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Brand New Sony VPL-VW50 (Pearl) In Hand!

post #1 of 830
9/15/06 at 2:43pm
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If your like me and must have your electronics before the other guy on the block do yourself a favor and contact AVS, they will definitely take care of you. As of this morning I thought I would be waiting like everyone else in some huge pre order line, NOPE, AVS got me my Pearl TODAY! This was my first dealings with them and I can't say enough good things about Alan and AVS, probably because I am still in shock that I OWN A PEARL. While everyone else is trying to see the Pearl demo at CEDIA I'm looking at mine in my living room aaahhahah, it almost feels evil.

Over the course of the weekend I will post my early review and screenshots. If anyone has any specific questions let me know.

Chris
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post #2 of 830
9/15/06 at 2:48pm
Congratulations you lucky Dog.

What screen/size are you mating the Pearl with?

I look forward to your pictures, review, and overall analysis.
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post #3 of 830
9/15/06 at 2:53pm
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Well I will be testing it out for the first time at my brother in laws, he has a dedicated HT. He has a 96 screen. The matte is light grey, I believe it's a 1.0 gain screen. We are going to test HD, DVD progressive, DVD interlaced, and some SD. Ill post all the equipment we will be using in a little while.

Chris
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post #4 of 830
9/15/06 at 2:53pm
Are you expecting other guys on the block to get one?

Gratz...
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post #5 of 830
9/15/06 at 2:57pm
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I have never done this before, what's the best website to upload pictures to?
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post #6 of 830
9/15/06 at 2:58pm
Congrats. You *do* realize that you just signed yourself up to answer a million questions, right?

"Is there jidder with a 1080/24p signal while you're eating Doritos?"

"Can you pause LOTR-ROTK at frame 2:02:36:17 and tell me if the projector can resolve Sam's individual nose hairs?"

"Can you drive up to the high-desert from Riverside and measure the ANSI CR at 3250ft above sea-level?"

"What's your address, and what time are you usually out of the house?"

etc. etc.

-tony
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post #7 of 830
9/15/06 at 3:01pm
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"Is there jidder with a 1080/24p signal while you're eating Doritos?"

I get the jidder's just thinking about jidder.

Seriously, congrats on your new PJ. Look forward to your impressions - especially with a 1.0 gain screen.
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post #8 of 830
9/15/06 at 3:06pm
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"Is there jidder with a 1080/24p signal while you're eating Doritos?"



-tony

Is "jidder" snack food related jitter?
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post #9 of 830
9/15/06 at 3:07pm
You lucky dog! You might be the first one in America to get one! Definately first AVS member. Lock your doors tonight there's high demand for these things
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post #10 of 830
9/15/06 at 3:11pm
Congrats!
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post #11 of 830
9/15/06 at 3:13pm
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Is "jidder" snack food related jitter?

Nope. It's related to "judder".
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post #12 of 830
9/15/06 at 3:22pm
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I have never done this before, what's the best website to upload pictures to?

I guess there is a way to upload to AVS, directly, but the resolution is not so high. Or you can upload elsehwere (example: http://imageshack.com/) and put a link to it -- or get fancy and use the speical "image" tags when constructing your post.

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For reference: What were you using for viewing BEFORE the Pearl?
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post #13 of 830
9/15/06 at 3:34pm
Does your specimen have brighter corners like the Ruby when you project a black picture?
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post #14 of 830
9/15/06 at 3:38pm
Many congratulations. Looking forward to your review.
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post #15 of 830
9/15/06 at 3:43pm
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Originally Posted by tbacos View Post

Congrats. You *do* realize that you just signed yourself up to answer a million questions, right?

"Can you pause LOTR-ROTK at frame 2:02:36:17 and tell me if the projector can resolve Sam's individual nose hairs?"

FINALLY! I've been dying to know the answer to this.
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post #16 of 830
9/15/06 at 3:57pm
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Originally Posted by tbacos View Post

Congrats. You *do* realize that you just signed yourself up to answer a million questions, right?

"Is there jidder with a 1080/24p signal while you're eating Doritos?"

"Can you pause LOTR-ROTK at frame 2:02:36:17 and tell me if the projector can resolve Sam's individual nose hairs?"

"Can you drive up to the high-desert from Riverside and measure the ANSI CR at 3250ft above sea-level?"

"What's your address, and what time are you usually out of the house?"

etc. etc.

-tony

LMAO!!! It's soooo true.
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post #17 of 830
9/15/06 at 4:02pm
Ok, this is Chris at my brother in law Alex's. We are just starting to unbox now. The pictures will come soon.
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post #18 of 830
9/15/06 at 4:10pm
Well it has been exactly 9 mins since your post. Where are those pics? And can you really see the nose hairs?

Congrats!!

Regards,

RTROSE
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post #19 of 830
9/15/06 at 4:14pm
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Originally Posted by tbacos View Post

Congrats. You *do* realize that you just signed yourself up to answer a million questions, right?

"Is there jidder with a 1080/24p signal while you're eating Doritos?"

"Can you pause LOTR-ROTK at frame 2:02:36:17 and tell me if the projector can resolve Sam's individual nose hairs?"

"Can you drive up to the high-desert from Riverside and measure the ANSI CR at 3250ft above sea-level?"

"What's your address, and what time are you usually out of the house?"

etc. etc.

-tony

One of the best posts I have ever seen on AVS - A real gem!

Thanks for the laugh!
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post #20 of 830
9/15/06 at 4:40pm
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Ok here is the unboxing and it's current setup.

Click Here For Sony Pearl Unboxing Pictures

Let me know what you think so far and if the link works. Like I said i'm new at this.
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post #21 of 830
9/15/06 at 4:48pm
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Ok here is the unboxing and it's current setup.

Click Here For Sony Pearl Unboxing Pictures

Let me know what you think so far and if the link works. Like I said i'm new at this.

Many people would probably prefer not to have to register to see the pics.

Can't you just use the attach files option to post them here on the AVS server?
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post #22 of 830
9/15/06 at 4:49pm
link works, nice overview of the packaging

please upload another album once that gem is throwing an image (along w/ first impressions as well)

you didn't mention (or missed it) what pj your brother in law has ... but are you planning to do some comparisons?
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post #23 of 830
9/15/06 at 5:02pm
All you need now is a HD-DVD player and a subscription to NET FLIX and you're in Heaven
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post #24 of 830
9/15/06 at 5:03pm
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Originally Posted by djzelos View Post

Ok here is the unboxing and it's current setup.

Click Here For Sony Pearl Unboxing Pictures

Let me know what you think so far and if the link works. Like I said i'm new at this.

Thanks for taking the time to do this. WHat screen are you using?
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post #25 of 830
9/15/06 at 5:08pm
The best option is http://imageshack.us/ > Upload the image > click on "Host it!" > look for the direct link to the image (last one).
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post #26 of 830
9/15/06 at 5:14pm
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Originally Posted by MikLoyD View Post

link works, nice overview of the packaging

please upload another album once that gem is throwing an image (along w/ first impressions as well)

you didn't mention (or missed it) what pj your brother in law has ... but are you planning to do some comparisons?


He just got rid of his Hitachi PJ-TX200 it was a peice of crap and kept breaking on him. We are just taking some pics now with a crappy phillips dvd player running componet to vga in both 480i and 480p. Next will be the Denon 1910 DVI to HDMI in 480P and upscaled to 720p and 1080i.
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post #27 of 830
9/15/06 at 5:28pm
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Many people would probably prefer not to have to register to see the pics.

Can't you just use the attach files option to post them here on the AVS server?


I am working on that now
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post #28 of 830
9/15/06 at 5:30pm
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I am working on that now

Who did you order this from?
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post #29 of 830
9/15/06 at 5:32pm
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Who did you order this from?

You should read the first post SOWK.

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Well thanks to Alan and Craig I was able to purchase my brand new Sony Pearl through AVS.
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post #30 of 830
9/15/06 at 5:34pm
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Originally Posted by djzelos View Post

He just got rid of his Hitachi PJ-TX200 it was a peice of crap and kept breaking on him. We are just taking some pics now with a crappy phillips dvd player running componet to vga in both 480i and 480p. Next will be the Denon 1910 DVI to HDMI in 480P and upscaled to 720p and 1080i.

Heavens man, don't you have any real good sources via a Tohshiba HD-DVD or at least some cable/sat sources at 1080i?

Don't waste your time with the standard def and upscaling of such at this point.
You are not going to tell us you don't have anything else to watch other than 480p DVDs!

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