By Gary LittlemorePosted Monday 7th July 2008 12:27 GMT
Why doesn't anyone make a projector with the lens on the top of the unit instead of the end, that way it could be mounted onto a wall like a flat screen TV and project into the opposite wall? Which to me makes better sence.
I wasn't impressed by the review. You didn't mention that it has no keystone correction or lense shift. Nor the fact that it's only got one HDMI connector.
I would expect more comparisons to other projectors on the market. In my opinion the excellent Panasonic PT-AX200U beats it in every area.
See http://www.projectorcentral.com/panasonic_ax200u_home_theater_projector.htm.
Well, you can put the projector on a shelf, which is what I do. So, that's a wall mount, isn't it?
HD is not only 1080i or 1080p, that's full HD. Also, be careful of thinking that 1080 will look better. A good 720p projector my well look better than a 1080p.
Of course this assumes that we're talking about native resolution!
By Christian BergerPosted Monday 7th July 2008 19:11 GMT
Actually in the UK 405 lines was also considered to be HD at one time. :)
Anyhow, this seems to be a DLP Projector. How can you possibly view movies on such a device. It has discrete pixels and displays the colours sequencially. OK, it might be enought for fun, but at almoust 1300 Euros you can almoust buy a good used HDTV capable CRT projector.
By brainwrongPosted Monday 7th July 2008 20:59 GMT
"The shift from red to green, for example, would produce yellow light."
No, it produces a mixture of red and green light, which appears yellow to our eyes. You cannot use such light to render any more colours than you already can with the red and green shone separately.
My Epson, 720p, 3LCD projector cost me a whopping $800 US (less than £400 for you cinema buffs on the other side of the pond) six months ago and has similar if not better performance that this thing... What's so special about this one?
Also, there's a difference between a DVD at 720p and a Bluray disc at 720p. The DVD is essetially anti-aliased so it looks good on 720p, but the detail in the frame is no where near as great on a DVD as it is on a Bluray, even on a "mere" 720p. I can very clearly tell the difference when watching movies on bluray vs dvd on my projector.
By David WiernickiPosted Monday 7th July 2008 23:54 GMT
Amen! Me and my $400 1080p BarcoGraphics 808s - with its near-silence, 35,000:1 contrast, and incredible, saturated colors - salute you. Granted, it weighs 140lbs, but since it's hanging from my ceiling and not stuffed in my briefcase I don't particularly care.
And to brainwrong: Another amen. That line is probably only a bit more bullshitty than claiming 2000:1 contrast at 2000 ansi lumens! (Usually, projectors like this will calibrate down to about 400 to 500 lumens if you want correct colors. And at that point the black get seriously awful.) It's worth noting that the Spyder 2 is awful below about 30IRE, too. Not too useful to do grayscale adjustment down in the darks.
One final word:
"It's found a good balance between the two usage modes, but unless you plan to use the same projector in the office and at home."
To that, I say:
You think you've found a good balance between having an editor and not having an editor, but unless you plan to train him better.
By The Mighty SpangPosted Tuesday 8th July 2008 00:26 GMT
I have the said HD65, got for about £420, powered at the moment by a £60 philips 5980 upscaling dvd player.
yay its cool. its driving a 120" 16:9 picture (thats 2.65m on the long side). Let me tell you its a damn site better than the last one i bought, a Seleco SVP400 CRT projector. £4500, about 35kg IIRC and a COMPLETE BASTARD to set up (3 individual tubes all needing to be tuned to each other so the colours match up. hours of fun for the masochistic)
for this to be 2000 lumens - cool. what this means is instead of a white matt screen you can go for a grey one. this increases the depth of your blacks, yet it will still have enough power to drive to make whites appear white. hell i've been considering geting a grey screen for my HD65. apart from the fact I had to bend the screen casing of the current one to get it in the house anyway...
By David WiernickiPosted Tuesday 8th July 2008 05:28 GMT
I hope you bought that thing new in 1997, or you got serrrriously screwed. That thing is barely worth 200 bucks US in mint condition these days. My barco, with probably double the brightness and resolving power, cost me 400usd (that's under 200 in blighty if I'm not mistaken). The 2k pounds for that dlp will easily but you a g90 9" crt, which will match or beat the absolute best 3chip dlps out there (eg rs2). 2000 for any non-1080p pj is tru insanity, anyway. My company paid under 3k usd for a 1080p 3xlcd almost a two solid years ago!
Comments on: Samsung SP-A400B movie and business projector
Wall Mounted #
By Gary Littlemore Posted Monday 7th July 2008 12:27 GMT
Proper 1080p projectors #
By Craig Posted Monday 7th July 2008 12:54 GMT
I don't want to sound rude but.... #
By Matt Posted Monday 7th July 2008 12:54 GMT
HD #
By netean Posted Monday 7th July 2008 13:34 GMT
@netean #
By Alan Posted Monday 7th July 2008 14:05 GMT
Wall mounted and HD #
By Matt Posted Monday 7th July 2008 14:10 GMT
HD and other thoughts #
By Christian Berger Posted Monday 7th July 2008 19:11 GMT
Colour #
By brainwrong Posted Monday 7th July 2008 20:59 GMT
@netean #
By Richard Posted Monday 7th July 2008 21:37 GMT
old tech? #
By Brandon Posted Monday 7th July 2008 21:50 GMT
@Christian Berger #
By David Wiernicki Posted Monday 7th July 2008 23:54 GMT
as a projector owner #
By The Mighty Spang Posted Tuesday 8th July 2008 00:26 GMT
svp400 for 4.5k?1 #
By David Wiernicki Posted Tuesday 8th July 2008 05:28 GMT
@ David Wiernicki #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Tuesday 8th July 2008 13:37 GMT
I'd like to see some more revies of projectors... #
By Bracken Dawson Posted Wednesday 9th July 2008 01:24 GMT