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Joined: Jul 2000
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CEG\'er
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CEG\'er
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Originally posted by Josch:
The most popular entry level cinema projector that everyone seems to give high ratings to on the AVS forums is the InFocus 4805 unit.
Here's their sticky thread on the subject: InFocus 4805
Although it's still NOT true HDTV (true would have 1280 x 720 native res), this seems to be the best bang for your buck and still generates very good resolution. It will accept HDTV signals, it just scales the images to fit it's 854 x 480 resolution 16:9 display. -This concept is just like cjbaldw was explaining. Here's some screenshots of the 4805 with a really good Silverstar screen: 4805 screenshots
The chaepest TRUE HDTV 1280 x 720 native resolution projector I could find was the Sharp XV-Z9000U projector, and a refurbished one is $2895 and a new one is $4495 !
This is the reason why I instead got a used CRT projector off eBay (Sony DataEX 1272q) for mine, because I spent $700 and found a nice unit w/ under 1000 hours on the tubes, guaranteed no CRT tube 'phosphor burn', and it plays 1600 x 1200 resolution max. I did have to buy a video processor/scaler/deinterlacer though to add on, to improve picture to be it's best (to get rid of the jagged lines from the interlaced signal). The only cons to this machine is it's lack of, or very cumbersome portability factor (weighs maybe 300 lbs?), and it's a bear to set up and converge the three rasters perfectly, but once set up, the picture quality is outstanding, better than any other projector I've seen. Maybe for you though, the Infocus 4805 would be the one to check out. It's claimed to be better by far than the X1, according to the gurus on AVS forum
The Infocus 4805 is a trumped up version of the X1 unless they've updated it. Maybe some different software/firmware is available specific to video (technically the X1 isn't manufactured for video specifications - more for PC presentations). I'm 99% confident that the X1 and 4805 use the exact same 1st gen DLP chip.
The cheapest true 1280x720 HDTV ready FP that I know of is the Sanyo Z2, it's an LCD projector, not a DLP projector. I'd highly suggest you try out both a DLP FP and an LCD FP in your home if possible to figure out which is best for your eye. Each technology has it's problems. The cheaper DLP units are prone to rainbow effects due to slower color wheels, whereas the cheaper LCD units are prone to screendoor effect. Some folks are more sensitive to rainbows, others screendoors, some both, some neither. The only way to find out is to try and buy...
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