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I remember when I received my Sony 1272. Wow was I impressed, this thing was just plain huge. I mean it took two people to move it, and it took up the whole living room. When I show it to people for the first time they are just blown away, "that thing is a monster".
Now compare this to a digital PJ. It's nice to be able to carry it around with one hand and set it almost anywhere and project an image. But what fun is that. Before you know it, it is lost under some junk mail and a few magazines your wife get's in the mail. "Honey where is my PJ". Not only that, it reminds me of a slide show PJ. Not very impressive.
When it comes to plug and play you can not beat a digital PJ. But that is it. What's the fun in that for a HT enthusiast. "Let's see everything is set up, what do I do now"? Watch a movie? "Naw, I think I will go out in the garage and tinker". With my Sony I was ready to enroll in a college course on this thing. Wow the amount of controll I have was so cool.
I have found myself a hobby that is very involved. I have spent the last year learning from forum members doing research on the net and trying out new ways to tweak my HT. This could take me a couple of more years before I have reached Nirvana. How fun!
Right now I have dove into a NEC XG 110 and will soon have a shootout between it and my Sony. I'm sure the NEC will win, but by how much. I have the Sony tweaked to perfection. And I can not see the image getting that much better. But who knows I could be blown away again!
CRT RULES!!!
Deron
Now compare this to a digital PJ. It's nice to be able to carry it around with one hand and set it almost anywhere and project an image. But what fun is that. Before you know it, it is lost under some junk mail and a few magazines your wife get's in the mail. "Honey where is my PJ". Not only that, it reminds me of a slide show PJ. Not very impressive.
When it comes to plug and play you can not beat a digital PJ. But that is it. What's the fun in that for a HT enthusiast. "Let's see everything is set up, what do I do now"? Watch a movie? "Naw, I think I will go out in the garage and tinker". With my Sony I was ready to enroll in a college course on this thing. Wow the amount of controll I have was so cool.
I have found myself a hobby that is very involved. I have spent the last year learning from forum members doing research on the net and trying out new ways to tweak my HT. This could take me a couple of more years before I have reached Nirvana. How fun!
Right now I have dove into a NEC XG 110 and will soon have a shootout between it and my Sony. I'm sure the NEC will win, but by how much. I have the Sony tweaked to perfection. And I can not see the image getting that much better. But who knows I could be blown away again!
CRT RULES!!!
Deron