It is funny because to have a High Definition image you don't need a HDTV or HD Projector. Keep in mind that you have seen higher resolution before the mass marketing of HDTV's, 720i, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p. Do you remember resolutions of 800x600, 1024x768, or even 1920x1200? Yes your computer monitors, which now have higher resolutions than 1080p. This is one reason why I only buy Samsung LCD Televisions, because if you remember all the PC monitors were predominantly re-packaged Samsung Monitors. Your HDTV are nothing but over-sized LCD computer monitors with controlled resolution. With that in mind, you hav always had High Definition. As you remember I built my man cave with quality movie room equipment. Due to job opportunities I had to relocate and it would have been expensive to ship all my equipment. So I decided to grab my PC laptop, my Apple Power Mac G5, and my Infocus X2 Presentation Projector. I left behind a 42" Samsung 1080p HDTV, Samsung Blu-Ray player, Denon Receiver,  Harman Kardon 7.1 Surround Sound Speaker, and had DirecTV installed. (Image Above via: flickr)

Here is where the shoestring budget comes into play. Even though, I didn't have to buy anything for my shoestring budget, my new entertainment system consist of only 3 components; a computer, a projector, and computer speakers. Two of the items most people have anyway. Each component is equally important brain, visual, and sound. From my Mac Pro G5, I connect my Infocus X2 Projector via DVI cable (cable ends can be seen above) which was supplied with the projector. And like movie magic, I was watching movies on 1024x768 resolution. My sound was coming from JBL Computer Speakers (you wouldn't believe the sound and bass). Now you will need a plain wall, preferably white to project you image. The projector was 10.5 feet away, which produced a 72" movie screen.m Let's just say you don't have a computer ypou can always attach your game system and purchase a cable converter (i.e. HDMI to DVI).

Also, you can use the same set-up to play your favorite songs with a visualizer while entertaining. The key is to have your computer as the entertainment brain, because it can output the higher resolution. If you tried to have a regular DVD player or any other regular video source than HR (high resolution), your visual resolution will not increase simple with a computer projector. I currently recommend the InFocus X6 DLP Projector for starters.

Note: The images above are not images from my actual ShoeString 72" HDTV. The image provided is for visualization purposes only.

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