Projector in the living room to supplement 48" TV?
Discussion
Hi guys,
A couple of months ago I upgraded to from a 48" top of the range in 2015 Samsung LED TV to a Philips 854 55" OLED. This was primarily to improve the viewing experience for films.
Since getting the Philips it has been nothing but trouble. Apps wouldn't open, Amazon Prime would decide to freeze or not open about 25% of videos, the TV would become unresponsive, decide not to output sound and when it was working the unit would vibrate at low frequencies etc. etc. Things only seemed to get worse with updates and I ended up constantly battling with connection settings and watching what the tele would allow me me play at the time rather than what I wanted to see.
Following a total lack of customer support from Philips I've fortunately been able to arrange a refund thanks to Costco's 90 day no quibble returns policy.
Mentioning all of this to a friend, he has suggested getting a projector rather than another TV.
Having initially laughed off the suggestion, I wonder whether placing the old 48" TV back in the living room for day to day viewing and using some of the £999 to buy a projector which I could get out for film nights could be a good option? The room is just over 16'x16' so the limiting factor for a TV has been the location of a fireplace and windows which wouldn't be an issue projecting onto the likes of a pull-up screen screen which I could put away.
I've got a Denon AVR-X540BT connected to Q Acoustic 3020s front and rear, a 3090C central speaker and 3070s subwoofer which I would want to connect the projector up to.
Does this sound like a reasonable idea given the potential for a much bigger screen for films and the fact that 48 inches was fine for daytime viewing? I see Richer Sounds do a range of projectors including several 4K models for under £1000. Is there a sweet spot in my range I should be looking at, are there any must- have features you'd recommend and would I be better off with a more expensive 1080 machine vs a lower end 4K projector?
Thanks for any suggestions.
A couple of months ago I upgraded to from a 48" top of the range in 2015 Samsung LED TV to a Philips 854 55" OLED. This was primarily to improve the viewing experience for films.
Since getting the Philips it has been nothing but trouble. Apps wouldn't open, Amazon Prime would decide to freeze or not open about 25% of videos, the TV would become unresponsive, decide not to output sound and when it was working the unit would vibrate at low frequencies etc. etc. Things only seemed to get worse with updates and I ended up constantly battling with connection settings and watching what the tele would allow me me play at the time rather than what I wanted to see.
Following a total lack of customer support from Philips I've fortunately been able to arrange a refund thanks to Costco's 90 day no quibble returns policy.
Mentioning all of this to a friend, he has suggested getting a projector rather than another TV.
Having initially laughed off the suggestion, I wonder whether placing the old 48" TV back in the living room for day to day viewing and using some of the £999 to buy a projector which I could get out for film nights could be a good option? The room is just over 16'x16' so the limiting factor for a TV has been the location of a fireplace and windows which wouldn't be an issue projecting onto the likes of a pull-up screen screen which I could put away.
I've got a Denon AVR-X540BT connected to Q Acoustic 3020s front and rear, a 3090C central speaker and 3070s subwoofer which I would want to connect the projector up to.
Does this sound like a reasonable idea given the potential for a much bigger screen for films and the fact that 48 inches was fine for daytime viewing? I see Richer Sounds do a range of projectors including several 4K models for under £1000. Is there a sweet spot in my range I should be looking at, are there any must- have features you'd recommend and would I be better off with a more expensive 1080 machine vs a lower end 4K projector?
Thanks for any suggestions.
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