Hey guys,
as i am sure you are all aware, SGHT and HOME THEATER magazines recently reviewed the three projectors mentioned above and here is basically what they had to say:
YAMAHA DPX-1: DVI input, automatically detects a DVD aspect ratio and changes its format accordingly, excellent comb-filter, very accurate color decoder, excellent built-in video processor/3:2 pulldown, excellent picture for DVD/NTSC/HD material, surprisingly dark black-level, 10 foot lamberts light output on 8-foot wide Stewart greyhawk screen, very quiet fan, falls short on absolute colorimetry, nearly able to verify the 900.1 contrast ratio, peak white level of 16 foot lamberts on a 7-foot wide 1.3 gain screen, no pixel structure viewable at a distance of 12 feet, sharp/crisp images, replacement ligh bulbs rated for 1.000 hours with a cost of $600, very noticeable "rainbows".
SELECO HT 200M: no DVI input, blacks close to true black, image looks better when slightly defocused, quiet fan, some light leakage from the exhaust opening, marginally acceptable/poor scaler, poor comb filter, peak white level of 7 foot lamberts on a 7-foot wide 1.3 gain screen, measured contrast of almost 600.1, hardly noticeable "rainbows", replacement light bulb rated for 6.000 hours with a cost of $650, best color fidelity yet seen on a DLP.
SELECO HT 250: no DVI input, poor comb filter, poor scaler/ no 3:2 pulldown recognition, accurate color decoder, high quality optics, better color saturation and image detail than YAMAHA, light output of 8 foot lamberts on 8-foot wide Stewart Greyhawk screen, recommended that it should be connected to a Faroudja scaler.
after reading these reviews i could only think of one thing: i am going to wait to purchase one as long as it takes untill DLP's technology is fully perfected, and i may even have to bypass the new SHARP DLP due to the upcoming new improvements, "SCR" with the "ARCHIMEDES" color wheel and the 12-degree DMD's for enhanced blacks...and, who knows, perhaps replacement light bulbs with a cost of $200 or less!!! one can always dream, can't one???
as i am sure you are all aware, SGHT and HOME THEATER magazines recently reviewed the three projectors mentioned above and here is basically what they had to say:
YAMAHA DPX-1: DVI input, automatically detects a DVD aspect ratio and changes its format accordingly, excellent comb-filter, very accurate color decoder, excellent built-in video processor/3:2 pulldown, excellent picture for DVD/NTSC/HD material, surprisingly dark black-level, 10 foot lamberts light output on 8-foot wide Stewart greyhawk screen, very quiet fan, falls short on absolute colorimetry, nearly able to verify the 900.1 contrast ratio, peak white level of 16 foot lamberts on a 7-foot wide 1.3 gain screen, no pixel structure viewable at a distance of 12 feet, sharp/crisp images, replacement ligh bulbs rated for 1.000 hours with a cost of $600, very noticeable "rainbows".
SELECO HT 200M: no DVI input, blacks close to true black, image looks better when slightly defocused, quiet fan, some light leakage from the exhaust opening, marginally acceptable/poor scaler, poor comb filter, peak white level of 7 foot lamberts on a 7-foot wide 1.3 gain screen, measured contrast of almost 600.1, hardly noticeable "rainbows", replacement light bulb rated for 6.000 hours with a cost of $650, best color fidelity yet seen on a DLP.
SELECO HT 250: no DVI input, poor comb filter, poor scaler/ no 3:2 pulldown recognition, accurate color decoder, high quality optics, better color saturation and image detail than YAMAHA, light output of 8 foot lamberts on 8-foot wide Stewart Greyhawk screen, recommended that it should be connected to a Faroudja scaler.
after reading these reviews i could only think of one thing: i am going to wait to purchase one as long as it takes untill DLP's technology is fully perfected, and i may even have to bypass the new SHARP DLP due to the upcoming new improvements, "SCR" with the "ARCHIMEDES" color wheel and the 12-degree DMD's for enhanced blacks...and, who knows, perhaps replacement light bulbs with a cost of $200 or less!!! one can always dream, can't one???