![]() ![]() These days, projector ownership means sacrificing a variety of things, like image quality, livability, possibly price, all in the name of the largest possible image. And in the case of OLED and many of the best-performing LCD and QLED TVs, the image quality will be significantly better too, especially with HDR. Unless you're willing to make sacrifices to your living situation, the slightly smaller screen of a TV is going to be easier to live with. This was somewhat true when I said the opposite a few years ago, but it's definitely true now. It pains me to say it, but for most people TVs are now a better option than projectors. Most people probably aren't willing to make that sacrifice. This obviously hasn't persuaded me to switch to a TV, but full disclosure: I use black-out curtains in my TV room. If you want to watch your projector during the day in a room with lots of windows (like the one at the top of this article) and enjoy the best image quality, you'll need lots of curtains.Ī TV is going to create a much brighter image than any projector, one that holds up better in bright rooms. No matter how good a fancy screen is at reducing the impact of ambient light, it's still going to look worse than the same screen in a dark room. Yes, there are ambient light-rejecting screens, but they're expensive. If you're watching a dark movie or playing a dark video game, it's going to be hard to see. ![]() ![]() Which is to say, if you're watching sports or something that's bright overall, you're fine. The brightest parts of the image aren't hugely affected, but the darker parts are. A projector throws light at a screen, but any other light in the room is also getting thrown at the screen. Forget 4K and HDR - the biggest image-quality issue with projectors is much more practical: ambient light. ![]()
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