LED, LCD, Ultra HD, Projector: Experience and advice appreciated.

I've got a 60" LED Bravia and am thinking about a change. But frankly at this point I need to confess my own stupidity because I really have no idea why of all the options out there I should choose one over the other. First, not interested in 3D. Gives me a headache. There are a couple of 80" LEDs available, starting around $4k. There's a 90" for a few k more. But now I see a 65" Ultra HD for about $7k. Of course I could get a projector for $3k and a screen and have over 100". So under what circumstance is one better than the other? Does a room have to be completely darkened for good quality picture from a projector? Will the $300 screens blow around in the A/C? Is the Ultra HD that much better than the LED 1080 that I would want to pay twice as much for a TV 15" smaller? Are they any of you who have had some experience at comparing these (and don't have a salesman's incentive involved) and can give me some suggestions?

JohnNielson wrote:
I've got a 60" LED Bravia and am thinking about a change. But frankly at this point I need to confess my own stupidity because I really have no idea why of all the options out there I should choose one over the other. First, not interested in 3D. Gives me a headache. There are a couple of 80" LEDs available, starting around $4k. There's a 90" for a few k more. But now I see a 65" Ultra HD for about $7k. Of course I could get a projector for $3k and a screen and have over 100". So under what circumstance is one better than the other? Does a room have to be completely darkened for good quality picture from a projector? Will the $300 screens blow around in the A/C? Is the Ultra HD that much better than the LED 1080 that I would want to pay twice as much for a TV 15" smaller? Are they any of you who have had some experience at comparing these (and don't have a salesman's incentive involved) and can give me some suggestions?
I agree with pretty much everything Niehn said.
I'd like to add:
The latest round of Panasonic plasmas are much better for bright rooms, LCD's are still better but the gap has really closed.
Projectors - There are a few high gain screens out there that can make a big difference in a bright room, but they're not cheap. You're looking at a minimum $2500.00 for 84", more for larger screens. Viewing angles aren't that great with some of the high gain screens either. You'll also need a projector with bright output as well.
Screens - You don't really want to hang screens loosely. Ripples in the screen fabric will cause picture uniformity issues. You can get self tensioning screens, but they only minimize the issue. Ideally, screens should be stretched over a frame and wall mounted.

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