What is the cheapest way to get a very large screen? About a whole wall but good resolution too...............

Question

How much will it cost?

Answer 1

There are screen projectors available. Just search online. How good they are? You will have to find out. But that is the least expensive way to get a wall-sized picture without spending the big bucks on a high-resolution video projector television.
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Answer 2

I'm doing that right now. Your question is a two parter. part A for the cheapest screen is to use an interior wall. Paint it as white as possible. It will not be as good as a screen because screens will reflect back more light to your eyes. However, I've found that the light thrown on a wall is very bright to start. You just don't want to start off with a dark wall where the light gets absorbed and you cannot see the different colors clearly. The wall is the cheaper part. Part B you'll need a front projector. There are two main types. Theres one that business people use for presentations and the home theatre dedicated projectors. There is a major price difference also. You can get a business projector that can project DVD movies (but not HD DVD or Bluray) with clarity for $750-1500. The Home theatre ones have higher resolution and better chips for color and run I believe above $4K. Im running a business projector with the WXGA resolution. I've had it for a few years and its projecting a 120 inch diagonal picture (widescreen). I like the name brands but get at least a WXGA or XGA resolution. Happy hunting.

Answer 3

You can get a Panasonic PT-AE900U for under $1300. This is a 720p projector. You can get 480p projectors for under $500. 1080p projectors aren't in your budget, starting at around $5k.

The best, cheapest screen can indeed be had by painting a wall, but not with regular paint. You'll get a boost in quality by using ScreenGoo. Affordable screens can be had from Carada.

One important point is to not get hung up on size. However wide the screen is, you want to sit about 1.5-2x that distance away from the screen, or you're liable to see digital artifacts. Also, a picture that's too big will start to be too dim. Each projector has its limits. You'll be happier with 'large' and 'excellent' than you will be with 'huge' and 'okay' I think.

Of course, you'll have to add a source or two, at least a DVD player and perhaps an HD tuner (cable/satellite/PC).

Answer 4

You can get a 720p projector under $1000 and it will project up to a 10 foot image. To do a proper installation, you would need to ceiling mount the projector and buy a large projection screen. This would cost another $1000 for mount and screen.

Disadvantage of a projector at this low cost, you would need to watch it in a low-lit to dark room. If you cannot control your lighting, then get a rear projection DLP TV for a large image. If you only want a 40-55" image, then LCD and plasma will work.

Answer 5

Here's a link to the BEST projector for the money...Don't forget to buy a movie screen...We have ours at about 64 inches, only sit about 10 feet away and it looks GREAT...We got an "open box" model for $329...I know the resolution is a bit low but try it out with the "30-day return policy...The FARUJA chip inside the projector makes the picture look wonderful.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/InFocus-ScreenPlay-Entertainment-Projector-SP-4805/sem/rpsm/oid/113968/catOid/-13322/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

Answer 6

Definitely a projector. (A 103 inch plasma is certainly not cheap.)

You'll want to keep track of how bright the projector is. If you're going to be using it for regular viewing you'll need a certain rating so that you don't need the lights off.

Answer 7

Paint a wall white and go out and buy one of those projectors that hook up to either your tv or a computer or dvd player.

I saw one in a flyer for under 300...but that might have been on sale.

Answer 8

Un televisor es indispensable de cualquier casa, en los sitios web he comprad varios televisores de diferentes tamaños, de la mejor calidad y a un excelente precio. El ultimo televisor que he comprado en los sitios web, ha sido un televisor pequeño, perfecto para colocarle en la cocina, además del tamaño excelente tiene una muy buena imagen y excelente sonido todo por un súper precio, per total una excelente compra.

Answer 9

A projector.

Answer 10

projectors, there a little pricy, but they can get as big as your wall can, man!