I'm with Satchmo on the Projector. I actually can't see the point of 3D on screen sizes below 50" with normal living room viewing distances.
I will not be investing in a 3DTV but will be investing in a 3DPJ when they come out. I've been a fan of Panasonics range of Consumer LCD widescreen and HD projectors for a long time. I reckon they are great bang for the buck with a great price performance ratio positioned just at the point of diminishing returns starts to kick in where doubling the price no longer doubles the picture quality improvement. Sure they don't have market leading black levels or market leading colour etc but they are a fraction of the price of the best of the best. 2000 euros for their latest model the AE4000
Was about to pull the trigger on one of these. Has a great auto zooming/focusing feature. In practice this means that you buy the biggest 2.35 ratio format screen you can fit. With 1080p resolutions you can do away with the need for anamorphic lenses and simply zoom up the 2.35 film to fit the screen and zoom back down for 16:9. This is known as a CIH (Constant image height) setup. This way its the big movies that have the largest impact in your room instead of 16:9TV. Going for a CIW setup means your 16:9 TV shows appear bigger with more impact than movies which is not the way I think it should be.
But I digress. I was about to pull the trigger until I read that 3D was coming to the consumer realm a lot quicker than I imagined. With Panasonic being one of the main driving forces behind the push for consumer 3D and a big player in deciding the industry standard, I have a feeling that next years model, the AE5000? will be 3d capable, (true 120HZ refresh rate)
House is currently being renovated with a dedicated cinema room. I can't wait for the day that I am watching Avatar in 3D sitting about 13ft back from a 120" wide(not diag) 2.35:1 ratio screen. It'll be like looking out a big window in the side of the house at the planet pandora.
The 21st century is starting to arrive and only 10 years late
