The problem is not to get a projector that is bright enough - the problem is to get it dark enough! As I understand it, the contrast ratio of modern projectors is very good but they still appear to be made for corporate Power Point presentations in well lit rooms. In these environments it must be difficult to get black spots really black. I still recommend that you turn off the lights and close the blinds if you want to enjoy a good movie. Preferably, ask your favourite partner to join you on the couch too. :)
Regards, Fredrik Bergholtz On 17/09/2007, Jean-Sebastien Perron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > studio wrote: > > Man : > > > > http://tinyurl.com/lt3aw (Optoma USA - the HD70 projector) > > > > This looks awesome and everything I have read about it is > > amazing so far . Go to www.Circuitcity.com and read the user > > reviews , just for starters . > > > > Right now there's a $200 mail-in rebate offer too . Wow !! > > > > Supports HDMI/S-Video/Component/Composite/VGA/RS 232 > > 720P/1080i/P 480/576 NTSC/PAL/Secam > > > > Well , OK , so now we start to render to this format (720P) > > so that we can view our disease on a 10 foot/3.3 meter > > screen . > > > > Yep , dual-quad cores ... > > > > Will V6 help out with HD rendering hurdles ? (hope so) > > > > cheers ! > > > > garry > > > > > > > I have been targetting the optoma HD-70 for a year now, don't have the > moey yet : DLP2, HDMI and 1080p > It's the best choice because the DLP are more luminous with less lumens > than LCD. > > Never buy an LCD projector, it always creates hot spot. And it takes > much more lumens (thus, the lamp is more expensive). > > I have a Hitachi projector 800*600 LCD support 1080i for 4 years now. > Even if the quality is not fully there it's still better than > watching/playing on a 56" screen. > Don't be affraid by the price of the lamp it's only 160$ on the internet > while in the store it's 500$. > > The only problem with all projectors (the same problem with television > of any technologies) : after 600 hours of lamp time the luminosity of > the lamp will start to fade slowly (the lamp will probably never dies, > just fade until you get tired of it) > After 2500-3000 hours the image quality will really suffer. Lower > luminosity of the lamp means lower color, the color will not be vibrant > anymore. > > Fact about projectors : > - You can watch a movie in broad day light, or with all the lamp in the > room turned on. (any projector today has enough luminosity so you don't > need to watch in the dark. > -You can project on any white wall or surface without any loss of quality. > -Projectors are more comfortable to watch than any other form of > television/lcd : because the light is indirect. > -If you don't like big screen, just put it closer to the wall. > -Projectors are cheaper than any lcd/plasma/retroprojection tv. > -Projectors support a wide variety of format and input (any pc > resolution, any videoformat and resolutions). > -Projectors don't need any installation or rig > -The angle of projection is so pronounced that you can sit at 2 feet > from the screen without casting any shadows. > -Projectors are all portable and verrrrry small and light. > -If you paint your room a dark color, it will increase the contrast an > image quality. > > The trick to get always a good image quality : use the (whisper mode or > the mode to reduce lamp luminosity and increase lamp time) for the first > 1000 hours then use the full luminosity mode until the lamp fade too > much or dies. > > I am still amazed that people are still buying expensive ugly 56" > televisions. 56" is too small for humans. > 1080i or 1080p downscaled to 720p looks better than 720p signal. > 1080i is better than 720p If you don't agree you don't know anything > about video and images. > > Jean-Sebastien Perron > www.NeuroWorld.ws >
