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Building a theater room in our new space. Should I get a projector or a big TV? 

52%
2,662 deviants said Projector
48%
2,411 deviants said Big screen TV

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:iconlucidabstraction:
~lucidAbstraction Aug 31, 2009  Student Photographer
HD Projector!
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:iconaddictedimage:
Stay away from rear projection tvs though. LCD or Plasma.
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:iconaddictedimage:
Tv. Had both. Projector bulbs are expensive, and they aren't as sharp as a tv.
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:iconjoenna-fans:
big screen tv. i have 2. one in the living room, one in the basement. and in the basemwent, its HUUUUUGE.
and on the other side of the basement, we have a pinball machine and old SNES games behing the white curtain, and i think we have some more N64 games behind there.
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:iconlupis-fox:
projecters don't have a reflective screan and only leave a blank wall, not an ugly black box thing...
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:iconmad-margaret:
*Mad-Margaret Jul 26, 2009  Professional Traditional Artist
We've had a projector for the last 4 years - wouldn't change it. The screen is the size of the wall (15 foot) and freaks out the neighbours when they walk past (tee hee). Got it for £5 from a dump. Who would want a 60" flat screen when you can have your own :eyepopping: HD cinema? And beloved has done the surround sound thingy too.

Crap advice about needing a darkened room - you don't. Ours works fine even in daylight - but for really good hd you DO need the curtains drawn and funnily enough, you can still do that even when that evil ol' sun is shining!!
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:iconpinkytheonion:
I'd go with the television, the projector ends up being more expensive in the long run, those bulbs run up to $400... Ouch. Not to mention the quality of a projector isn't 100% unless you've got pitch black surroundings.

TV ALL THE WAY! :3
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:iconkatthegrrreat:
~KatTheGrrreat Jul 24, 2009  Professional Digital Artist
Hubby & I bought a projector, right after we got married and its really nice as long as it's completely pitch- black in the room.. Highly annoying. The bulbs are REALLY pricey, too.

I bought a big-screen hi-res lcd last summer and the projector's been in storage ever since. I :heart: my tv
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:iconbolsterstone:
=bolsterstone Jul 23, 2009   General Artist
The BStv will wear out faster.
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:iconcoco-panda:
I prefer a bit screen tv :) I don't know why, I just do XD
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