What is a home theater projector?

A home theater projector is not a TV. It doesn’t have a tuner, so it won’t do much other than light up the room when you get it out of the box. Epson MovieMate projectors have a built-in standard-definition DVD player, but no home theater projector has a built-in ATSC digital tuner. To watch television, you’ll need a signal source. If you have cable or satellite TV, you can plug it directly into the projector and start watching. Getting your signal over the air is a bit more challenging. You’ll need a digital converter box or a DVD recorder with a built-in ATSC tuner to provide the signal. If you go the DVD recorder route, choose carefully, as some models still don’t offer ATSC tuners. The Pros and Cons of Home Theater Projectors Giant, room-filling images that put you in the middle of the action are the biggest draw of home theater projectors. If you want an image that’s 100” diagonal, projectors are the way to go. Even with the added cost of a mounting bracket, a screen and a TV ...  more

A home theater projector is a projector which has been designed for use in a home theater. Home theaters are significantly smaller than most movie theaters, but they provide a much more immersive viewing experience, with some people preferring home projection to using a television screen to watch movies, television, and other visual media. It is also possible to use a home projector in business applications for presentations, and schools often use home projection units for presentations of audiovisual materials. There are two basic types of home theater projectors: film projectors and digital projectors. Film projectors require the use of film, which can sometimes be difficult for consumers to obtain, with the advantage of film being a high image quality. A digital home theater projector utilizes digital media like DVDs and hard drives, projecting the image through a chip in the projector. In some cases, a home theater projector comes as an all-inclusive unit, with a sound system, ...  more