ergonomics thing though, that makes very little sense. if you set your stuff up right you don't have to worry about it. majority of people who mount tvs on the wall do it wrong too and put it too high, but they think it's fine.
Mounting TVs high is an ergonomic no-no. I always tell people never to do that, but some people just don't care.
In fact, when I was having my TV cabinet built, the default designs were all much higher platforms for the TVs like regular cabinets. I had them move the TV shelf much, much lower to make it more ergonomic, and I'm so glad I did.
And I don't have the option of building theatre seating, which what a proper ergonomic projector setup should have.
the refocusing thing i don't get either. i've never had to refocus my projector in the nearly 3 years i've owned it. it's not like it is moved or throw distances change, it's in the same spot now as it was before.
You're lucky.
the fan noise is negligible too. do you watch movies/tv with the volume at a whisper? if not, then the noise won't bother you because you won't hear it over your speakers.
Not everyone watches shoot-em-up type action movies all the time. We like to watch dramas and TV and whatever, too. And even if you watch an action movie, it's not as if the action starts at the beginning and ends at the end. People actually put dialogue into action movies, you know.
You can mask a screen if you find it toobig, you cannot make it bigger.
The main reason I'm getting of the projector setup (eventually) is not because it is too big (even though I find it a bit big). It's because projector setups are a hassle, with several disadvantages.
I kinda agree about the fan noise. My hc3800 is not loud enough to hear most of the time, but you can hear it when your watching 2001 a Space Odyssey during all the breaks in the sound. Of course I often have a fan on anyhow since I am always too hot unless I am in an ice cave.
And it is a real PITA to take the projector down from the mount, replace the bulb, and get it back into place, its a solid few hours work for me at least ...
But anyhow, I think Eug's point is that projectors are not for "everyone."
The bolded sums it up best.
I think a lot of home theatre geeks like us push the advantages of projectors, but too often gloss over all the disadvantages. Those disadvantages are enough for me to go back to TV over projectors, given my personal preferences, etc. and given the lower cost of big TVs these days compared to a decade ago.
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