Time to splurge on TV equipment... *frown*

Post #332,542 by static 9/14/10 4:36:13 AM Reply	Time to splurge on TV equipment... frown I wish it wasn't forced on me, but this is what owning an ancient 2nd hand TV will do: one day it will stop working. I could buy a new TV, which would mean I would get one with a digital tuner. But I'm not using the tuner in the TV I've currently got, as I have a set-top box. And I've still got my MythTV box to resurrect (though if I give up on that, I will just buy a consumer PVR). So I really only need a large monitor... can I afford a small home theatre projector? You know, I think I might just be able to. :-) Quickly looking at the website I drool over every so often, I see this: http://www.justproje....com.au/w1000.htm which I can afford (just), and ticks all the other boxes I want ticked. Now to confirm I have a place to project onto... Stay tuned! Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #332,543 by boxley 9/14/10 7:48:51 AM Reply	seems pricey shouldnt have to spend more than 650USD for decent kit Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #332,545 by static 9/14/10 8:13:18 AM Reply	Nah. That's actually a damn good price for a projector whose native resolution can do 1080p. For a long time, 1024x768 native started at AUD2000 and 1920x1080 native started at AUD4000 and went a long way up from there. There are still too many projectors that are 800x600 native and they're not really letting the higher resolutions fall below AUD1000. Have a look elsewhere on that site and you'll see what I mean. Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #332,547 by crazy 9/14/10 8:24:25 AM Reply	Agreed Tell me how it looks when you get it, I might want one.
Post #332,854 by static 9/20/10 10:47:30 PM Reply	Got it! It's purdy... The throw angle isn't as good as I was quite expecting, but that's really my faulty expectations. I had a backup arrangement, fortunately. It's a nice, bright image that id more than bright enough with the lights on. The menu system is straightforward and there are lots of options if you want to fiddle, and several presets if you don't. Being a DLP it doesn't have the "screen-door" effect of LCD projectors, but then I'm only projecting a 66" image (it can project up to 320"). OTOH, I have already seen the "rainbow" effect, but it's not distracting. Then, too, I haven't put anything better to it than S-Video. Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #332,855 by Another Scott 9/20/10 11:11:16 PM Reply	Enjoy!
Post #332,858 by SpiceWare 9/21/10 12:00:17 AM Reply	Congrats! we had a DLP project at my prior job and I found the rainbow to be quite annoying. I've checked out current Mitsubishi DLP sets at Fry's and couldn't make it happen so they've definitely gotten it to work better than before. They're using a 6-color wheel instead of 3. The method they came up with to eliminate the screen-door effect is interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wobulation
Post #332,859 by static 9/21/10 3:18:07 AM Reply	Yah, this is a 6-colour wheel DLP. I'd forgotten about the rainbow effect, but I hadn't forgotten the screen-door effect. The rainbow effect is dependant on the ambient light level, too, and how fast the colour wheel spins. Obviously, faster is better. :-) That "wobulation" idea is nifty. It's the same basic trick as interlacing. Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #332,880 by boxley 9/21/10 11:51:43 AM Reply	I am now TV poor covergence went out on the 55in so replaced with a used 51 inch for $350. Got greedy and picked up a used 65inch for $325 now 65 upstairs, 51 downstairs for hockey season no money in wallet. Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #332,891 by static 9/21/10 4:49:18 PM Reply	And the law of sodness states... ... that both used sets will enjoy long lives. :-) Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #332,549 by boxley 9/14/10 8:40:52 AM Reply	try here, dunno what the exchange rate is http://www.frys.com/...ARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #332,553 by static 9/14/10 8:54:42 AM Reply	I think that's a broken listing. That projector should be at least ten times that listed price. Notice it's unavailable, too? :-) The exchange rate is pretty good (it's about AUD1 = USD0.92) at the moment. But I'd be a bit worried about the shipping cost from the US. Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.

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