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W Wai - Nov 19, 2000
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Home theatre |
| What I Like: |
The MT-1040 gives crispy clear picture quality and very bright (1300 ansi but looks like it's much brighter than rated) for computer signals, but surprisingly, it delivers excellent video quality as well. Pixels are very fine to be noticeable, if you keep your viewing distance from something like 10-ft with a 80" picture.
For video, signals from composite and S-video are pretty okay, but I'm feeding component signals via the machine's RGB input, which gives even better result. One good thing is that you could still have access to lots of picture adjustment with component signals via RGB, like picure aspect, colour temperature, hue, sharpness, etc. I'm very pleased with the overall quality, and it really looks close to a CRT projector - filmlike!
The machine's remote gives you access to almost anything, including an on-screen help like when you're using Window on a computer. |
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No machine is of zero flaw. The bad thing, but manageable, is the fan noise. The lens cap is a bit unusual - a hard plastic cap which you have to clip on and off, which takes a little care. You could scratch the hood of the lens or move the focusing ring easily, which means that you have to re-focus next time when you use it. A little more care would help overcome that. |
| Comments: |
The overall quality of the MT-1040 is very good, if you are looking for a good balance between video and computer signals. But I would say, you would have no complaint if you're feeding in computer signals for presentations. |
Paul Ip - Jun 16, 2000
| Application: |
Multi-purpose multimedia projector |
| What I Like: |
This unit surprised me with its outstanding image quality despite the lack of microlens array.
Its light output of 1300 ANSI lumens seems a little low on paper in its competition, however,
it even seems brighter than a 1500 ANSI lumens Epson ELP-7350. I really like its 32-bit
repixelation processing for keystone effect correction and zoom-in. This has been the first
LCD projector model that I got my hands on that has a really usable keystone effect correction
without killing image quality. The zoom-in processing also smooth out the pixels when zoom
in, resulting a unbelievably crisp magnified image (especially good for unreadably small
fonts). Its factory default color balance is on the high side, very suitable for Powerpoint
presentation. I had to trim down brightness, picture etc. for better video/film performance.
NEC MT1040 is sold around $6K in the market and I consider it a very strong competitor
in its focused market. The remote console is a very basic one but with a built-in laser
pointer. The hook up of remote mouse to a Windows 98 and NT laptops just requires
a reboot of PC to recognize the projectors remote mouse connection without having to
install extra software. It takes one a little while to get used to the operation of the mouse
disc on the remote control. I particularly like the large lens that this model has. When
compared to the already excellent and much more expensive Epson ELP-7350, NEC MT1040
offers a slight wider angle lens setup (F=2.3 - 2.7, f=48.6 - 58.4 mm) versus a (F=2.0 - 2.3,
f=55 - 72 mm) and thus is more advantageous in smaller rooms. This allows larger
projection in shorter throwing distance and works exceptionally well with its winning keystone
correction capability. The body of NEC MT1040 is light (12.3 pounds) and well-built/balanced.
Fan noise is acceptable. |
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Every product has its strength and weakness. I hope that NEC can improve on the lens
cover for MT1040, which is a bit too thin and tends to get lost. I like Epson ELP-7350's
string attached, heavily-built lens cap better. Despite its excellent keystone effect correction,
there are no dedicated buttons for that operation on the projector - we have to go through the
online menu to get to it. I wish that the MT1040 had quick release button for its tilting screw.
It takes a lot of time to turn the tilting screw to obtain the desired height of tilting. I have
a feeling that projector operators who are not careful eventually may break the tilting screw
someday. |
| Comments: |
I am buying 2 NEC MT-1040s after its demo, one for work and one for church. |
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