[jcapellman]

I don't watch any TV so whether or not it supports HDTV is of no concern, there's nothing worth watching imo.


I do however watch loads of movies (and sometimes Futurama, DS9 or Family Guy which are 4:3) on DVD.


The projector can be at most 13' from the wall it's going to be projecting on, sitting distance will be about 9' in a very low light room. I can buy liner for my curtains and it will be pitch black.


I have looked at the Infocus X1, Optoma H30 and BenQ 6100 online and read reviews, all of which are in my price range btw. I just can't choose the best for my viewing habits/viewing distance etc.

 

[gwlaw99]

What dvd player are you using?

 

[jcapellman]

Pioneer DV-563A connected to a Pioneer VSX-1014TX reciever

 

[Bobby_M]

I would suggest a 16:9 native like the Sanyo Z1, Panasonic 300u or Infocus 4805. I suggest this because I believe widescreen content should be larger than 4:3 content and NOT letterboxed within a 4:3. I suggested some of the lower priced PJs and I would suggest a 45" x 80" image from that viewing distance.


Bobby

 

[gwlaw99]

i would suggest the x1 as your dvd player does not have a great deinterlacer and the x1 does. Feed the x1 a component interlaced signal through it's component to special s video port adaptor.

 

[jcapellman]

Thanks Bobby_M, the Sanyo Z1 looks perfect, right around the cost of a X1 and BenQ 6100 but has seperate VGA and Component inputs, which will come in handy when I want to play Doom 3 on it without having to unplug the cables to switch from component to VGA.

 

[Bobby_M]

Quote:

Originally posted by gwlaw99 i would suggest the x1 as your dvd player does not have a great deinterlacer and the x1 does. Feed the x1 a component interlaced signal through it's component to special s video port adaptor.

Good point about his source, but I honestly don't think that's a good enough reason to go with the X1. If his content is primarily widescreen, I wouldn't want to lose all that res to letterboxing. Then there's the whole rainbows issue which would rule it out unless he demoed it and confirmed it doesn't bother him. Granted, I own a Z1 which I chose over the X1 so I'm already biased.


Bobby

 

[jcapellman]

What about this solution:


Get the Z1 and then use my computer for playing DVDs/games and use my Pioneer for SACD/DVD-Audio discs.


Wouldn't that setup be better then getting an X1 and using it to deinterlace DVDs from my Pioneer player?

 

[Dgnr8]

Why would anyone take the 51 over the 20. Aside from the CR (which I don't believe is anywhere near 6000:1) what other reason do you have to buy the 51. The lumens and the res are LOWER than the 20.

 

[gwlaw99]

the 51 has been tested on the over $3500 ofrum to be 4000:1 after calibration.

 

[Mit07]

No HD TV? No HD sports? And old 4x3 movies. I'd rather cut the lawn or go shopping with my wife

 

[jcapellman]

Quote:

Originally posted by Mit07 No HD TV? No HD sports? And old 4x3 movies. I'd rather cut the lawn or go shopping with my wife

If Farscape, Futurama, Lone Gunmen, X-Files, Deep Space Nine were still on I'd be watching HDTV all the time but sadly they're all in never never land. Plus I can't stand commericals.


My favorite teams went down hill (49ers and Bulls), not really interested in sports anymore.


I actually don't have any 4:3 movies, all of the oldies I like for instance The Good The Bad The Ugly or Bridge on the River of Kwai are in widescreen so I'm good to go.

 

[jcapellman]

I moved my home theater equipment into the basement so now I can place the projector about 22.5' from the wall, with the sitting area about 15' from the wall.