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This is a tough call.Your room has control over ambient light so it's a perfect candidate for a projector.But,the room has to be dark in order to reap the full benefit of a projector. If you have walls that reflect light back onto a screen then the image is washed out a bit.The room needs to be dark.
The digital projectors have improved considerably over the years as far as image quality. They do require some maintenence (filter and bulb replacement). They are basically plug and play and weigh almost nothing compared to the monster CRT projectors.
Seated 9' away isn't an issue with the best images. IMO, the downside to a bigger image is source material.If you show standard def images, they can be awfully annoying. Some people will have a setup for both. A smaller flat panel tv (lcd/plasma,etc) for TV viewing and then have a screen drop in front of it for movies/HD.
I used to have a room with a CRT setup (different projectors over a 10 year period) and I have to be honest, I got tired of the total darkened room.Got a little depressing over time and went back to a standard TV (RPs and tube sets). I now have a 50" plasma set that doesn't get washed out with normal room light and the image is like looking at a large CRT set with better black levels and fantastic colors.
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