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| Personal Experience |
I've been considering adding a home theater for about two years. After much online research I decided on the Cinema 800 for a variety of reasons; brightness, contrast ratio, and warranty were just a few. I could not be more pleased! I'm projecting a 132' image from a distance of about 19.5 feet. It is in a multi-use family room that basically has one wall that is all glass. This was not a concern since I intended to use it mostly at night. I paid a professional installer to run the cables and calibrate the projector. To both of our amazement, the projector needed nothing more than image placement and even he could not believe the brightness during the daytime. At night it looks as good as any movie theater sitting about 18+ feet from the screen. My DVD player is a Sony multidisc unit that I was considering replacing with a better unit once my setup was in place. This won't be neccesary. I was a bit hesitant in buying a projector on specs and reviews only. Other than the consumer stuff that's out there and the high end dealer showrooms that seem to push Runco, it is difficult to really see a lot of the units available today up and running. I would easily compare the picture of the Epson 800 to a Sony 1080 unit(not nearly as bright and even the dealer suggested that I keep the screen to about 100" diagonal) that I was considering at one of the high end audio guys in town. The Sony unit was over twice as much as I paid for the Epson.
Bottom line...You can spend a lot more...and possibly get a bit more ...spend a lot less..and from what I've seen, get a lot less, or buy the 800 and get a state of the art projector that is just right. |
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| Problems |
| Can't figure out how to integrate my 15 year old's schoolwork into movie format. Who knows, maybe he'll be the next Speilberg or Lucas.... |
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