My Infocus SP4805 just died. Since this is my 2nd Infocus projector to die in
I have been looking at the Mit HC1500. But, after reading tons of posts and reviews, I am very confused. Please excuse my ignorance -- I have been out of the loop a few years.
I will be using this projector almost exclusively for SD DVD's and the occasional laserdisc (yeah, I've been around a while).
Does this mean I am currently watching 480p (I have a progressive scan DVD player)?
Am I going to get a better picture with this content with the HC1500 than I had with the SP4805? Here are the specs http://www.infocus.com/Support/Produ...s/SP4805.aspx?
Obviously the HC1500 puts out more lumens. But am I just wasting the 720p since I am only watching SD DVD? Some posts have me concerned that the picture might even be worse (fuzzier).
And apparently the HC1500 has no letterbox mode. Most of my content is anamorphic (when available) but I have been forced to buy letterboxed on occassion. Am I going to have to be manually zooming the lens to get the letterbox to fill up the width of the screen? Currently, the SP4805 handles that pretty well with its letterbox mode.
I can also buy one of the new HD upconverting players. But they all seem to output 1080p. Will the HC1500 downconvert this to 720p? Will the picture be any better than what I am used to?
PLEASE help.
Thanks
I have been looking at the Mit HC1500. But, after reading tons of posts and reviews, I am very confused. Please excuse my ignorance -- I have been out of the loop a few years.
I will be using this projector almost exclusively for SD DVD's and the occasional laserdisc (yeah, I've been around a while).
Does this mean I am currently watching 480p (I have a progressive scan DVD player)?
Am I going to get a better picture with this content with the HC1500 than I had with the SP4805? Here are the specs http://www.infocus.com/Support/Produ...s/SP4805.aspx?
Obviously the HC1500 puts out more lumens. But am I just wasting the 720p since I am only watching SD DVD? Some posts have me concerned that the picture might even be worse (fuzzier).
And apparently the HC1500 has no letterbox mode. Most of my content is anamorphic (when available) but I have been forced to buy letterboxed on occassion. Am I going to have to be manually zooming the lens to get the letterbox to fill up the width of the screen? Currently, the SP4805 handles that pretty well with its letterbox mode.
I can also buy one of the new HD upconverting players. But they all seem to output 1080p. Will the HC1500 downconvert this to 720p? Will the picture be any better than what I am used to?
PLEASE help.
Thanks