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Al Wilson - Dec 7, 2001
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Home Theatre |
| What I Like: |
Everything! Especially price at $1498 from SimplyCheap.com
Picture perfect straight from the box, and on a white textured wall. I'm running about an 83 inch diagonal picture. |
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Building a home theater PC? Don't even bother trying to hook your computer to an HDTV. TV manufacturers don't have a clue. The VPL-CX1 is cheaper and better than an HDTV. (I tried two HDTV's equipped with PC inputs and returned both due to a lack of user picture adjustments) |
| Comments: |
GOODBYE bulky TV's!
I'm anxious to see what it looks like on a projector screen. This projector is perfect for the beginner or budget minded person.
I do notice a slight yellowish tint at the far lower edge, near the clock on my taskbar. I can live with it. |
Huey Nguyen - Jul 12, 2001
| Application: |
DVD |
| What I Like: |
Relatively low-price, XGA (no pixelation), Sony 3 year parts/labor warranty, $285/2000hr UHP replacement bulb, low fan noise (36db) whose exhaust does not get too hot, portability, short throwing distance of 14 ft. for 110" diag., nice remote, perfect brightness for HT (550 lumens), S-video, exhausts out of sides so can place against back wall on shelf, built-in handle and lens cover (nothing to lose like an unattached lens cap), adjustable rear legs in case of needing to tilt downward for higher installation, instant on, 16:9 mode, component video ($70 cable required) capable, light (6.5#), small (8.5" X 11" X 2.5"), fan stays on for 90 sec. after shut off to cool bulb. |
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I dislike the power cable plugging in to the front as it requires unplugging unit before I could close the front which functions as lens cap. I'll probably buy a separate lens cap and leave the unit plugged in. Out of box image was a little green, too bright, and contrast too low; with adjustments the image is great. 16:9 mode is not true 16:9 as it's still letter-box like 4:3. Black is dark gray but all LCD is like that. DLP may be better black but with worse color and may have rainbow-eye-shift problem (spinning color wheel). I wish the back leg is longer so I could install the unit higher and point it down further. Keystone should be up and down and not just down. Keystone may change image but the square format of the projection is the same. They should include the $70 component cable or S-video cable in the box. They should have adjustable front legs too in case of needing to project/tilting higher. |
| Comments: |
Overall a great unit. S-video is great. Not as sharp as direct view TV or HD projection TV but larger size (110") makes up for this. It's better than regular RPTV however. Colors are perfect with adjustments. No pixelation with XGA. SVGA may suffer from "screen-door" effect unless you go with DLP but then the colors may suck. For $1885 shipped from www.electrified.com (3 business day door to door) it's not bad. Some may say 550 lumens is not enough but it's perfect for dim-light movies. It's black and colors are better than too bright units which may appears "washed-out" and blacks more like light gray. Daytime scenes are fine with lights on but requires dimming of lights for night scenes. Most people watch movies in the dark anyways. I have it projecting on a 96"X96" Bretford 1.1 gain manual pull-down from ceiling (hung on plant hooks screwed with toggle bolts (<$300 shipped from www.officeworld.com). It's not as nice as the Sanyo PLV-60 or Sony WH10T but heck it's 1/3 the price. For the money I feel this is a good buy. Another good buy maybe the Infocus LP425z (z for zoom) for $1500 but it's SVGA/DLP (900 lumens). I didn't like this unit due to it's hotter (270w), shorter-life (1000 hr), more expensive ($400) bulb, and shorter warranty (2 yr). Plus the metal halides tend to dim over time (900 lumens will become 450 lumens after 500 hours of use). Over 5000 hours of future use I think the Sony VPL-CX1 will be cheaper over all; plus you get XGA resolution, Sony brand, and better warranty! |
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