Your RPTV is too small to be useful for home theater use if you're sitting much over 6' away which would provide a 36 degree subtended field of vision.
In all but the smallest living rooms, two-piece projection is the only affordable way to get a sense of immersion comparable to what you have in the last row of a decent movie theater.
Since "black" can be no darker than the screen is, this will require light control in the form of blackout blinds if you haven't built a cave.
In all but the smallest living rooms, two-piece projection is the only affordable way to get a sense of immersion comparable to what you have in the last row of a decent movie theater.
Since "black" can be no darker than the screen is, this will require light control in the form of blackout blinds if you haven't built a cave.