| Getting the home theater room set up right is just as | | | | There are two types of projection systems available : |
| important as getting the right home theater | | | | Front projection and rear projection. |
| components but in most cases you can't change the | | | | Front projection is probably the most expensive HDTV |
| room much. It may be your lounge or a special room | | | | you can get. It consists of a projector and a separate |
| but you are hardly going to knock out a wall just so | | | | screen across the room. You would need a large |
| that you can watch movies. Thus it is important to | | | | room to fit this system in or maybe a room dedicated |
| make sure that the home theater components fit into | | | | to your home theater system. With this system you |
| the size of the room and the existing layout. One such | | | | can get large screens that have great pictures but the |
| component of the system might be an HDTV or high | | | | system is hard to set up and requires regular |
| definition television. There are virtually hundreds of | | | | maintenance and tweaking to get the best picture. |
| different makes and models of HDTV's so what do | | | | Rear projection is a screen built into the HDTV. This is |
| you go for and what considerations should you make | | | | a considerably cheaper option. A rear projector |
| so that it fits into your lounge or living room ? This | | | | system can be quite thin if it is using a micro projector |
| article will help you decide. | | | | but also suffers from limited viewing angles. |
| The first thing to consider is the type of technology | | | | CRT Technology |
| that is used to create the display. There are three | | | | The cathode ray tube technology is the one that most |
| types : Flat panel, projection and CRT technology | | | | people are familiar with. Essentially they use a tube |
| Flat panel technology - Plasmas and LCD | | | | that makes them quite bulky but would be no bigger |
| Flat panel technology is all the rage at the moment. Flat | | | | than a standard TV. In general a CRT HDTV would |
| screens can attach to the wall so that you can save | | | | have a great range of color and a superior contrast |
| space in a small room. There are two types of flat | | | | ratio to the other types of technologies. The screen |
| screens that are popular at the moment. Those are | | | | sizes are often smaller than the other technology |
| Plasma and LCD. Both types have pros and cons. | | | | types and the picture resolution is lower. |
| They have superior picture resolution to other types of | | | | Selecting the best HDTV ultimately comes down to |
| HDTV s. However plasma TV's can suffer from burn | | | | choice. If money and space are no object then a front |
| in, whereby a repetitive image will leave a ghosting | | | | projector system is your best bet. After that is comes |
| image after some time. This is supposed to be getting | | | | down to how you prioritize the amount of money you |
| better with the newer models. LCD's have a limited | | | | want to spend, where the HDTV will go and what you |
| viewing range before the picture becomes distorted. | | | | plan to do with it (watch TV, watch movies or play |
| Projection technology - Front and Rear Projector | | | | games). |
| systems | | | | |