The development that both televisions and projectors have experienced over the last decade has been surprising. In the previous ten years the image quality of both devices has improved a lot, and, besides, its price has dropped significantly, so nowadays we can find both teles and projectors at very affordable prices. And, also, if our budget is relatively low, we do not have to settle for a mediocre device. There are cheap and high-quality proposals.
If you're determined to get a last-minute TV, do not miss our definitive guide to buying a TV in 2014, but if you can buy a projector that allows you to experience similar sensations at home, They offer movie theaters, keep reading.
Before delving into the universe of the latest generation of projectors, it is worthwhile for us to pause for a moment to evaluate the advantages that TVs have, and, of course, also those offered by projection devices. After all, that we choose one or the other must be conditioned by our needs and resources (we will go deeper into these factors later on). However, it is rare to have only one projector at home, so the usual thing is that whoever decides to get one already has, at least, a television.
In these circumstances, the idea is to use one or the other depending on the content we want to enjoy at each moment and the experience in which we want to immerse ourselves. In any case, if you're going to install a new TV or a projector in your living room, it will be good to keep these characteristics in mind:
The set-up of television is more straightforward. This does not mean that a projector is more challenging to use, but it is clear that its installation is more complicated, especially if we need to install it on the roof, an operation that will require us to buy additional support. Although some TVs and some projectors come pretty well calibrated at the factory, generally if we want to get the most out of them, we will have to calibrate them ourselves. And, usually, it is more complicated to adjust a projector to the millimeter than to tune a television. It is worth taking into account.
The maintenance of television is more economical. If our TV does not give any problem, we can use it for several years without investing in it a single additional euro. However, the projectors require that we change the lamp from time to time. It is not easy to specify its duration because it depends on the model of projector, the type of light, the adjustment of the brightness that we use, the frequency of use, etc., but, as an indication, they usually last between 800 and 1,500 hours. After that time we will have to change it, and that often represents an expense that ranges between 200 and 400 euros.
The start-up of television is faster. When we want to use it, we have to press the button on the remote control and wait no more than 3 or 4 seconds. Also, a TV is virtually immune to the light present in the room. However, a projector will force us to wait longer than a TV until the lamp reaches the optimum operating temperature (usually ranging between 10 and 30 seconds). In addition, it will typically also require that we reduce the light present in the room by lowering the blinds and turning off the lights, which often prevents compatibility of viewing the contents with other activities for which it is necessary to have at least a little light (I doubt that this bothers someone, but it is not wrong to take it into account).
And we conclude this section by analyzing the cost/inch. It is not easy to specify because in the market we can currently find televisions and projectors of very different prices, but, grosso modo, the cost/inch ratio favors the teles until reaching, approximately, 46 inches. Above that size, the projectors stand out better. And, as the diagonal increases, the price of teles is shot up to reach unaffordable values for most of us, while for less than 900 euros we can do with a full HD projector range of input capable of delivering images with a maximum size of 300 inches (we are preparing a post with several models that do not exceed that cost).
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