As someone who has watched silents with live music I can attest that the experience can be great (or not, depends a lot on musician(s) and music) and you should

As someone who has watched silents with live music I can attest that the experience can be great (or not, depends a lot on musician(s) and music) and you should definitely go for it when given opportunity. However, I completely disagree with the idea that movie will somehow be sullied or even ruined if you watch it first on your own TV.