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Why? Projectors generally have worse picture quality (ie. brightness and contrast). Smart TVs might be privacy nightmares, but thankfully they can still be avoided by plugging in hdmi/displayport directly. The only real advantage is that you can get a bigger screen for a given cost.

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Worse picture quality but much better immersion. I am also using a video projector and the fact the picture is taking one entire wall makes a difference regardless of the actual resolution.

Picture quality doesn't matter a lot when you are watching a movie from the preHD/4K era anyway. It is even better as you are less subject to aliasing.

I wouldn't trade immersion for resolution. Also one doesn't feel a lack of picture quality when not used to it. I don't own a 4K screen. So I don't miss 4K quality and watch movies with the utmost quality I know. Ignorance can be bliss.

Added bonus is you don't have a huge black rectangle in your living room when it is turned off, only a tiny device (that can easily be hidden).

Having said that I heard there are pretty decent laser 4K video projector these days with HDR support.

I don't find any difference in how much I enjoy a movie/show from the picture quality, down to a certain limit. The projector is above that limit.

Brightness and contrast isn't too bad when you're in a dark nerd cave.

Definitely no comparison to an active display in a well lit room though.

Projector allows you not to have a giant black rectangle in the living room

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