VIVITEK QUMI LED 1280x800 - Page 8

The new casios are That PJ but brighter,
http://casioprojector.com/
The green slims are selling very well from what I hear.The Casio XJ-A230 720p
can be had for a little over 600$ (Using some rebate codes-680 reg)

Sounds like the Casio pj are better

from the Casio thread, it sounds like RBE is prominent on those models. That's an instant deal-breaker for me. Even in the higher end market, I've avoided single chip DLP's because i'm so sensitive to it.

I wonder how the Vivitek will be.. we'll find out in a few weeks. Amazon has a good return policy.

You want to be very careful using Amazon's "return policy". Google Amazon + banned + account to find out more.

I strongly suggest you buy it if you're serious about keeping it, and not just for a temporary "rent".

No sign of the qumi on Amazon UK yet, however the Vivtekcorp Uk site also states May availability here.

Yeah, because Amazon just bans accounts all the time for a single return.

You'd have to be REALLY abusing the system before anything like that would happen.

I do not believe it's the number of returns, I think it's the cost of what you're returning.

Try returning 2 $3000 TVs and see what happens.

I never return any of my electronic items unless they are defective. This little projector is a fun experiment, I don't expect it to compete with my JVC RS50. heck, it's not likely going to compete with my Acer 3D DLP either, but I like the idea of a portable projector with an LED lamp that won't dim anytime soon.

if it's a crapper, then the kids can play with it hooked up to an Xbox or Nintendo.

I just changed my order from the white to the black. Amazon has the photos now on the site and claiming 2-3 weeks for the black model.

Yeah they produce a lot less heat than a bulb but they are much more sensitive. I am pretty sure you are right though, that in an equivalent sized enclosure it would need less cooling. Then again I do not know much about projector bulbs so I am comparing to halogen and incandescent, maybe they are efficient (doubt it judging by the heat blasting out of my HD70 though).

I think the problem is that companies using LEDs are not ready to compete with full-sized projectors yet. LEDs gave them this new market that they could not get to with bulb technology so they are unfortunately trying to take advantage of that. They do not need as much brightness as well which has always been a sticking point with LEDs, they are efficient but getting the amount of light needed to compete with a bulb projector is quite difficult. Hopefully though, their experience in this portable market will carry over and result in more efficient and better packaged non-portable projector designs.

Have to extend my thanks to all you early adopters, looking forward to any information you guys can share when you get your projectors .

Is there any word on a professional review being done on this projector? I would like to hear how this performs by someone with some background knowledge. I have this saved in my wish list, but my mouse keeps hovering around the pre-order button. I can't seem to make my hand click on it 'till I see a review.

Is the offset pretty straight out of the front? If I were to get this I would have to mount it on a shelf 11ft from the screen, that would throw almost 90-100in which may or may not look that great if you can't manually focus.

This has a manual focus, but it does not have zoom or lense shift. To keep from having a keystone effect it will require relatively precise placement in reference to the screen.

edit: Not sure what the offset is, wish I knew.

The Qumi has 30 step keystone correction (+/- 15 degrees). Also, sound level specs have been revised from previous estimates at 28db/32db for normal/boost modes.

I wonder what Happened to the Qumi on Amazon its almost like they took it off. At least as of today.

isaacmart

You're correct it is off their site, I checked my order, it was still there.

Maybe they already sold out for their first shipment (just a guess)

AFM

Offset for the Qumi is 103%.

This is straight from the Vivitek Facebook page:

"Qumi online pre-orders will be available starting May 15th at BestBuy, B&H, Amazon, ProjectorPeople, TechDepot and TigerDirect. We will post the direct links to the Qumi pages once they're up."

I saw that as well. Trouble is, the statement isn't correct. It's been available for pre-order for over a week from Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H, at least. The Amazon links are now dead for some reason, but my pre-order still shows on my account. Interesting.

That means the shipments preorder slots are all gone.Thats all.

Pre-order page for BB has also been taken down. Hopefully when they DO relist it again, the price will be corrected.

Yes, I've noticed them do that in the past. It's nice to take advantage of the zero interest deals if you have a card.

I asked them (via their FB page) when the US retailers might be getting these and this was their response.

From what we understand, the Qumi products are arriving the week of May 23rd stateside. The actual shipping date for the pre-orders will most likely not happen until the following week or the first/second week of June. This is our conservative estimate, we don't know what/how the online retailers will be shipping out orders to those who have purchased it.

This is getting exciting. Looks like just another month of waiting before the reviews from users and sites roll in. I'm looking forward to both the Qumi and the HW300t to see what LG has up their sleeve.

Anyone know if there is a fan in the Qumi?

It has a fan(s) cause it has a db rating.The lg will be similar at twice the price.

Hi mates,

Does qumi supports HDMI1.4 or we need a converter?
Have a pitch black dedicated room just waiting a led 3d pj to watch movies and playin ps3 in 3D.

the black one.
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...able-projector

ohhh nooeeesss

There goes plans for GT5 in 3D. Lawl.

It just sound like someone dont know what they are talking bout-its not nvidia cert.(yet any way) and will do 3d link and will use all the ,3dxl/vip type of stuff.

Out of curiosity, did you pre-order one?