How to find the right home projector for your home
Some people think that buying a home projector is the same as
buying a TV or AV system. The cost, of course, has everything to
do with which home projector that you finally decide to buy but
in actual fact, spending a little bit more time researching and
finding out more about home projector systems can make your
investment more worthwhile.
Brightness, typically, is measured in ANSI lumens. For a typical
home projector system, the brightness can range anywhere between
700 and 2,000 lumens. The brightness, itself, does not determine
the quality of the picture that you will receive from your home
projector. The environment of your home will pretty much
determine the outcome. Therefore, before you buy a home
projector, take into account the ambience of the room that
you'll be placing the home projector system in. If you have a
special TV viewing room with controlled lighting, you don't and
won't need a home projector that gives out too much brightness.
However, if you're placing the home projector in the living room
where there are open windows or ambient lighting, you'll need a
far brighter home projector to make it worth your while.
Most experts recommend that TV rooms or dedicated home theatre
spaces need a 700 lumens home projector or more. Rooms with
ambient lighting should use a home projector with at least 900
lumens or more. In open spaces or living rooms with extremely
high lighting, you'll need a home projector with at least 2,500
lumens.
When shopping for your home projector, take a quick look for a
menu that is easy to use. Some professional or business home
projectors are not as user-friendly as the projectors made for
home users. Your home projector should make it as hassle-free as
possible for you change the color, brightness, switch between
HDTV and NTSC and adjust your video input sources. Most home
projectors come with a remote control because it could be hard
if your home projector is fixed on the ceiling or high up on the
wall, but be careful and be sure to ask the sales person if the
home projector unit that you're interested in buying comes with
a remote control.
Do you want to mount the home projector on the ceiling or place
it on a table? Well, both options have its advantages and
disadvantages. Mounting the home projector on the ceiling gives
more space, creates a more polished look for your viewing area.
It won't be knocked off the table by kids and saves you time
since you don't need to unpack, take it, install, and set the
home projector up every time you want to use it.
With a light home projector, you can probably lift it from place
to place without too much effort. With these home projectors,
placing it on the table for each use is probably not a problem
at all. In fact, portability has its advantages...you can
literally take your home projector with you everywhere you go!