I know most people dread the "soap opera effect," but my wife and I love it. We love the hyper-reality of it, like we are watching movies as if we were on set watching them film it. We love it on our (Samsung) television and would love our PJ to have it. Right now we are using our Panny AE1000 for our HT. We are thinking about an upgrade because we want the soap opera effect in our HT.
Here are our needs:
1080p
LCD or LCOS or DLP doesn't matter
Biggest (most pronounced) soap opera effect
Horizontal and Vertical lens shift
Under $3k, ideally under $2k
Our HT is a completely light-controlled room with PJ about 20 feet away from screen. For 16:9, the image is approx 150". For 2.35:1, it is approx 180". (Our screen is a 2.35:1 DIY painted on screen). We just zoom in and out for 2.35:1 or 16:9, we do not use a special lens. The PJ is mounted on a table (really an audio tier that has our other components), NOT ceiling mounted.
I don't care one bit about 3D. If it matters, sources are DirecTV, PS3, Xbox 360 w/ HD-DVD Drive, all connected through Denon AVR-890.
Thanks!
Here are our needs:
1080p
LCD or LCOS or DLP doesn't matter
Biggest (most pronounced) soap opera effect
Horizontal and Vertical lens shift
Under $3k, ideally under $2k
Our HT is a completely light-controlled room with PJ about 20 feet away from screen. For 16:9, the image is approx 150". For 2.35:1, it is approx 180". (Our screen is a 2.35:1 DIY painted on screen). We just zoom in and out for 2.35:1 or 16:9, we do not use a special lens. The PJ is mounted on a table (really an audio tier that has our other components), NOT ceiling mounted.
I don't care one bit about 3D. If it matters, sources are DirecTV, PS3, Xbox 360 w/ HD-DVD Drive, all connected through Denon AVR-890.
Thanks!