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Originally Posted by Just_Discovered_3D

I'm not sure that the silver screens are that much more expensive (last I looked it was a 50% price premium or so), and I hear that gray screens can help projectors have better contrast. Snagging 2 projectors and an alignment rig also doesn't seem that costly.
Finding a place to mount them though...

Active 3D on projectors is pretty nice, but I'd like to see modern refresh rates for the glasses. Although, as a side benefit, active glasses put the kibosh onto using a laptop while watching a movie, and they reduce the amount of phone usage during a film as well.

Ironically, I’m writing this post on my phone with active 3D glasses on while playing Doctor Strange on the TV but yes, in general 3D content/glasses definitely helps cut down on distraction/phone use. I’m rewatching Strange with the commentary track after doing a separate watch a couple weeks ago.

And I think maybe you’re joking about 2 projectors and a rig not being that pricey? Obviously everyone will have a different income level so “expensive” is relative, but I would guess that for most people, the projector is the single most expensive piece of equipment in their home theater. Doubling that price, plus the polarization rig, just to use passive vs active lenses is a bit extreme for a lot of people. If you’ve got the disposable income to do it, by all means, more power to you and I am jealous!