First and most importantly. If you are building a home theater, you can’t beat the emotional impact of front projection. It’s just what watching movies should be.

Second, the projector (front projection) is much more expensive when you take in to account the need to control ambient light, the projector itself and finally the screen. However, once purchased the only part that you need to upgrade is the projector. So total cost of ownership drops for projected images the longer you live.

Go for front projection and get a popcorn popper. You can ‘t beat the experience.