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Bob Jones - Nov 29, 2001
| Application: |
Home Theater |
| What I Like: |
DVD's look awesome. Very bright picture, great color, no pixels. |
| Suggestions: |
Fix the light leakage problems. There are several sources of light leakage, some from the front grill, and some through the lens itself. Mine has about a 6" grey border of light around the 4x3 image. Boxlight says that's just the way it is. It also could use a real off switch on the remote. Having to rig up an external switch for a ceiling mounted unit is annoying. I also wish it had a stronger zoom. I'd like to be able to zoom to a slightly smaller image from where I had to mount it. Finally, I wish this had component video inputs. |
| Comments: |
Overall I like the projector and for the price it seems like there is nothing else close (or at least there wasn't 6 months ago when I bought it). But, it isn't perfect, there are things that I don't like about it, especially the light leakage and the lack of component video inputs. I'm getting an XBox and I'm going to have to hack together something to hook it up if I want 720p or 1080i. |
Brian Owens - Aug 10, 2001
| Application: |
Home theater |
| Suggestions: |
Getting rid of the light leakage is a MUST!!! |
| Comments: |
I love this projector. I built a nice home theater PC with a video card that has the DVI interface. What a difference!!! When I watch the projector through S-Video after using DVI for a few months, I think 'How did I think that looked good?' (and it does look great through the S-video port.). With the DVI, the color is better and the image is clearer!!!
My home theater PC cost around $700 w/ DVI and a M-Audio card for Dolby Digital. If you are using this projector just for DVD movies give a HTPC a try!! You will love it!!!
My next project is a screen. I currently just use the wall painted flat white. I hope the screen will improve the picture even more!!!
I will comment that if you are looking to buy this projector, and you are going to use the S-video port with a picture of only 84", just buy the SVGA version. I had the 455 and could not tell any difference until I went up to 100" and connected to the PC.
Brian |
G.G. - Feb 2, 2001
| Application: |
Home theater |
| What I Like: |
I must say the DLP has come along way. I love my new projector! The colors are vivid and the contrast is great! I was worried about the brightness at first, but after seeing it in my living room with all of the windows open and allowing the mid-day sun to shine in... let me just say I was no longer worried! |
| Comments: |
I have looked for a projector for about 6 months now and I finally came across www.studioexperience.com. Adam was GREAT! I received excellent service and follow-through. I will recommend adam@studioexperience.com to anyone that needs the extra attention it takes
to make a purchase like this. |
Joe House - Oct 11, 2000
| Application: |
Home Theater |
| What I Like: |
1300 ansi lumens and XGA means you will see things you have never seen before. Internal scaler is world class. Makes outboard processing unnecessary. No pixels (at two feet). Perfect grey scale and beautiful color. Anamorphic mode. Gives maximum resolution to progressive scan DVD players. Total uniformity from corner to corner. Solid blacks and searing whites. Will show you details you may not even want to see. HDTV compatible. Excellent warranty/loaner/return policy. Makes DSS look great through S-video. And it's bright enough that my wife can turn on a lamp and read a magazine (and ignore the blood and guts) without washing out the picture. The dealer was great, cheap and very helpful. A full service type of guy. |
| Suggestions: |
Market to the home video fans too. Businesses shouldn't be the only ones to get great projectors. |
| Comments: |
You haven't really seen your DVD's until you see them on this. Set the grey scale, i.e. brightness and contrast (using a test disk) so that all the bars are equally distinguishable, and the whitest bar is really white while the blackest bar is really black. In my room this is about 40% to 45% for both contrast and brightness. Then hide and watch. Be careful, it's like when you got your first set of great speakers: some of your program material will show flaws you never saw (and may even become unwatchable after you get spoiled by the beauty of a quality source), but the good stuff will make you slack-jawed. You can see things you never saw in a theater. Try Hank@studioexperience.com, he's terrific. |
Craig Chase - Oct 10, 2000
| Application: |
Home Theater |
| Suggestions: |
Would like to see an optional box for the projector which would cut out the light spill and curb the slight fan noise. |
| Comments: |
We received our 555m from Studio Experience about three weeks ago. The Boxlight 555 and Infocus 350 are essentially the same unit , both 1300 lumens xga ( 1024 x 768 ) hi-def capable projectors.
Hank Nance , owner of Studio Experience suggested we try this unit , as he was very impressed with its picture. I had already looked at the Sony 10ht , Sharp dw-100u , Runco vx-1c and 943. These are priced at $8000 , $11,000 , $17,000 , and $18,000 respectively , vs $7000 for the Boxlight 555 / Infocus 350.
How does it compare ? First the bad news - the 555m does have light spillage , which I am having fixed by my contractor ( we are building a dedicated theater roon ) for appx. $100.00. You can also get a pretty good picture with some lights on ( my wife likes that ) - the unit is that bright , even on our Dalite 120 inch 1.3 gain screen
The good news - it matches the Runco vx1-c for picture quality and is brighter as well !! The Sony and Sharp units were not even close. So far we have watched 12 Dvds and several movies and sports events on DSS. Even more impressive - we are NOT using an external processor , we have the Focus Quadscan on order , and will post a follow-up and more complete review when the quadscan comes in.
In the mean-time - if you are thinking about a front projector , don't think about it until you have talked to Hank Nance at www.studioexperience.com . More to follow - Craig Chase |
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