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ACidiC74
04-19-07, 08:05 PM
I was wondering if anyone can offer their suggestions on what projector to get.

It's a light controlled finished basement (but has a white ceiling and light gray walls) We will be using the projector for standard DVD movies and last generation video games (Game Cube, X Box, PS2)

The ceiling is about 89 inches high, but the bottom of the screen will need to be at least 19 inches off the ground due to a built-in storage unit. Seating distance would be between 9 and 11 feet (depending if we mount the screen on the wall or get a pull down to go in front of the TV since it's also our exercise and guest room)

We're shooting for around a 92" screen.

Here are thoughts on the more popular low end projectors:

1) In72 - great price and reviews, seems like it would be the least likely to cause response problems for the games (it doesn't need to up convert), but the SDE might be a problem at our distance and am a little afraid of RBE

2) HD70 or HD1000U - the price is do able and I'm sure the SDE will be less of a concern, but will almost definitely need to use some keystoning (especially for the HD1000U) and again, concerned with RBE

3) PJTX100 - this actually sounds like it would be perfect for us (flexible, higher resolution, and no RBE), but would really like to buy from a place that offers a good bulb warranty (like projector people) so we don't need to be paranoid that the bulb is going to blow

4) PT-AX100U - this is really out of our target price range, but the smooth screen sounds like it would definitely allow us to keep the TV in place and not worry about SDE, so we may be able to stretch the budget if people think it is worth it.

Thanks so much for any input you can give, and feel free to suggest other projectors if you think they are worth looking into.