[btmoore]

 Poorly done CNET Article on FPTV


Guess I need to get my grayhawk cut down from 110" to 84" per cnet's recommendation, so I can avoid the screen door effect. "For high-end, high-resolution projectors, a good rule of thumb would be to use a screen that's no wider than 84 inches" http://www.avsforum.com/ubb/wink.gif To me their screen door example looks like Single-field interpolation, but what do I know. Lots of other errors to be found. Have fun.


Regards,


Brian



[This message has been edited by btmoore (edited 06-26-2001).]

 

[JATWolf]

Just to ease my mind since I am still in "research mode"...


I was looking to have a screen between 100" and 110" with a DLP projector ($5000 - $8000 range). I also would run it through a HTPC. I would be able to produce a very clear nice picture right? Just making sure that the story was not accurate. I still need to find a place where I can view some setups to get an idea of the different projectors, etc.


Thanks...


Jeff

 

[btmoore]

I use a 10ht with a 110" grayhawk and the picture is fantastic. That picture posted in the article is compleat BS. Take a look at some of the screen shots posted on this forum for comparison.


Regards,


Brian

 

[bbordner]

Check this out - http://www.isftv.com/Miller%20Channe...ze_Matters.htm - are they both quoting from some older article? Of course, any articles for the "general public" will be extremely conservative, so this isn't necessarily "bad". However, it does seem that most are only recycling the same comments.

 

[Dave W]

The author of the CNET article is Kevin Miller. The ISFTV article is labeled "The Miller Channel". Hmmm... http://www.avsforum.com/ubb/smile.gif


Dave

 

[DomNY]

Greetings,

Read the article again. He says, "The largest size screen I would recommend for either of these devices would be an 84-inch wide 16:9 aspect ratio. For other 4:3 LCD and DLP projectors stick with an 84-inch diagonal screen for the best results."

The last two devises he talks about before making this size suggestion are the two Runcos. Then he says for OTHER 4:3 and DLP projectors (meaning non-16:9), stick with 84". I don't see any reference to the 16:9 Sony being limited to 84".

Dom

 

[Jaholibop]

That article is really doing a disservice to the general public and to people even remotely interested in front projection displays. He should have at least left a link to this forum for more information. I don't even own one yet and I know a lot of that is wrong. What about d-ila for gods sakes?


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