u/Away-Size3614

my Epson Home Cinema 2040 (picked it up ~2015 for like $650) finally gave up the ghost last week. Did a quick look at what's out now and man it's a different world, everything's either a giant laser box, a UST that sits 6 inches from the wall, or a $69 thing with a name like BLORPTRON.

I was fine with 1080p for the occasional movie night, maybe open to 4k if it's not crazy money. Room's a normal living room, some ambient light in the evenings, not a dedicated cave.

The thing I can't tell from spec sheets: for someone who just wants decent movie nights without turning the place into a dark room, is the move now a UST + a proper ALR screen, or am I overthinking it and a basic 1080p replacement still does the job?

I'm running a Hisense PT1 with a 120" ALR screen right now, and laser speckle is probably the one thing that still bugs me.

It's not crazy bad, but I notice it pretty easily in brighter scenes and solid colors. Once you see it, you know how it goes lol.

I've been seeing more and more screens advertised as anti-speckle for triple laser projectors, and I’m trying to figure out if they're actually worth the extra money.

Trying to decide if it's worth replacing a perfectly usable screen just to get rid of some speckle.