Went to the Phoenix Audio Video Expo today and spent some time viewing the Seleco HT200DM, the Yamaha DPX1, and the Sharp 9000.
IMO the Seleco was the winner. The black levels on the projector were impressive, The color ballance was perfect, and I saw no rainbow artifacts.
I would place the Sharp second and the Yamaha a distant third (I was not impressed with that one at all, mega rainbows and flat picture).
The guys in the Seleco room were great to talk to and I spent some time with them. They really know their stuff and have a genuine love of what they are doing (Very refreshing).
If I have time, I would like to go back tomorrow with some test material, like Dark city and Pitch black to really stress the capabilities of the projectors.
The Seleco was using a 6' diagonal .8 gain Dalite screen. The Sharp was a bigger screen and higher gain and I am not sure exactly what the Yamaha was using.
The Seleco had the most honest presentation with a progressive scan DVD player going directly to the projector while the other guys were using Hard Drive loops. The Sharp guy did pop in a DVD for me to see though, if I go back tomorrow I want to try that again.
Oh, and last but not entirely least, the Seleco is a cool little projector. The Sharp seemed gigantic by comparison.
Anyone else make it to the Expo??
Phil
IMO the Seleco was the winner. The black levels on the projector were impressive, The color ballance was perfect, and I saw no rainbow artifacts.
I would place the Sharp second and the Yamaha a distant third (I was not impressed with that one at all, mega rainbows and flat picture).
The guys in the Seleco room were great to talk to and I spent some time with them. They really know their stuff and have a genuine love of what they are doing (Very refreshing).
If I have time, I would like to go back tomorrow with some test material, like Dark city and Pitch black to really stress the capabilities of the projectors.
The Seleco was using a 6' diagonal .8 gain Dalite screen. The Sharp was a bigger screen and higher gain and I am not sure exactly what the Yamaha was using.
The Seleco had the most honest presentation with a progressive scan DVD player going directly to the projector while the other guys were using Hard Drive loops. The Sharp guy did pop in a DVD for me to see though, if I go back tomorrow I want to try that again.
Oh, and last but not entirely least, the Seleco is a cool little projector. The Sharp seemed gigantic by comparison.
Anyone else make it to the Expo??
Phil