Posts by Ranger

Quote:Originally Posted by ondaedg Because they've dropped the pricing down to sub 3k, this projector should be included in more conversations. Yes, I agree. Definitely competitive at sub 3k. This may be a poor man's Runco LS-3/...

Quote:Originally Posted by N8DOGG I had the Sony 1000 for a few weeks. I had a friend in Boston who works for some drug company, won it in some raffle. He's stinking rich so he let me buy it for 10K (new was almost 20K) brand new in...

VW85 was a very nice projector but I think HW50 beats it now. HW50 has a very good dynamic contrast plus it's very bright giving the picture a nice pop. It's pure eye candy.

Went to Fry's in Atlanta tonight, they had around 10 pairs at $599 each. I glanced at the computer and a bunch of locations have plenty. Seems they bought all the stock from Energy.

Quote:Originally Posted by afrogt Most people use the RC-70's up front with a RC LCR center. How many RC LCR's do you have? The RC-70 is definitely a better speaker. It'll play lower and sound better with music, plus you wont need...

Quote:Originally Posted by afrogt Went to my local Fry's yesterday. They still have the same 14 RC-70s in boxes in the middle of the sound room floor. At least there is a price tag now which is currently $599 ea. Will they ever come...

Quote:Originally Posted by d.j. zombie10k I agree about the lumens , for now ( still ) we can use all the extra lumens in 3D, the projectors can give us - but it seems to go in the right direction, ( and anyway, thats partly why the...

Quote:Originally Posted by dylansongs I have a 8700ub is it worth getting the 5020 will I see an improvement on 2d? Thanks I have a 8500ub and I didn't see a huge improvement over my friend's 5020. The Sony HW50 on the other hand...

Quote:Originally Posted by JeffreyJonesBSME After all of the glowing reviews on the 5020, I had decided that this was the projector I'd get when my construction was finished. Now all of these convergence comments have me worried. ...

I saw the HW50 this weekend and it didn't blow me away. The picture looks soft and not very HD. The colors were off as well. It was very bright in Cinema 1 mode though and the contrast and blacks are very good. Maybe it was not set up...