I just went to a local store to see some projectors in action. They currently had only LCD projectors and a White "no gain" screen. The ambient light was not that bright, very acceptable.
Projectors were the hitachi cp-s225w and viewsonic pj500. I am targetting a panny ae100, ptlc55u or ptlc75u but the hitachi and viewsonic was all they had on hand in my price range. Nevertheless, this showed me what LCD could do.
I must say that i was really disappointed with the black level. Colors were OK, but i was hoping something brighter. There was a HDTV in the same room and the projectors were nothing like the HDTV in terms of blackness and colors.
Now, will a grey screen upgrade the LCD blackness to an accpetable level?
Or is is just the hitachi and viewsonic that are that bad? I k now they have low contrast(1:200 for hitachi and i think 1:300 for viewsonic) but will the panny ptlc75u with it's 1:400 contrast do that much of a difference?
Is DLP the only way to go...?
Projectors were the hitachi cp-s225w and viewsonic pj500. I am targetting a panny ae100, ptlc55u or ptlc75u but the hitachi and viewsonic was all they had on hand in my price range. Nevertheless, this showed me what LCD could do.
I must say that i was really disappointed with the black level. Colors were OK, but i was hoping something brighter. There was a HDTV in the same room and the projectors were nothing like the HDTV in terms of blackness and colors.
Now, will a grey screen upgrade the LCD blackness to an accpetable level?
Or is is just the hitachi and viewsonic that are that bad? I k now they have low contrast(1:200 for hitachi and i think 1:300 for viewsonic) but will the panny ptlc75u with it's 1:400 contrast do that much of a difference?
Is DLP the only way to go...?