Comment on What are some good "frugal" movie viewing setups? (Recommendations)

spongebue@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

You use parentheses a lot 😉

How much do you really move? Moving is a pain as it is, and a modern (not CRT) TV isn’t really what makes it so. Projectors are a fun novelty, but if you don’t have that basement home theater room they’re honestly not that great, especially in daylight.

Honestly, I would just get a decent used TV and call it a day. If you really move a lot, like every year, get a new one and leave the box in a closet. Even a relatively small one will be a huge step up from a phone screen.

That’s said, speakers are treated as a mandatory afterthought on TVs these days. Rule of thumb I just made up: if it doesn’t have many ports, it’s expecting your step t receiver or similar to do the heavy lifting. Older TVs may actually be ok and generally have a lot of ports, but may not be full HD. Bottom line: be prepared to at least buy a sound bar or hell, even some computer speakers from a thrift store. Preferably something with a small subwoofer.

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