When it comes to choosing a screen, the first consideration is the type of screen you want or even need. If the room where you are setting up your home theater is large, then you will have to have a home theater projection screen or maybe you just want one anyway.
I, personally, like the idea of having a drop-down screen, but sometimes you have to have one even in a modestly-sized home movie theater. It would convert your living room into a home movie theater. Imagine: you recline in your chair; click the remote and a screen drops down; click another remote and the lights dim; click another one and the film commences!
If you prefer a television screen, then you might consider buying a new one if you can afford it. They say that a 27 inch screen is big enough, but I do not agree. In my opinion, you really need 48-60 inches, but then I am a baby-boomer and my eyes are definitely not what they once were.
If you are buying a new TV for your home movie theater set-up, I think you should aim high. HDTV is already here and since February 2009 the United States has been committed to High Definition. Therefore, I would make sure that your new TV is able to receive it. Then I recommend that your new home movie theater screen be a flat one in order to reduce the annoying glare that could ruin the experience, which could be another reason for opting for a drop-down projection screen.
Then you should make sure that your new television has enough input and output sockets for the equipment you have in mind and you’re done. Therefore, to summarize, I would go for:
At minimum a 27 inch screen
A flat screen
HDTV compatibility
Enough input and output plugs and sockets
Satellite enabled
I would definitely recommend satellite compatibility for the TV receiver because it is the future or even the near future. If you get a satellite television connection you will be able to store HDTV downloads which you can watch on your new home movie theater set-up whenever you like.
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