Hi,
I have finally got fed up of watching films on a 28in tv. So I am going to change garage from a junk room to a home cinema room.
Good decision !
The thing is I know nothing about projectors,
.......... and you came to the right place.................
Home cinema have some but it mentions LCD DPL HPMI what are they?
...... Sorry...................don't understand - I assume "home cinema" refers to a dealer ? - I don't recognise it anyway.
Most of my dvds are R1 does that have any impact on which projector to buy?
........Nope......................
Should I buy a new dvd player with progressive scan? (what is that?).
I'm sure there's a link in the FAQ which explains progressive scan.............................. you don't
have to have a prog scan dvd player, but you'll get better picture quality from one.......
In short I need projectors for dummies.
........ don't we all..... make mine a HS20
You need to decide what kind of budget you have for a projector - at the entry level, £700 will get you into an AE200, c. £8/900 will get you a Z1, c. £1200 will get you an AE300, c. £1400 will get you a Z2, c. £1850 will get you a HS10 and so on. If you're on a budget (and you wouldn't be the only one, then an AE200 and a diy fixed screen (about £30) will rock your world for very little money. You haven't mentioned a sound system - other forum here for that.
Do some reading here, try to get to see some projectors demo'd in decently dark conditions - high ambient light levels in some av dealers rooms make images look gack.....
For impressions, check Calibos or Smurfin's set-ups (Smurfs is in the DIY forum, iirc, Calibos is here - both are in garage conversion size rooms.
All the best,
Sean G.