a projector, brightness and quiet operation are decisive, it is often forgotten that brightness often affects color reproduction, many experts agree that people fail in this.
The projector can disturb during the projection, it should not sound very loud, nor exceed 26 decibels. As rule number 1, the cheaper and more compact it is, it will make much more noise, from there derives the fidelity of the sound, if they are very small they will end up annoying in a while, their fans get out of adjustment, those with larger casings allow cooling be less noisy.
The main thing is to consider what you want when you buy a projector. Whether used in the office, school or family home, the projector can be optimized to improve brightness for still images or to play videos more smoothly.
The projector cannot miss an HDMI input, if it has several it will be much better, it will be useful if the remote control has luminous keys. The lens that it has is the most expensive and important piece, it determines the sharpness, contrast and shapes. It must be adjustable depending on the necessary distance to the screen where it is going to be projected so that the image size is correct.
The biggest mistake when buying a projector is when selecting the screen, many times the image does not fit on the screen or is too small, it is very important to measure the distances before purchasing the two products separately.
A new projector should be capable of a Full-HD resolution of about 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, which is typically supported by all HDTV channels, Blu-ray players, some consoles, and laptops. You should also choose a model that has a 16:9 screen format.
Regarding sound, it is advisable to buy external speakers. Many projectors have sound equivalent and even resemble a radio in any kitchen, most of the sound solutions that come integrated are like the speakers of any telephone.
So, are you ready to enjoy the cinema in the comfort of your home?
We hope that these tips will help you when buying a movie projector.