LCD TV or Projector.....HEEEEELP

[rst]

Hello all.

I had almost decided to by the Samsung 26" LCD for use as a monitor and for my XBOX 360 (if i get one.)

Now things have become complicated, i went to a friends house the other day, and yes you've guessed it, he wowed me with his projector, mutch to the missus'd dismay.

Now, the LCD is gonna cost about £650ish, what projector could I get for this money? I have seen a cracking deal on the Z3 with a free bulb voucher at about £850.

I have not got a clue about projectors, it would mainly be used in my bedroom to hook my console up, and maybe the PC/DVD player. The appeal of LCD was the HDTV element. What sort of quality will a projector give, are they HDTV?

The room I will use the projector in will mean that it will have to be mounted on the wall :gag: or placed into a corner. Can projectors project the image at an angle onto a wall and produce the image in the correct format etc?

The two rooms that the projector will be used probably will have a throw distance of 10-12 feet max.

Please can someone help, tis all too confusing.

[Just]

The quality of a projector out shines an LCD for a large image. It depends on whether you want a large image or the ease of use of an LCD. For your budget you won't be getting an HD compatible projector so perhaps that will decide it? Otherwise putting a projector on a high shelf and/or in a corner are not ideal at all. Projectors can be corrected to project from corners but it will result in a loss of quality. You also have to remember that at that budget you will likely need to darken the room everytime you want to use it so it may be impractical from that point of view too.

Although I am always in favour of a projector over any other type of display (perhaps with the exception of a CRT for pure ease of use) in this instance and with your budget I think you would be better going down the plasma/lcd route.