[mythtv-users] Could we install/run Mythtv without X-windows

[Brandon Beattie]

On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 03:51:05PM -0400, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> in a "home theatre" (i.e. no windows, etc.)?  I know I have heard people
> say they did the projector thing and went back to the tube, mainly for
> brightness/windows/daylight issues.
> 
> What res. does yours go to?  I figure if I'm buying one I'd buy the full
> HDTV res. but then those get pretty pricey.

If someone uses a little smarts you can use a projector anywhere.  If
you're going to go buy a $600 sams club 800x600 projector with 800 ansi
lumens and project in on a 14 foot wall in the brightest room in your
living room you will think it's worthless. :)  The problem is that most
people think projects require a big screen.  A local company has a setup
of a $3k plasma screen (40 inch) and a $1500 projector.  When
projecting an image onto a 40 inch screen right next to the plasma, the
projectors image looks brighter, more colorful, and more clear.  The
also hid the projector in a coffee table so you couldn't see which
image was the plasma and which was the projector, unless you walked
infront of the projector.

Personally, I think plasmas are a bad choice and LCD has too slow of a
pixel response time.  DLP is by far my choice for best picture.  Single
unit (rear projection) units use projectors in them anyway.  I find the
fact that the viewing able is critical in them so the image isn't too
dark from a side, or when sitting on the floor.  A projector and screen
give much better results for view angle.

Sharp is coming out with a new type of screen.  It only reflects pure
red, green, and blue.  You can place the screen in direct sunlight and
it looks almost black, but still a very dark gray shade.  When you use a
DLP projector that sends out only pure red, green, and blue, the screen
will reflect the image well, even in direct sunlight (Sunlight is not
pure red/green/blue so it's not reflected).  This will become more
commonly found in homes in another 10-15 years, but for those who can
spend a few $k on a screen, it will be sold soon.

There are also "light cannons" which have a very high ansi lumen output
and work well for showing in well lit rooms.  The best bet though for
lit areas are presentation lines of projectors which output more more
light than a home theater projector.

--Brandon