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post #2401 of 3490
9/21/06 at 6:25am
After 1 1/2 happy years with my H31 I'm planning on upgrading, and the recent price drop on the Mitsu has me tempted. Then I read about the new Optoma HD70, and now I'm confused! The Mitsu has great reviews, and is now way below it's original price, but the Optoma is STILL $500 less, and is getting it's own great reviews. Anyone seen both, for comparison? Would the HC3000 give that much more to be worth the extra cost? What to do, what to do...
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post #2402 of 3490
9/21/06 at 6:33am
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Originally Posted by FremontRich View Post

How recent is your Mits? I purchased mine from Jason at AVS in August. I love this projector!!! But the inability to view my lamp hours is driving me crazy!!

If it makes you feel any better, I have to hit all three of them at the same time a couple of times before it comes up.
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post #2403 of 3490
9/21/06 at 12:05pm
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Originally Posted by floridapoolboy View Post

After 1 1/2 happy years with my H31 I'm planning on upgrading, and the recent price drop on the Mitsu has me tempted. Then I read about the new Optoma HD70, and now I'm confused! The Mitsu has great reviews, and is now way below it's original price, but the Optoma is STILL $500 less, and is getting it's own great reviews. Anyone seen both, for comparison? Would the HC3000 give that much more to be worth the extra cost? What to do, what to do...

The HD70 is a cheaper/lower model PJ than the HD72 (it's basically a H27 with a 720p chip).

The HC3000 outperforms the HD72.

The HC3000 should have no problem throwing a better pic than the HD70, shouldn't even break sweat.

Fleaman
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post #2404 of 3490
9/22/06 at 1:34pm
Yahooooo...I just picked up my HC3000 projector! I can hardly wait to get home and set it up! I spent last night getting my family room ready for the new projector and I just walked out of Best Buy with the last one they had. I called my wife and told her I have it and can't wait to get home and get it set up and her reply was, "Honey, how about you take me out to a movie tonight? We haven't done anything for a couple of weeks....." AAARRRRGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!
Why don't women understand??? At any rate....I can't wait to get it set up and watch some great football this weekend!!!!
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post #2405 of 3490
9/22/06 at 2:35pm
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Originally Posted by randyox View Post

Yahooooo...I just picked up my HC3000 projector! I can hardly wait to get home and set it up! I spent last night getting my family room ready for the new projector and I just walked out of Best Buy with the last one they had. I called my wife and told her I have it and can't wait to get home and get it set up and her reply was, "Honey, how about you take me out to a movie tonight? We haven't done anything for a couple of weeks....." AAARRRRGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!
Why don't women understand??? At any rate....I can't wait to get it set up and watch some great football this weekend!!!!

Take her to a movie at home. My fianc'e would rather stay home then go to the movies. She always says "why would I want to pay more than the cost to buy the DVD and have inferior sound and quality."

Nate
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post #2406 of 3490
9/22/06 at 3:16pm
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Originally Posted by randyox View Post

Yahooooo...I just picked up my HC3000 projector! I can hardly wait to get home and set it up! I spent last night getting my family room ready for the new projector and I just walked out of Best Buy with the last one they had. I called my wife and told her I have it and can't wait to get home and get it set up and her reply was, "Honey, how about you take me out to a movie tonight? We haven't done anything for a couple of weeks....." AAARRRRGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!
Why don't women understand??? At any rate....I can't wait to get it set up and watch some great football this weekend!!!!

OUCH , remember a little thing called WAF .

To that I would say that we as men need to understand as well . Take her out and pay attention to her , the projector will be there when you get back . If you want your wife to accept the new (PJ) relationship then by all means do not make her take the back seat . I have approached my wife this way for 14 years and now she loves HT just as much as I do .

Best Wishes ,
---- Jason
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post #2407 of 3490
9/23/06 at 9:00am
I got my hc3000 and ceiling mounted it last night. Currently I am projecting on my wall but I have a sheet of Wilsonart Designer White on it's way. For you fellow hc3000 owners; Are projecting on a 15x9 screen or a 16x9 screen?

The vast majority of my viewing will be HighDef or DVD's but I may end up using this for the occasional computer use as well.

I am heavily leaning toward the 16x9 screen but was looking for opinions.

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Dreem
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post #2408 of 3490
9/23/06 at 1:06pm
Congrats, dreemweaver, which mount are you using?

TVJon
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post #2409 of 3490
9/23/06 at 7:46pm
I am wondering Our ceiling a dropped ceiling and is 93" inches high. We are going with a 9'2 inch. screen. Is there a exact height that the image would be projected at? Just wondering if this projector would work in our room
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post #2410 of 3490
9/23/06 at 7:51pm
Congrats, Dreem

I'm using an optoma graywolf 92" 16x9 screen. There is a bit of extra projection...
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post #2411 of 3490
9/23/06 at 8:37pm
WOW!!! What an awesome 24 hours!!! I got my projector yesterday. I went to JoAnn's fabric store and they had a sale on blackout material so I was able to get 9 yards for $7.00!!! When I got home, my wife must have seen my excitement and when I told her I would put the screen up Saturday and that I would take her to a movie she said no. She said that she wanted to see what I was so excited about. When I told her that my theater could wait she again said no. She said that if I would put up the blackout material and get the projector hooked up we could just stay home and watch a movie. When I asked her if she was sure she smiled and said that she was excited to see how good it would look. To make a longer story short, I put up the screen, got the projector set up, she came home with "Mr and Mrs Smith" (the movie) and we had an awesome night!!! She loved the picture and so did I!!! We just sat and snuggled and had a blast!!! Afterwards we watched some tv shows and started to plan our first party around our new home theater room!!! I must say, I am blown away by how good the picture looks. My wife just sat there and said she couldn't believe how awesome it was. She started talking about how wonderful it will be during the holidays to have all the kids and grandkids over for Christmas movies. Thanks for all the posts regarding this projector. I am definately glad we made the decision to go with this projector!!! Now we just need to get some good hi def sources to watch....
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post #2412 of 3490
9/23/06 at 9:28pm
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Originally Posted by TVJon View Post

Congrats, dreemweaver, which mount are you using?

TVJon

Chief RPA-096, flush mounted. This puts the projector down an additional 2.5-2.75 inches from the ceiling. The universal stated something like 4-4.5. With my 7'3" ceilings every inch helped.
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post #2413 of 3490
9/24/06 at 10:41am
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Originally Posted by maingon View Post

I am wondering Our ceiling a dropped ceiling and is 93" inches high. We are going with a 9'2 inch. screen. Is there a exact height that the image would be projected at? Just wondering if this projector would work in our room

Go to this Mitsubishi link:

http://www.mitsubishi-presentations...rs/HC3000U.html

Click the Resources tab and download the throw calculator.

Fleaman
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post #2414 of 3490
9/24/06 at 11:05am
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Originally Posted by randyox View Post

WOW!!! What an awesome 24 hours!!! I got my projector yesterday. I went to JoAnn's fabric store and they had a sale on blackout material so I was able to get 9 yards for $7.00!!! When I got home, my wife must have seen my excitement and when I told her I would put the screen up Saturday and that I would take her to a movie she said no. She said that she wanted to see what I was so excited about. When I told her that my theater could wait she again said no. She said that if I would put up the blackout material and get the projector hooked up we could just stay home and watch a movie. When I asked her if she was sure she smiled and said that she was excited to see how good it would look. To make a longer story short, I put up the screen, got the projector set up, she came home with "Mr and Mrs Smith" (the movie) and we had an awesome night!!! She loved the picture and so did I!!! We just sat and snuggled and had a blast!!! Afterwards we watched some tv shows and started to plan our first party around our new home theater room!!! I must say, I am blown away by how good the picture looks. My wife just sat there and said she couldn't believe how awesome it was. She started talking about how wonderful it will be during the holidays to have all the kids and grandkids over for Christmas movies. Thanks for all the posts regarding this projector. I am definately glad we made the decision to go with this projector!!! Now we just need to get some good hi def sources to watch....


Congrats, Randy!

I had the same reaction when I fired up my Mits for the first time and it got better after I used AVIA to calibrate it. When you can afford it get the Toshiba or RCA HD-DVD player (unless you already have one). Besides putting up a great HD picture, it upconverts standard definition DVDs to 720P and you won't believe your eyes how good they look!
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post #2415 of 3490
9/24/06 at 11:32am
with this projector and if you have a ceiling mount how high is your screen off the floor?
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post #2416 of 3490
9/24/06 at 11:44am
Ahem! I would just like to point out that there are some women out here who are also into HT (and I'm not talking hormone replacement). Like me, for example.

It's a bit of a bummer trying to buy a projector when you're asking about adaptive irises, calibration options and screen gain and the sales guy is smiling condescendingly and telling you that the Mits should be fine out of the box to watch Sex and the City. Which I hate.

Anyways, I know most of you are highly enlightened people and it's been a joy to read all of the stuff on this thread. I'm enjoying my Mitsubishi as much as when I first got it (despite the first twitches of upgraditis after hearing about the 3100). The picture is a real pleasure, especially as I upgraded from a Sony CPJ 200.

Was that a snort of laughter I heard?
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post #2417 of 3490
9/24/06 at 12:05pm
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Originally Posted by maingon View Post

with this projector and if you have a ceiling mount how high is your screen off the floor?

maingon,

It varies depending on screen size, ceiling height, etc. The projector throw calculator I mentioned in my previous post will answer your question exactly.

Fleaman
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post #2418 of 3490
9/24/06 at 1:11pm
i did it, just wondering what others came out to, the calculator for me said 26.3 inches off the ground, thats if the projector mount pole is 4 inches
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post #2419 of 3490
9/24/06 at 2:31pm
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Originally Posted by maingon View Post

i did it, just wondering what others came out to, the calculator for me said 26.3 inches off the ground, thats if the projector mount pole is 4 inches

If they input the exact same #'s as you did, it should come out to exactly 26.3" off the ground.

What exactly is your question? You can put any set-up you can imagine into that calculator and it will give you the answer to your question(s)

Fleaman
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post #2420 of 3490
9/24/06 at 2:51pm
I've connected my computer to my Mits and although I've been able to project TV programs on my screen I'm getting short and fat images on my screen. I've played around with the aspect ration but I'm not having any success in getting the images correctly proportioned. What am I doing wrong?

Oops! I forgot to add that I'm using the HDMI input on my Mits and my video card is an ATI AIW 7500 with DVI out.
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post #2421 of 3490
9/24/06 at 8:19pm
I have a GeForce 5200 DVI out via DVI to HDMI converter running to my 3000. I cannot get it to display the PC. Via the VGA it works fine. I am sending 1280x720 and 1024x768 without issue VGA. What is working for you guys?
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post #2422 of 3490
9/24/06 at 10:26pm
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Originally Posted by moogh View Post

Ahem! I would just like to point out that there are some women out here who are also into HT (and I'm not talking hormone replacement). Like me, for example.

I've wanted a dedicated theater for over 9 years now, and we moved into a house that has the space for it last Aprile. Right now my wife is the one currently pushing this project through. This is also the same woman who says "Anything with a screen less than 60" isn't worth watching."

I guess I'd be happy if she weren't working me like a savage dog to get the theater up and running. It's getting to where I enjoy the workweek more than my weekends.
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post #2423 of 3490
9/26/06 at 8:09pm
Today I got some lens cleaning solution pack with cleaner and wipes. I went over the lens with the moisted wipe after applying solution to the wipe. It appears to have cleaned the lens from the particles/dust on the lens. Unfortunately, the solution has left a cloudy film over the lens. It does not affect the picture from what I can tell but, what can I use to get rid of it or did I just damaged the lens?

Any help is appreciated,

Thanks,

Ian B
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post #2424 of 3490
9/26/06 at 9:23pm
http://www.amazon.com/Kodak-Lens-Cle.../dp/B0000AQJ5Z
You can use isopropyl alcohol.
Start in the center of the lense making an spiral to the outside. Repeat until it is clean. Be gently

Federico
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post #2425 of 3490
9/27/06 at 8:43am
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Originally Posted by Federico View Post

http://www.amazon.com/Kodak-Lens-Cle.../dp/B0000AQJ5Z
You can use isopropyl alcohol.
Start in the center of the lense making an spiral to the outside. Repeat until it is clean. Be gently

Federico

Thanks for the info Federico. I will try and pick it up locally the paper and alcohol and give it a try. I will post later tonight my results.

Ian B
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post #2426 of 3490
9/27/06 at 9:44am
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Originally Posted by Mr Ian B View Post

Thanks for the info Federico. I will try and pick it up locally the paper and alcohol and give it a try. I will post later tonight my results.

Ian B

Make sure that it is isopropyl alcohol and not rubbing alcohol. You probably already know this but some folks do confuse the two.

mech
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post #2427 of 3490
9/27/06 at 12:39pm
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Originally Posted by mech View Post

Make sure that it is isopropyl alcohol and not rubbing alcohol. You probably already know this but some folks do confuse the two.

mech


Thanks Federico and Mech. I picked it up a while ago and tried it. I did make sure it was the isopropyl as Federico stated. It worked like a champ and the lens is clear as when I first got the projector. Got to love this forum for the knowledge and quick responses.

Thanks again,

Ian B
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post #2428 of 3490
9/30/06 at 9:13am
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Originally Posted by Kipp Jones View Post

I have a GeForce 5200 DVI out via DVI to HDMI converter running to my 3000. I cannot get it to display the PC. Via the VGA it works fine. I am sending 1280x720 and 1024x768 without issue VGA. What is working for you guys?

I have a nvidia 7800GS (the agp version) dvi out to the HDMI via a converter cable and it displays 1280x720 perfectly. VGA worked OK for 1280x720, but the signal tracking was pretty bad.

I could never get it to display any other resolution (even the native wxga) without the projector doing some really horrible scaling.

I also tried to do a "resolution within a resolution" in powerstrip to make the windows desktop fit my screen perfectly and ran into the same horrible scaling issues.

Is your card outputting digital signal on the DVI? I would think that would be the default, but perhaps not.
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post #2429 of 3490
10/5/06 at 6:33am
What's the correct aspect ratio to set this projector at for movies? I had it set to 16x9 but, last night I noticed that by putting it on REAL, I get a bit more picture on dvds. Does putting it on REAL degrade the picture quality?

Thanks,

Ian B
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post #2430 of 3490
10/11/06 at 8:06am
I just got my Avia disc yesterday and I'm ready to tweak the colors with the filters they provide, but I don't know which settings to change to calibrate. There is contrast and brightness for Red, Green, and Blue. Which do I use?
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