Front projectors are the heart of any real home theater. Sure, you can get a great picture with plasma and lcd screens, and relatively big screen with a rear projection model. But you can’t go no big mamma mondo screen, as big as yer wall, unless you go with a big daddy front projector.

Sure, there is great tech out there, and just about any grandma will love it when you let her in to visit. But if you really wanna beat the Jones’, having the boys over for the football party where nobody can stop looking at the players bigger than themselves, you will be Da Man.

This is the HTDude Display Type of choice, so let’s take some time away from watching the bigscreen and look over the major front projector players currently on the market.

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Wow, Nintendo sits this generation of the console wars out, as far as HD is concerned. This is huge news for HT enthusiasts. HT Dude is quite confused!

“There currently are no plans for Nintendo Revolution to support high-definition video output,” said Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo of America’s vice president of marketing and corporate affairs. While promising more Revolution details would be revealed “soon,” for the moment, Kaplan would only give a vague reason for her company’s decision. “We have thoroughly considered the best means of video output for the system and are dedicated to delivering the best hardware possible to meet the demands of our consumers,” she said.

Revolution sitting out HD Era? - News at GameSpot

Front Projectors growth to skyrocket over the next few years.

The consumer segment represents one of the fastest-growing, high-volume areas for front-projection systems. Consumer front-projection shipments are expected to expand to 3.7 million units in 2009.

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I have two simple rules for LCD monitors, they gotta be big and they gotta be sharp! This new offering from Westinghouse may be worth checking out.

Connect the Westinghouse 1080p 37-inch monitor to any HD cable or satellite box or PC and the picture quality is stunning,” said Douglas Woo, president of Westinghouse Digital. “Until now, the 1080p technology was available only for advanced commercial applications such as high-resolution medical imaging and studio monitors for high-definition video editing. Now consumers can choose from the first line of LCD displays for the mass market to offer a ‘true’ high-definition digital viewing experience.

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PCWorld.com - Big Monitors, Shrinking Prices

Now Dell is shaking things up with its UltraSharp 2405FPW, a 24-inch beauty that sells for an industry-quaking $1199.

We have seen this monitor on sale for 900 bucks includes shipping, with a coupon. These things just rock, especially for double duty as PC monitor and HT display.