Yes, seeing a demo of a $10,000-15,000 piece of equipment is top on my list. I demoed everything else I purchased for my theater in order to make an informed decision.
However, in this marketspace this is something that is hard to do. For instance, Marantz dealers are few and far between. Those dealers that are around are selling every unit that they order. They aren't keeping what they order as a demo since the demand is so high. Marantz (Dan possibly) was in the area a couple of months ago in order to do a demonstration at a dealer's location on behalf of the dealer. Unfortunately, the demand being what it is is making these types of decisions difficult without having product readily available for demo.
I am aware of Dwin's reputation (good) and I am leaning on it and the reputation of the Dwin dealer that I am working with and have been working with to outfit my theater with A/V equipment. All signs point to this being the product to wait for.
In reviewing the comments made by Dan Miller of Marantz during yesterday's Q&A session, I am as convinced as ever that waiting for the next generation of TI's DLP chip is not worth waiting for. In Dan's own words, he indicated that the improvements seen with the projectors utilizing that chip won't be a result of the next rev chip. Rather, it will be because the manufacturers have had another year to improve their R&D to get better results out of the product. With that said, Dwin being later to market with their product certainly has given them the benefit of time.
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Originally posted by xris2o0o
Just out of curiousity how can you pre-order a projector? Isnt that something that you would wanna see a demo of first?
Chris |