about 2 yrs ago i got a 32" widescreen tv which is o.k. but wanted something a bit bigger now.so pops down currys/comet and have a gander at the 40" lcd/plasma screens.about £1500 for a good un.can't justify £1500 just for an extra 8" even though they are flat screens.thought about a widescreen lcd projector and the price has dropped from £1000 to £880 to now were it is only £377 
so that works out at £21.87 for my £700 32" against £3.14 for the 120".sounds too good to be true.read all the reviews in the home cinema mags etc where it got ratings of 4-5 stars out of 5.i did'nt want it mounted on the ceiling with all the wires that would need attaching etc.
as its got a very short throw lens,only 2.5m away to project a 120" image i just place it on a coffee table and plug a scart from the sky box in and a component for progressive scan from the dvd player.i was'nt expecting a mega quality image but i was pleasently surprised with the picture quality.the only downside is the chicken wire effect (very small grid like lines on the screen)but this can be sorted by slightlysetting the focus to soft as to merge the pixels and looks good from about 10' foot back.the next problem was the screen.i did'nt want a pull up screen in a bulky box that sat on the floor ,but i also did'nt want to pay £100+ for a screen that was bolted to the ceiling.saw a blackout white roller blind for £40.00 at b & q and put a length of 15mm copper pipe to pull the screen tight at the bottom edge.i attached the blind to a length of 2"x2" timber which i painted white then put 2 screw hooks on it.the hooks in the cieling were made for hanging light pendants/chandaliers and came with those spring loaded plasterboard fixings and are only about an inch big.when the screen is taken down you'll be hard pushed to notice them.so when i want to watch a film etc it only takes a bout 5 mins to set up and the picture is no worse or better than the 32" telly.it even accepts a signal from a laptop (adam w).saw kylie on mtv the other night,30" boobies the projector noise is only 28db but with the sound on you hardly notice it.just hope that baywatch is on tonight
so that works out at £21.87 for my £700 32" against £3.14 for the 120".sounds too good to be true.read all the reviews in the home cinema mags etc where it got ratings of 4-5 stars out of 5.i did'nt want it mounted on the ceiling with all the wires that would need attaching etc.as its got a very short throw lens,only 2.5m away to project a 120" image i just place it on a coffee table and plug a scart from the sky box in and a component for progressive scan from the dvd player.i was'nt expecting a mega quality image but i was pleasently surprised with the picture quality.the only downside is the chicken wire effect (very small grid like lines on the screen)but this can be sorted by slightlysetting the focus to soft as to merge the pixels and looks good from about 10' foot back.the next problem was the screen.i did'nt want a pull up screen in a bulky box that sat on the floor ,but i also did'nt want to pay £100+ for a screen that was bolted to the ceiling.saw a blackout white roller blind for £40.00 at b & q and put a length of 15mm copper pipe to pull the screen tight at the bottom edge.i attached the blind to a length of 2"x2" timber which i painted white then put 2 screw hooks on it.the hooks in the cieling were made for hanging light pendants/chandaliers and came with those spring loaded plasterboard fixings and are only about an inch big.when the screen is taken down you'll be hard pushed to notice them.so when i want to watch a film etc it only takes a bout 5 mins to set up and the picture is no worse or better than the 32" telly.it even accepts a signal from a laptop (adam w).saw kylie on mtv the other night,30" boobies
the projector noise is only 28db but with the sound on you hardly notice it.just hope that baywatch is on tonight 
