Digital Projection has announced their TITAN RP97, a rear projection screen system complete with a projector, mirror, screen, and all the hardware your installer needs to build one into your home.

The RP97 was designed for home venues where high ambient light is traditionally a problem.

At the heart of the RP97 is Digital Projection’s TITAN 500, a 3-chip 1080p DLP projector which should create a image that is plenty bright on the RP97’s 97-inch diagonal screen.

The screen itself is a Black Bead Fresnel design which Digital Projection claims will keep image quality high even in the high ambient light environments the RP97 was designed for.

After a long day at work, relaxing at the movie theater is a great way to unwind. You love the movie theater so much that you are willing to endure extreme traffic just to get there. We go back to the movies because of the sights and sounds. You could get lost in the movie, right there beside the characters, because of the surround sound and larger than life pictures. Even though they are often costly visits, we keep going back because we love the movie theater experience What if I told you that you could have your very own movie theater right in your own house? While it may seem expensive at first, creating a spectacular home theater environment will ultimately outweigh the cost burden of the set up, and even save you money over high ticket prices. Think about it carefully, and I’m sure that you’ll see the light. Do not dismiss the idea without giving it careful consideration. Seeing a movie in the theater every night will most definitely empty out your wallet. If you understand the basics of home theaters you can start building your own right away.

A full setup of a movie theater in a large room is certainly only available to the wealthy and famous. If you are on a tight budget, however, you can still set up a home movie theater in a small room with knowledge of basic components. Many people choose to transform their once mundane den area into an exciting home theater room that the whole family will love. With only three basic components, you are on your way to enjoying limitless movie viewing.

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Sure you can plop down on your sofa in your living room and watch a movie on your new flat panel screen and be content, but for a truly unique, cinematic experience consider dedicating a room to family entertainment and home theater. How do you achieve a home movie theater feel in your home? The addition of home theater accessories can have a dramatic impact on the look and feel of your home theater.

The following home theater accessory ideas can easily help transform a room from a lifeless family room into an exciting room that your kids will want to show off to their friends.

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How High Is Your Definition?

The increasing demand for high-quality television and new technology has given rise to High-Definition Television or HDTV. The shift from Analog to an all-digital system heralds a new dawn in the 65-year history of television. Hours of HDTV content are already available every night and this is sure to grow as Analog is phased out.

Basics of HDTV

HDTV is a new type of television that combines an HDTV tuner and HD-capable display. Nearly all of HDTV available in the market uses the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. An HDTV tuner can receive analog and digital over-the-air broadcasts.

A “HDTV-ready” television features only the high-resolution display and can only receive digital broadcasts if connected with a separate HDTV tuner. HDTV-ready TVs can have the 16:9 widescreen ratio or the square like 4:3 aspect ratio.

However, the arrival of new technology also calls for viewers to adapt to the situation. Those still using TV sets purchased nearly a decade ago will not be able to get the HDTV experience. For this you need to have a tuner to receive and decode HDTV signals from a source, and a high-quality screen that can reproduce the outstanding details and colors from a HDTV broadcast.

The chief reason why HDTV pictures look considerably clearer and crisper than normal TV is due to the higher resolution of HD. Normal TV pictures only have 480 lines of vertical resolution, while the most common HDTV’s have 1,080-line interlaces scan and 720-line progressive scan. The best analog quality that can be offered by an analog TV is also the lowest quality signal in digital TV.

Getting started in HDTV is not as expensive like in the past few years, as prices of tuners and HDTV’s continue to drop and the quality of the products are constantly improving. This is also in line with further technological improvements.

To help you maximize your HDTV setups without breaking the bank here are some tips to avoid costly mistakes and help you enjoy HDTV at its best.

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A home theater projector is a mandatory aspect of a high quality entertainment system. While you could go the traditional route and by another TV, you would be missing out on sharper picture quality and larger viewing area. Not to mention the fact that a projector is much smaller and takes up less space than a big, bulky TV.

These operate very similarly to a projection TV. Projection televisions have their images projected from the back of the unit to the back of the screen which allows the image to show through. A projector since it is a separate unit is positioned in front of the area you want the projector to project its image onto, whether that be a cloth screen or a section of your wall. Read the rest of this entry »