I am one of the lucky. Apologies for not writing sooner, but all the time I wasted watching order status screens last week caught up with me this week and I've been swamped.
So far I've watched 3.5 movies through my 150.
-Disney's Black Cauldron (nephews were over and had a blast, and they didn't care if the quality was good or not. Turns out the VIDEO quality was fine, the animation left much to be desired
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-5th Element. Duh. Again. Duh. Duh. Double Duh.
-Parts of Gladiator and First Contact.
Ok, disclaimer time. I had been in the market for HT an entire WEEK before the 150 deal popped up. So I have NO basis for comparison or have I ever seen a PJ in action before. I was looking seriously at the new Sanyo 60, but then started getting interested in the 150 due to the low price (2700 at the time). When the 1700 came around, I had read enough to know that it was something I should AT LEAST try for.
So far I am glad I did. I have a *horrible* home for HT, more windows than walls. So I simply wait for the sun to go down and fire it up. I'm setting it on top of an end table and shooting it on a sand-colored wall. The wall also happens to be textured. The picture is great. Better than my DV sitting right below, and better than most RPTV that I've seen.
I'm driving the 150 from a stock C800. Yes, you heard that right, a DELL C800 Latitude laptop. It's an all in one Dell HT solution
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Couldn't be happier at this point. Other than if Dell somehow forgot to charge my CC. Would anyone be surprised at this point?
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-Shawn (The Other Shawn)