Low Budget Projector HDTV Recommendations

Hi,

I have been thinking about doing a projection screen HDTV using a
projector. I am a novice on projectors. What low budget projectors do
you recommend that can handle HDTV? Also, my room is a large 2-story
room with natural light coming in from everywhere. Will a projector
working in there?

I saw one at Sam's Club, "InFocus® ScreenPlay 110 HDTV Projector",
$1,988.00.

Thanks!

"gilgantic" wrote in message
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What low budget projectors do
you recommend that can handle HDTV? Also, my room is a large 2-story
room with natural light coming in from everywhere. Will a projector
working in there?

I saw one at Sam's Club, "InFocus® ScreenPlay 110 HDTV Projector",
$1,988.00.

Thanks!

Two things, projection and natural light are not good together. The picture
will tend to wash out. unless you buy a curved/toroidal screen. These
screens tend to narrow your viewing angle, so if you room is very wide and
you plan on sitting other than mainly in front of the screen you will lose
the image.
I recommend you go to AVSForum.com and read about all the projectors
recommended there, including CRT!
They also have a screen forum.
PLEASE, read the notes at the tops of the forums before asking questions.
That is a great place to get a wealth of information and recommendations.

the second thing, I don't believe there are any low to mid priced DIGITAL
projectors which can display true HD yet.

Clay

If you have no way to stop the light (and you say there is a lot of it
coming from everywhere), you won't be able to use a front projection system.
To get the best picture, the room needs to be almost totally dark.


"gilgantic" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have been thinking about doing a projection screen HDTV using a
projector. I am a novice on projectors. What low budget projectors do
you recommend that can handle HDTV? Also, my room is a large 2-story
room with natural light coming in from everywhere. Will a projector
working in there?

I saw one at Sam's Club, "InFocus® ScreenPlay 110 HDTV Projector",
$1,988.00.

Thanks!

"James" wrote in message
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If you have no way to stop the light (and you say there is a lot of it
coming from everywhere), you won't be able to use a front projection
system.
To get the best picture, the room needs to be almost totally dark.


Unless, you have a curved/toroidal screen!
Clay


"gilgantic" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have been thinking about doing a projection screen HDTV using a
projector. I am a novice on projectors. What low budget projectors do
you recommend that can handle HDTV? Also, my room is a large 2-story
room with natural light coming in from everywhere. Will a projector
working in there?

I saw one at Sam's Club, "InFocus® ScreenPlay 110 HDTV Projector",
$1,988.00.

Thanks!

I have used and supported, IT support, those InFocus projectors for a couple
of years now. Very Very reliable units, quite flexible positioning wise,
however, I 've found the picture to lack enough brightness during daytime
use. We've had to modify two conference rooms shading to handle the
sunlight, and even at night they just aren't bright enough for me. If
you've got $2500 to spend, 2k for your Projector and $some more for a screen
you'd be much better off with an entry level HDTV monitor.


"gilgantic" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have been thinking about doing a projection screen HDTV using a
projector. I am a novice on projectors. What low budget projectors do
you recommend that can handle HDTV? Also, my room is a large 2-story
room with natural light coming in from everywhere. Will a projector
working in there?

I saw one at Sam's Club, "InFocus® ScreenPlay 110 HDTV Projector",
$1,988.00.

Thanks!

I have been thinking about doing a projection screen HDTV using a
projector. I am a novice on projectors. What low budget projectors do
you recommend that can handle HDTV? Also, my room is a large 2-story
room with natural light coming in from everywhere. Will a projector
working in there?

Basically, no. If you have no light control, everything you watch will be
washed out
until the room is dark. Just like a movie theatre, the room has to be dark
to get
the color and contrast out of the image.

I saw one at Sam's Club, "InFocus® ScreenPlay 110 HDTV Projector",
$1,988.00.

For what its worth, there are few Digital projectors on the market that just
came out
that retail for about $2 grand, and are capable of producing a 720p high def
image,
but not a 1080i image. By that I mean, they will produce them (you can
watch them)
but the projectors themselves dont have enough pixels to show the full
resolution of 1080i.
The two models are the Panasonic PT-L500U and the Sanyo PLV-Z2.

Go here for a review.
http://www.projectorcentral.com/sany...ic_pt_L500.htm

Light is the biggest enemy of any display technology, but front projectors
are the worst.

"Badger" wrote in message
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"gilgantic" wrote in message
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What low budget projectors do
you recommend that can handle HDTV? Also, my room is a large 2-story
room with natural light coming in from everywhere. Will a projector
working in there?

I saw one at Sam's Club, "InFocus® ScreenPlay 110 HDTV Projector",
$1,988.00.

Thanks!

Two things, projection and natural light are not good together. The
picture
will tend to wash out. unless you buy a curved/toroidal screen. These
screens tend to narrow your viewing angle, so if you room is very wide and
you plan on sitting other than mainly in front of the screen you will lose
the image.
I recommend you go to AVSForum.com and read about all the projectors
recommended there, including CRT!
They also have a screen forum.
PLEASE, read the notes at the tops of the forums before asking questions.
That is a great place to get a wealth of information and recommendations.

the second thing, I don't believe there are any low to mid priced DIGITAL
projectors which can display true HD yet.


Sanyo PLV-Z2 and Panasonic PT-Ae500 (PT-L500u) are both 1280x720 native and
cost $2000 - I just bought the Z2 for $1995 for a native HDTV projector - I
upgraded from my Panasonic PT-L300u and project onto a 92" diagonal 16:9
screen.




Dennis




Clay

With $2K you can buy a crt projector that equals or betters a $12k digital.

You must be able to learn to set it up, and forgiving of their large size.

I second www.avsforum.com


"HeadRusch" wrote in message
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I have been thinking about doing a projection screen HDTV using a
projector. I am a novice on projectors. What low budget projectors do
you recommend that can handle HDTV? Also, my room is a large 2-story
room with natural light coming in from everywhere. Will a projector
working in there?

Basically, no. If you have no light control, everything you watch will be
washed out
until the room is dark. Just like a movie theatre, the room has to be
dark
to get
the color and contrast out of the image.

I saw one at Sam's Club, "InFocus® ScreenPlay 110 HDTV Projector",
$1,988.00.

For what its worth, there are few Digital projectors on the market that
just
came out
that retail for about $2 grand, and are capable of producing a 720p high
def
image,
but not a 1080i image. By that I mean, they will produce them (you can
watch them)
but the projectors themselves dont have enough pixels to show the full
resolution of 1080i.
The two models are the Panasonic PT-L500U and the Sanyo PLV-Z2.

Go here for a review.
http://www.projectorcentral.com/sany...ic_pt_L500.htm

Light is the biggest enemy of any display technology, but front projectors
are the worst.

Take a look at the BenQ 6100 - I read some rave reviews on it yesterday at
AVS and it's currently $900 with $100 manufacturer's rebate.

Thinking of getting one myself.

J.

"HeadRusch" wrote in message
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I think you mean:

You can buy a USED CRT projector........and unless you know the person
selling it, I wouldn't advise that.


"comcast" wrote in message
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With $2K you can buy a crt projector that equals or betters a $12k
digital.

You must be able to learn to set it up, and forgiving of their large
size.

I second www.avsforum.com


"HeadRusch" wrote in message
news:[email protected]_s01...

I have been thinking about doing a projection screen HDTV using a
projector. I am a novice on projectors. What low budget projectors
do
you recommend that can handle HDTV? Also, my room is a large 2-story
room with natural light coming in from everywhere. Will a projector
working in there?

Basically, no. If you have no light control, everything you watch
will
be
washed out
until the room is dark. Just like a movie theatre, the room has to be
dark
to get
the color and contrast out of the image.

I saw one at Sam's Club, "InFocus® ScreenPlay 110 HDTV Projector",
$1,988.00.

For what its worth, there are few Digital projectors on the market
that
just
came out
that retail for about $2 grand, and are capable of producing a 720p
high
def
image,
but not a 1080i image. By that I mean, they will produce them (you
can
watch them)
but the projectors themselves dont have enough pixels to show the full
resolution of 1080i.
The two models are the Panasonic PT-L500U and the Sanyo PLV-Z2.

Go here for a review.
http://www.projectorcentral.com/sany...ic_pt_L500.htm

Light is the biggest enemy of any display technology, but front
projectors
are the worst.

Yeah, its like the Infocus X1....some people love it because of the price,
but others hate it because of the quality of
the image....and the rainbows you get with 2x DLP.


"Jens Ratsey-Woodroffe" wrote in message
et...
Take a look at the BenQ 6100 - I read some rave reviews on it yesterday at
AVS and it's currently $900 with $100 manufacturer's rebate.

Thinking of getting one myself.

J.

"HeadRusch" wrote in message
news:[email protected]_s54...
I think you mean:

You can buy a USED CRT projector........and unless you know the person
selling it, I wouldn't advise that.


"comcast" wrote in message
news:[email protected]_s02...
With $2K you can buy a crt projector that equals or betters a $12k
digital.

You must be able to learn to set it up, and forgiving of their large
size.

I second www.avsforum.com


"HeadRusch" wrote in message
news:[email protected]_s01...

I have been thinking about doing a projection screen HDTV using a
projector. I am a novice on projectors. What low budget projectors
do
you recommend that can handle HDTV? Also, my room is a large
2-story
room with natural light coming in from everywhere. Will a
projector
working in there?

Basically, no. If you have no light control, everything you watch
will
be
washed out
until the room is dark. Just like a movie theatre, the room has to
be
dark
to get
the color and contrast out of the image.

I saw one at Sam's Club, "InFocus® ScreenPlay 110 HDTV Projector",
$1,988.00.

For what its worth, there are few Digital projectors on the market
that
just
came out
that retail for about $2 grand, and are capable of producing a 720p
high
def
image,
but not a 1080i image. By that I mean, they will produce them (you
can
watch them)
but the projectors themselves dont have enough pixels to show the
full
resolution of 1080i.
The two models are the Panasonic PT-L500U and the Sanyo PLV-Z2.

Go here for a review.
http://www.projectorcentral.com/sany...ic_pt_L500.htm

Light is the biggest enemy of any display technology, but front
projectors
are the worst.