Projector Party!!!

Long story short, my husband has -always- wanted a projector. The first one he ever saw was when he was in high school, well over 25 years ago.

I could care less. Our dinky little 32" tv is just fine for me and for the amount of time I spend watching it, it really doesn't matter.

However, after all these years, and the fact that the prices have come down so much, and we now (for the first time ever,) actually have space that would allow for a projector ~ we decide to go for it.

After hemming and hawing for a few weeks on what the *best* projector for our family would be, I ordered the Epson 3000. (Don't get me started on narrowing down the best projector screen ~ it has yet to come so no idea if that decision was any good!!!).

The projector came really quickly (thank you Costco!!!) and the box was sitting on the coffee table when my son and I got home this morning.

Dad and the other boys had waited for us to open it ~ it's a family thing, right? Right!!! We're all pretty excited. Projector Party Time!!!!

Even without the screen here, we're going to go ahead and try it out on the bare wall. My son has a handful of movies fresh from the Library this morning and we're set to go. Everyone is trying to be patient, as I'm reading the instructions and Dad is setting it up. It's actually pretty easy to set up, plug it in, plug in the dvd player and turn it on. Less than a minute to size it for the wall and put it in perfect focus. Amazing!!!

The picture is huge, the contrast is better than even I had expected.

There is NO sound. None.

The model that we had decided on (after reviewing every version of the Epson Projectors to the point where they all look the same!!), has no audio out port and no onboard speakers.

Needless to say, he is packing it up right behind me as I vent (read: type) this all out...

Frustrated and back to the drawing board to decide now, either go with a way more expensive lamp replacement or a way more expensive Epson... either way, it's frustrating.

So no projector party yet ~ the kids are still getting their movie, back on the old 32" tiny-telly.