More and more people see home theater as a necessary investment. As if alone, through the home theater to watch movies or documentaries, both physical and mental pleasure, but also to broaden the horizons. If you invite friends and family to your home, play games, and watch blockbusters together, it is a social investment to enhance friendship and maintain family ties. When it comes to home theater solutions, today's home projectors are still very popular, and laser TVs are increasingly emerging as a new trend. What is the difference between a laser TV vs a projector? And how should I choose? This article unfolds for you in detail.
Cost
The average price of a laser TV is much higher than that of an ordinary home projector. The former starts at a minimum of 10,000 RMB. The BenQ Laser TV i960L, for example (with a 100" light-resistant screen), costs around $35,000 and can be described as outstanding in terms of 4K ultra-precise picture quality and DCI-P3 wide color gamut coverage. The same brand W2700 color performance is also very good, but it does not contain the system without the curtain, the pure 4K home projector, and therefore the price is relatively more affordable.
Then look at the invisible input. The professional home theater is usually well-planned and designed. For example, the ceiling is reserved for the projector hanging position, and according to the projection distance and electric curtain position in advance wiring, later also installation and commissioning. If it is already installed in the house, and later placed in the theater, the transformation costs are higher. In contrast, the laser TV, although the initial investment, because of its ultra-short focal length design, placed on the wall in the TV cabinet can be played on 100 inches large screen, with no wiring, post-installation, and commissioning at almost zero cost.
Not only that, laser TV uses a laser light source, its light source theoretical life of up to 30,000 hours long. The life span of the light bulb used in general home projectors is less than 1/3 of its length. This means that in the future, users who choose laser TVs are also spared the maintenance cost of replacing the bulb.
Visual effects
According to industry sources, high-end professional home projectors are designed for relatively closed and independent professional audio-visual rooms from birth. They pay attention to color reproduction, pay attention to fine picture quality, grayscale, color accuracy, etc. To achieve accurate control, in order to achieve cinema-class viewing, and for this reason, the brightness is deliberately set at about 2000 lumens. If there is interference from ambient light, it will inevitably destroy the charm of the home theater.
projector compared with TV, laser TV is more like for the living room. Because living rooms are mostly open spaces, the ambient illumination is relatively high. The BenQ Laser TV i960L, for example, has a high brightness of 3000 lumens and a large anti-light screen, so it is not afraid of ambient light. Users do not need to pull the curtains, or even turn off the lights, you can enjoy the home theater alone in the living room, or invite friends to gather at home to watch movies and play games together, the big screen experience is cool.
Home Projector
In the living room, home projectors are more like a complement to LCD TVs, while laser TVs have the ambition to replace TVs.
Many people keep the TV and home projector coexisting when decorating. Above the TV, an electric curtain is installed and put down when needed, and the home projector is placed above the sofa, or on the coffee table in the middle of the living room, where it can be stored away when not in use. It's good to watch TV during the day and movies at night.
The laser TV 100-inch light-resistant screen is hung directly on the wall, the host is placed on the TV cabinet, and the decoration scheme is simple and generous. Laser TV light-resistant screen once installed, will not be stored up again, 4 times the ordinary 50-inch LCD TV large screen is more suitable for villas, large flat floors, and other household types, highlighting the space aura.
Use experience
Laser TV is more like a TV.
One is that it does not produce light and shadow shading. The actual projector is usually 2-3 meters away from the wall due to the projection distance, and if someone passes by, it will produce shadow blocking, and if you happen to be playing a host game at this time, you may instantly GG. The laser TV uses an ultra-short focal length, which will not produce shadow-blocking problems.
The second is to have an intelligent system that can select films online and expand a variety of applications. For example, the BenQ Laser TV i960L is equipped with a TV intelligent system, connected to WiFi, you can open the built-in library directly to play the content you want to see, and you can also download a variety of apps to expand the rich applications. On the contrary, in some professional home projectors, in terms of intelligent operation, there is room for improvement.
Conclusion
All in all, the laser TV has a greater advantage over ordinary home projectors in bright, open environments such as living rooms. It is not afraid of ambient light, a good picture quality experience, and a sophisticated shape design, suitable for the national requirements for living room space rituals.
FAQs
Is laser TV better than projector?
Lasers offer several advantages. As I mentioned before, they retain most of their brightness over their entire lifespan, and you don't have to replace them every year or two as you do with lamps in conventional projectors.
Is laser TV the same as laser projector?
Laser TVs are essentially just laser-powered ultra short throw (UST) projectors. But if you're shopping for one, you may notice that this definition doesn't always apply. Different brands include different features and accessories with their laser TVs, which means you'll need to do your homework before you buy.
What is the advantage of a laser TV?
Laser TVs have lower power consumption than LCD TVs of the same size. For example, a 100-inch laser TV consumes less than 300 watts, which is ½-⅓ of the same size LCD TV. Laser TVs are about one-tenth the weight of LCD TVs of the same size, and people can watch 80-inch laser TVs at a viewing distance of 3 meters.
Can a projector be as good as a TV?
To put it simply, the price of big TVs has fallen sharply and their performance has increased significantly, both at rates far faster than projectors. Yes, you can get inexpensive and bright projectors, but their overall picture quality pales in comparison to most TVs.
Can I use a laser projector as a TV?
The unique advantage of a laser projector is its ability to project images on a screen much larger than a TV screen. It can project a screen of various sizes from 60-120”, which gives the freedom to use it anywhere in the home. Another main advantages is that it is less harmful to the eyes than a TV.
