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Fujitsu LPF-D711 by joelwbm - Jul 07, 2005
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| HD 1080 (1920x1080), 1200 ANSI Lumens, 26.5 lbs, $24,999 (MSRP) |
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| Personal Experience |
| Before purchasing this wonderful projector I compared it to the 3-chip-DLP $35k SIM2 model at a dealer using a 10 foot wide screen. The Fujitsu produced a better image than the SIM2. Although the average brightness seemed equivalent, the Fujitsu colors were brighter and more vibrant making the image more lifelike. The black level in both were awesome. From a distance of 1.3 times the screen width the Fujitsu image is totally film like. With 1280x720 DLP you can get even closer but it is irrelevant for most installations. I use an 8 foot wide screen with gain of 1. On my screen the image is most often too bright so I select the "low" lamp setting. The projector comes with a separate scaler/video switcher unit that is phenomenal. Watching a modern DVD using even an inexpensive DVD player or a computer is like being in the best movie theater. But with 1920x1080 HD material (via the HDMI input) using a computer and Microsoft Media Player 10, you get such a stunning image that far exceeds most theaters short of the like of IMAX. 1280x720 projectors do not come close. Remember, this unit does not use a color wheel and that's a clear advantage. The price of $25k is steep, but when you compare it to the price of various 3-chip 1280x720 DLP's out there, and when you further consider that here you're getting 1920x1080, you may now agree with my "excellent value for money" rating. Please note that I based my "excellent reliability" rating on 3 months of ownership, hardly enough to judge reliability. However, I should note a very minor problem which doesn't bother me enough to call Fujitsu about - see below. |
| Problems |
| The only slight problem I have been experiencing is that sometimes the projector does not remember the last setting it had when it was last used. The remedy is to fetch one of the stored settings. For example: as I mentioned above, I mostly use the lamp in the "low" setting but sometimes it would come up in the "high" setting. Another problem which is not really a problem but a minor inconvenience, is that while the projector has vertical and horizontal lens shift, the vertical lens shift is of limited range and therefore I had to place the projector upside down when placed on a shelf 6'3" high. The air flow is not disturbed by this and in fact there is a significant advantage - maintenance including lamp changes can be performed without moving the unit because the openings are at the bottom surface. To place it on its top surface I used felt furniture surface guards, commonly available in hardware stores. |
