I've finally got round to installing my newly Thumperized Plus UP1100 which Thumper assures me is his first international sale! I was waiting for my panamorph to arrive before an install but I got tired of waiting, after all I might still be waiting by christmas! and it could always be seized by customs when it finally ships because it does resemble a U-boat periscope!!
Anyway, the thing is wonderful, it has all the optical engine improvements and also has new gamma curves (2.2 and 2.5 I think) The colour with my radeon card, bettercable and greyhawk is quite realistic and a vast improvement on my old DL450. The halo is acceptable and the image has excellent blacks and whites. It is the most film like image I've seen off a DLP. The only problem I have is micro-stuttering when using 60hz as the projector tears at anything higher. I can't seem to get rid of it using the ATI player or Windvd and PS3. I think it must be the way the UP1100 does 60hz.
The UP1100 is VERY noisey still but I plan to put it behind a wall with a edmund glass sheet in it.
Overall I'd recommend Thumper's mods to anyone who has or can find a up1100, it's the best upgrade I've done in ages. Even with all the new xga, and wide dlps arriving I still think this holds its own. I won't upgrade again until D-ila resolution becomes much cheaper!
Anyway, the thing is wonderful, it has all the optical engine improvements and also has new gamma curves (2.2 and 2.5 I think) The colour with my radeon card, bettercable and greyhawk is quite realistic and a vast improvement on my old DL450. The halo is acceptable and the image has excellent blacks and whites. It is the most film like image I've seen off a DLP. The only problem I have is micro-stuttering when using 60hz as the projector tears at anything higher. I can't seem to get rid of it using the ATI player or Windvd and PS3. I think it must be the way the UP1100 does 60hz.
The UP1100 is VERY noisey still but I plan to put it behind a wall with a edmund glass sheet in it.
Overall I'd recommend Thumper's mods to anyone who has or can find a up1100, it's the best upgrade I've done in ages. Even with all the new xga, and wide dlps arriving I still think this holds its own. I won't upgrade again until D-ila resolution becomes much cheaper!