[Alan Gouger]

June issue of Stereophile Guide to HT says the 300 is the best 1 chip they have seen


They also reviewed the Infocus 110 and said despite a few nagging problems for the money it was not a bad projector.

 

[Paul Hayward]

Hi Alan,


Thanks for the steer. Now I'll just have to get hold of the latest SGHT.


Best Wishes,


Paul H

 

[John Moschella]

Quote:

Originally posted by Alan Gouger June issue of Stereophile Guide to HT says the 300 is the best 1 chip they have seen They also reviewed the Infocus 110 and said despite a few nagging problems for the money it was not a bad projector.

They have not reviewed all of the HD1 machines, have they? As far as I know they have only reviewed the Sharp. Does the Marantz or Runco review appear in the same issue?


John Moschella

 

[Paul Hayward]

Hi John,


I guess the key phrase is 'the best 1 chip THEY HAVE SEEN'. Perhaps adding 'so far' would have been clearer. It still sounds very interesting and I cant wait to read the review.


Best Wishes,


Paul H

 

[WanMan]

Quote:

Originally posted by Paul Hayward Hi John, I guess the key phrase is 'the best 1 chip THEY HAVE SEEN'. Perhaps adding 'so far' would have been clearer. It still sounds very interesting and I cant wait to read the review. Best Wishes, Paul H

Paul is 100% correct. This is the same kind of deceptive advertising that Dodge employs. I'm still reeling from their "Only full-size pickup with four real doors ..." while everyone knows that GMC/Chevy and Ford have been making them for years.


But how else can they get a reader to pickup their magazine? Only WSR and maybe one or two others in the pool of HT-related rags has integrity! So, YMMV when seeing cover statements of any kind.


Still, thanks Alan for ther FYI!!!

 

[Cain]

WOW!! Sounds like a terrific projector. I need to check one out.





- Cain

 

[MovieMan]

I havent seen a JVC DILA, but from what I read here, its one of the best images available. Stereophile gave it an ok review, but nothing spectacular. I understand that a few things have to be done, to reach a certain level of performance, and some things maybe a reviewer is not willing to do.

It just goes to show you, that reviews in magazines are not the final word. Im sure this will be good for Seleco though. Im quite sure it is a nice unit as well, again according to some satisfied users here on the forum, not based on any review.


MovieMan

 

[mark haflich]

I expect the Dwin to at a minimum equal the Seleco at $5K less. Hopefully the price of the Seleco will drop. A new Sharp is coming with a second generation TI chip. When? I would expect by the the new year. All this is conjecture because the Dwin is still 2 weeks away from going to dealers for display. The revised Seleco is indeed better than the present Sharp.

 

[MrWigggles]

MovieMan,


The guy who reviewed the JVC d-ila (Hughes-JVC G1000) was total newbie and the JVC had hardly any tweaking to improve black-level. Yet they still gave it an "A"


It was a long time ago in terms of digital projectors and Stereophile was new to the HT thing (still are in my opinion). I would definitely take that review with a grain of salt.


-Mr. Wigggles

 

[Cain]

I'm not sure how discussion of all these other projectors popped into a thread that merely said the Seleco HT300 was the best 1 chip DLP Streophile had seen, but I'll bite.


1) The JVS DILA's when properly calibrated have an outstanding picture, no doubt about that. Out of the box they have a very good picture.


2) I do not think the new DWIN 2 (if it even ships within the next 3 months) will have better color than the Seleco. Last year's DWIN, which took so long to ship is the reason I waited for this year's crop of projectors, had red that was orange. I doubt the new DWIN's will have any better color fidelity than last year's did, but I DO believe it will be a brighter projector using a brighter bulb. And brightness is critical for many applications with lots of ambient light.


3) Like I keep saying. Folks really, really, really need to get out and take a look at all of the projectors you are considering, don't take the word of a magazine reviewer, or a person who owns a certain projector, or a dealer who wants to sell a particular brand. Look at them for yourself.


In the end only your eyes make a difference to you.


-- Cain

 

[mark haflich]

What happens when a dealer who sells most of then (say Sharp, Dwin, JVC) prefers one one another?

Does value for the money enter into a dealer's recommendation or preference?


Does a dealer have all these set up under similar situations (screen size, material etc) so you can use your own eyes?


Do you buy one from a dealers who has one brand and sets it up so it looks good to you. If only that dealer had the other and set it up, would you have bought that instead.


Say a dealer can't stand what a Faroudja does to reds. Say a dealer likes the brightness of a JVC or Dwin over a Seleco or Sharp?


Everything is a trade off.


What about some idiot whp posts advice all over a forum defending his particular choice and sounds but isn't at all knowledgeable.


Just remember, whatever you buy today, most like will be a POS a few years later compared to the new stuff.


No. Compare bulb projectors 2 years ago to todays, not even tomorrows!


Should you buy something. Yes, if you want to enjoy what it does now. Live for today.


I still enjoy my 9 inch CRT and I keep modifying it to make it even better.


Would I buy a new one today? No. I would probably by a bulb and plan on replacing it for a better one in about 3 years. After 3 years, it just won't be competitive with cheaper new stuff. Can you really be happy watching a Sony 10 compared to a new Sharp? Can you really be happy comparing a Dwin I to a new Sharp let alone the coming Dwin II.


My old Pioneer Elite 1.66 has lasted about 8 years. It was obsolete about 3 years ago. My new HD Pioneer Elite hopefully will last about 8 years. Who knows how long it will take to become obsolete. I do need it now and will indeed enjoy what it does.


The point of this ramle, even the best choice today, will only stay the best for a very short while. So learn to enjoy what you have. Don't be afraid to buy something because something better and cheaper will be available tomorrow because if you do you will never have that enjoyable HT.

 

[John Moschella]

Quote:

Originally posted by Cain 3) Like I keep saying. Folks really, really, really need to get out and take a look at all of the projectors you are considering, don't take the word of a magazine reviewer, or a person who owns a certain projector, or a dealer who wants to sell a particular brand. Look at them for yourself. In the end only your eyes make a difference to you. -- Cain

Cain, I keep saying the same thing, but you forgot the word of people on this forum.


John Moschella

 

[Martin Butler]

Stereophile Guide will have a review of the Marantz soon.

 

[anthonymoody]

that should be very interesting...i wonder if they'll encounter the flicker and what they'll have to say about it. perhaps they'll be able to get some word out of corporate too (though it seems wsr tends to do better in this regard).

TM

 

[ELMitz]

In the June issue of Home Theater, they review the SIM2 Grand Cinema HT300 as well. Interestingly, the reviewer, Kevin Miller, was able to directly compare it to the Sharp 9000 on a 10.5 wide 16:9 Stewart Studiotek 130 using a Sony DVP-7000's interlaced ouputs to both projectors. In comparing scenes from JP3 and Hollowman the Sharp "looked snappier...because the picture appeared to be twice as bright." He rightfuly attributes this to the smaller lamp in the 300. He recommeds "mat[ing] this projector with a screen no larger than 87 to 96 inches wide [16:9]".


In conlcusion, Kevin writes, "If your home theater dictates a screen size less than 96 inches wide, the HT300 will deliver the goods and then some."


FWIW

 

[Cain]

Thx or the info Eric.


Considering the long lead times for magazines I'll be willing to bet that the HT300 he reviewed did NOT have the latest software update.


It made the HT300 significantly brighter, most say it is now brighter than the Sharp 9000, but I have not seen them side-by-side to compare.


-- Cain

 

[Alan Gouger]

I can happly report the Seleco with its new software corrected the brightness issue. Colors and black level with new sharpness control that also works on HDTV as well the PC input (something no other unit is doing)puts this unit ahead of anything Ive seen.

I hope some of the magazines that did their review months ago take another look at the Seleco.

Like SGHT Im sure we will hear more positive reviews in the future.


Best of all Seleco owners still have good things to look forward to as new software downloads (for free)will continue to improve the product even further.

 

[Don Stewart]

When we were developing the Firehawk we received one of the first HT 300's in the USA. Great colors, excellent on/off contrast ratio at over 880 to 1. The only weakness was that it fell a little short on lumen output. We should have an updated HT 300 in our facility in the next few days. We will remeasure the lumens and CR. We will be happy to post the percentage increase of the new unit compared with the previous test.

Regards,

Don

 

[Alan Gouger]

Hi Don we look forward to your findings!


I forgot to mention that in the review they were using a Stewart screen of course

 

[Cain]

Wow!! Don Stwart lurking in the Digital Projector's Forum!!


HT300 + Stewart Screen = Video Nirvana.


-- Cain