kap91
Well-Known Member
What happens when somebody drops a flip flop or bag of snow globes onto the screen? It seems like using TV screens gives a much greater potential for guest-inflicted damage (unintentional or otherwise) than a projector, which keeps the sensitive equipment far away from guests.
If somebody drops a shoe on the Soarin' screen, they just need to brush it aside and everything works fine; if that happened on a fancy-schmancy TV screen, it could easily cause damage that would require serious repair or replacement of the unit completely. While it may work great for a screen that's in front of guests, I'm not so sure it's a good idea for a screen that guests will be dangling over
The soarin screen is pretty easily damaged and expensive. It's not a piece of cloth but perforated solid pieces (of aluminum I think? Some material). Probably not as pricey as a led panel, but something heavy dropping on it wouldn't be good. Most guests wear flip flops though. I think both are probably strong enough to resist damage from stuff like that.