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post #241 of 473
2/23/10 at 2:56pm
Man I really want to get this projector but Amazon doesnt ship it to Canada, any Canadians found a store that does?
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post #242 of 473
2/24/10 at 1:11pm
When are more merchants going to market this little machine?

Man if this projector was available at Sams, Wal-Mart, or Target I would probably jump on it right now! I really wish one of these places would start selling it -- particularly Sams who has an outstanding extended warranty service.
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post #243 of 473
2/24/10 at 10:34pm
Some one here contacted LG and and LG told them that they have no plans of distributing this projector in Canada.

If you know someone in the US maybe you can get them to ship to you or you can also check ebay I saw a few for sale a few weeks ago, and ask if theyll ship to you, just make sure theyre willing to mark it as a gift so you dont pay customs fees.

good luck.
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post #244 of 473
2/25/10 at 11:43am
Is Overstock.com on drugs? they are selling the pj twice as much as Amazon...

http://www.overstock.com/Electronics...3/product.html
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post #245 of 473
2/25/10 at 1:07pm
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Originally Posted by kenshin2b View Post

Is Overstock.com on drugs? they are selling the pj twice as much as Amazon...

http://www.overstock.com/Electronics...3/product.html



OMG...I will never buy anything from that place...what respectable Retailer charges 40-50% over MSRP.
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post #246 of 473
2/25/10 at 1:23pm
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Originally Posted by JrRedMachine View Post

When are more merchants going to market this little machine?

Man if this projector was available at Sams, Wal-Mart, or Target I would probably jump on it right now! I really wish one of these places would start selling it -- particularly Sams who has an outstanding extended warranty service.

I know, there are rave reviews of this little projector all over the internet. But good luck getting your hands on it. I would understand if it just came out. But its been out for almost a year!

LG must have the worse distribution network in history. Their company is really dropping the ball in marketing and its reflected in their poor website design too.
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post #247 of 473
2/26/10 at 9:47am
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Originally Posted by JrRedMachine View Post

When are more merchants going to market this little machine?

Man if this projector was available at Sams, Wal-Mart, or Target I would probably jump on it right now! I really wish one of these places would start selling it -- particularly Sams who has an outstanding extended warranty service.

purchase on internet. retail store channels charge too much, so the cost will be high.
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post #248 of 473
2/26/10 at 12:41pm
Well all I know is LG did a better job marketing the pj in Europe...

From my learning experience, you have to pick up the phone and call to get a proper response from them...
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post #249 of 473
3/1/10 at 12:50pm
Hopefully that will be difffernt when their new LED projectors, these are really cool little projectors, I just cleared out space in my garage and Im playing xbox with it and its awesome
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post #250 of 473
3/1/10 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by kenshin2b View Post

Well all I know is LG did a better job marketing the pj in Europe...

From my learning experience, you have to pick up the phone and call to get a proper response from them...

Well, poor/limited availablity overhere, online retailers selling it at or even slightly more than its 499,- MSRP, no buzz, no ads, no nothing, so marketing is quite limited overhere.
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post #251 of 473
3/3/10 at 10:12am
hi there, i am a novice when it comes to projectors and was looking at buying a projector not more then $500-$600 AUD (seen as though the price of the new lg hx300 will be close to $1000). i couldn't help but notice the great quality of the lg hs201, but i was looking at ebay and came across this projector.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LED-Luxcine-P...38580615186582

it seems to state that it has better specs then the lg with more Lumens and others.
i was wondering if the specs stack up and if it is true.there is also videos on the page and on youtube. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
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post #252 of 473
3/3/10 at 12:25pm
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Originally Posted by r2zza View Post

hi there, i am a novice when it comes to projectors and was looking at buying a projector not more then $500-$600 AUD (seen as though the price of the new lg hx300 will be close to $1000). i couldn't help but notice the great quality of the lg hs201, but i was looking at ebay and came across this projector.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LED-Luxcine-P...38580615186582

it seems to state that it has better specs then the lg with more Lumens and others.
i was wondering if the specs stack up and if it is true.there is also videos on the page and on youtube. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Don't do it! The whole post stinks of deceit (there's a new smell to explore!)

The only spec that seem to be better is the brightness, but then they talk about native and commercial brightness... never heard of the latter.

Further it says - "better than all the other LED projectors coming from China"... that is enough to make me run the other way.

Bulb life 6000 hours... - I wonder if it even is an LED projector.

All around looks like a risky buy... I'd stick with the LG.
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post #253 of 473
3/3/10 at 3:48pm
thanks for that but, im not sure if i should now wait for the hx300 or just go with the hs201?
does anyone want to sell their hs201?
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post #254 of 473
3/3/10 at 3:51pm
People, this projector can't do more than 80" focused! Can someone please tell me what they did to make it focus on 100"+ screens?
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post #255 of 473
3/3/10 at 7:09pm
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thanks for that but, im not sure if i should now wait for the hx300 or just go with the hs201?
does anyone want to sell their hs201?

Well, hard to say... if it comes out within a month you'd be really pissed if you didn't wait. But if it costs twice as much, then I don't think it's worth it.

This is my third projector (5th if we consider two I bought, didn't like and returned), and the one I am most impressed with.
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post #256 of 473
3/3/10 at 7:12pm
i have feeling that it will cost around the $1000 mark so i might go and get the hs201. do you know where i would be able to get it or a second hand one?
i will also be having a 10ft distance from projector to wall and i will be sitting within this range. will the picture look pixclelated?
thanks for your help.
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post #257 of 473
3/3/10 at 7:14pm
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People, this projector can't do more than 80" focused! Can someone please tell me what they did to make it focus on 100"+ screens?

I don't know how big my screen is... It's not over 100, but I think it is more than 80".

I agree the focus is not the best, but it depends on the source, I am guessing computer graphics would be most obvious.

To compensate for the slightly blurry, out of focus image, I have turned up the sharpness to 90, something I've never done with any other display. At first I also had the edge enhancement turned on max, but eventually I've switched it off.

I don't know if I've simply got used to the picture, or the projector actually needed a break in period, but after about two weeks I no longer had problems with the focus or anything else really.
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post #258 of 473
3/3/10 at 7:18pm
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Originally Posted by r2zza View Post

i have feeling that it will cost around the $1000 mark so i might go and get the hs201. do you know where i would be able to get it or a second hand one?
i will also be having a 10ft distance from projector to wall and i will be sitting within this range. will the picture look pixclelated?
thanks for your help.

Where are you? The only place I've seen it for sale is Amazon.

I don't know about distances ---feet and inches are very vague terms to me. I have mine mounted above my head. I don't think the picture will look pixelated. You'll notice pixels around objects with straight lines on them and text, but nothing like the screen door effect on older LCD projectors.
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post #259 of 473
3/3/10 at 7:23pm
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Originally Posted by Cudda_Kine View Post

People, this projector can't do more than 80" focused! Can someone please tell me what they did to make it focus on 100"+ screens?

I got mine focused at 92" 4:3 ratio..but its about a hair away from the end of the focus length. That suites me as 92" is about as big as I can get on the wall that it is being projected on. I don't think I could get it to go any bigger then 96" because of the focus limit.

So far this projector has been great...I watch everything on it and the kids play the Wii on it all the time and I have no worries about the bulb.

TAzz
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post #260 of 473
3/3/10 at 8:00pm
what about second hand ones that people do not want any more as they want the new model or just want to get rid of it? where could i find this out? is there a thread on it?
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post #261 of 473
3/4/10 at 12:52am
I wish a full 1080p LED projector came out under 2k, it would be really cool to have a full 1080p projector that can do a 180" screen for my garage, Im thinking of just upgrading since an LED one wont be out for a while.
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post #262 of 473
3/4/10 at 3:59am
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Originally Posted by Kawai_man View Post

Man I really want to get this projector but Amazon doesnt ship it to Canada, any Canadians found a store that does?

hi there mate, did you end up buying the lg hs200/201 projector as im in the same boat as amazon dont send to australia? where could i get one from?
thanks mate
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post #263 of 473
3/4/10 at 7:15am
r2zza >>> I'd gladly sell you my HS-201 as soon as the HX300G is released, as i am planning on purchasing one of them even if it costs $1.000, that's how impressed i am with my 201 !...BUT, you'll have to wait until its replacement is sitting on the table and projecting onto the screen...
Insofar as focusing on screens larger than 80" diagonal, i have mine focused very/very tight on a 76" diagonal high-gain screen - very/very high-gain screen that i got in '92 to go with my CRT projector and now that is mated with the HS-201 it makes the picture look plasma-like ! - and the focus ring had to be turned almost all the way to the top, as expected.
I imagine one could use the HS-201 with screens up to 92" diagonal or so provided one could live with a very slightly defocused image, as in individual pixels looking slightly blurry. I don't think i could, especially after seeing what incredibly bright, detailed and sharply-focused picture i am already getting with only those "meager" 480.000 pixels that the HS-201 has to offer, although i imagine that is owed partly to the fact that the HS-201 uses a DMD chip from Texas Instruments instead of LCD chips.
As for the distance from my screen to the point where i can see individual pixels, i noticed that on a "grid" of 800x600 pixels i wasn't able to discern single pixels standing next to where the projector had to be placed, 7 feet and 10 inches from the screen, and that's why i already bought a ceiling mount that uses standard tripod screw-mount and comes with an extension pole so that i can mount the HS-201 or the HX300G to the ceiling and sit right below the projector, thus maximizing the viewing area of my small screen.
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post #264 of 473
3/4/10 at 8:04am
Anyone know if the LG 300 will be able to focus on screens bigger than 80" ?
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post #265 of 473
3/4/10 at 12:24pm
Mine will be up for sale as well when HX300G is released

I am also looking into the new Casio Laser/LED Hybrid pj.... tough decision, I guess I will pick up whichever one would be out in the market first...

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r2zza >>> I'd gladly sell you my HS-201 as soon as the HX300G is released, as i am planning on purchasing one of them even if it costs $1.000, that's how impressed i am with my 201 !...BUT, you'll have to wait until its replacement is sitting on the table and projecting onto the screen...
Insofar as focusing on screens larger than 80" diagonal, i have mine focused very/very tight on a 76" diagonal high-gain screen - very/very high-gain screen that i got in '92 to go with my CRT projector and now that is mated with the HS-201 it makes the picture look plasma-like ! - and the focus ring had to be turned almost all the way to the top, as expected.
I imagine one could use the HS-201 with screens up to 92" diagonal or so provided one could live with a very slightly defocused image, as in individual pixels looking slightly blurry. I don't think i could, especially after seeing what incredibly bright, detailed and sharply-focused picture i am already getting with only those "meager" 480.000 pixels that the HS-201 has to offer, although i imagine that is owed partly to the fact that the HS-201 uses a DMD chip from Texas Instruments instead of LCD chips.
As for the distance from my screen to the point where i can see individual pixels, i noticed that on a "grid" of 800x600 pixels i wasn't able to discern single pixels standing next to where the projector had to be placed, 7 feet and 10 inches from the screen, and that's why i already bought a ceiling mount that uses standard tripod screw-mount and comes with an extension pole so that i can mount the HS-201 or the HX300G to the ceiling and sit right below the projector, thus maximizing the viewing area of my small screen.
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post #266 of 473
3/4/10 at 6:09pm
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Anyone know if the LG 300 will be able to focus on screens bigger than 80" ?

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Funny you have this question as i just called LG a few hours ago with that same question and i am still waiting for an answer via email, but i am not putting much faith on the expediency of LG's Customer Service...
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post #267 of 473
3/4/10 at 6:59pm
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Originally Posted by kenshin2b View Post

Mine will be up for sale as well when HX300G is released

I am also looking into the new Casio Laser/LED Hybrid pj.... tough decision, I guess I will pick up whichever one would be out in the market first...

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I also considered this Casio model versus the LG HX300G but after noticing that the Casio hybrid uses a rather unorthodox combination of a red LED, a blue laser AND a color wheel with green "fluorescent" spokes and clear spokes (both needed to produce blue and green colors from the same laser source), i gave up on it.
After all, one of the major benefits of either LEDs or laser sources for illuminating micro displays is getting rid of color wheels, and now Casio comes up with this "combo" involving yet another use for color wheels, which are known for being noisy and prone to premature failure ? Thanks, but NO, thanks !
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post #268 of 473
3/4/10 at 7:41pm
Marcos,

At your insistence I emailed LG. It took a while for them to reply. The Phlatlight for HX300G will indeed be the PT-54. This isn't a bad thing, IMO. Maybe not as bright as the PT-121, but using PT-54 should keep the price down. I'm guessing the Samsung will run ~$1000 or more. The Samsung chassis is likely larger as well to accomodate additional cooling.
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post #269 of 473
3/4/10 at 11:30pm
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I don't know how big my screen is... It's not over 100, but I think it is more than 80".

I agree the focus is not the best, but it depends on the source, I am guessing computer graphics would be most obvious.

To compensate for the slightly blurry, out of focus image, I have turned up the sharpness to 90, something I've never done with any other display. At first I also had the edge enhancement turned on max, but eventually I've switched it off.

I don't know if I've simply got used to the picture, or the projector actually needed a break in period, but after about two weeks I no longer had problems with the focus or anything else really.

hmmm... maybe i'll give this projector another try lol. Or just wait for the HX300.
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post #270 of 473
3/5/10 at 5:42am
so does anyone actually know the release date of the hx300? has any one inquired with lg? they wont reply to me as they say i have to contact lg australia, but lg aus doesnt stock it.??
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