I managed to get a projector for ~$500 on Black Friday and have put abou a 150 hours on it so far. Mainly, it has been used to play computer games. COD2 and Quake4 have been a blast to play, as well as various consoles. I have very nearly stopped playing games on my excellent 21" Sony G520P dislpay, preferring to sit in my Laz-y-boy and to share the wireless keyboard and mouse with my friends.
What has been particularly interesting is how many of my fellow computer enthusiasts from school have seen it/played on it and have sworn that it is hands down the best way to play computer games.
One of the downfalls of cheap projectors is the low resolution (800*600 or 1024*768). On the upside, that means you can use a fairly mainstream card, like a 6800GT, and have very good performance even in the newest and most demanding games.
Since this forum tends to be at the high end of the computing spectrum, I am curious as to how many others there are out there enjoying the very large screen area that a projector can afford.
* I would say that the benfit of having such a large screen is better than having SLI. It is much more immersive, on an actual physical level, than very high frame rates.
Basically, for $1500 or so, you can get a projector, a decent HTPC, and even a good sound setup if you wait and hit good deals. That is less than some spend on just a tower.
What has been particularly interesting is how many of my fellow computer enthusiasts from school have seen it/played on it and have sworn that it is hands down the best way to play computer games.
One of the downfalls of cheap projectors is the low resolution (800*600 or 1024*768). On the upside, that means you can use a fairly mainstream card, like a 6800GT, and have very good performance even in the newest and most demanding games.
Since this forum tends to be at the high end of the computing spectrum, I am curious as to how many others there are out there enjoying the very large screen area that a projector can afford.
* I would say that the benfit of having such a large screen is better than having SLI. It is much more immersive, on an actual physical level, than very high frame rates.
Basically, for $1500 or so, you can get a projector, a decent HTPC, and even a good sound setup if you wait and hit good deals. That is less than some spend on just a tower.
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