What's it like living with a projector?

Graham wrote:

On the flip side, I setup a video conferencing room for a company I
once worked for. We used a Sony VPL-PX20 and a Stewart Greyhawk 72"
screen. This gave an outstanding picture even when there was
considerable natural light in the room (brighter in fact that the tv
next door). I think the contrast was definitely helped by the
screen
material which was reflecting so much of that light back into the
room, even though it was expensive.

Considering the Greyhawk is less than unity gain (was 0.85 but is now
0.95IIRC), it was doing a great job. Stewart screens are very
expensive unfortunately, but they are considered the best in the
world. They've even won two Oscars! Another thing is that the dealer
price here is more expensive than if you bought one at retail direct
from the US. Strange but true.

I was fortunate enough to see a Firehawk demo with a split screen
(half FH, half white - possibly Studiotek), there was plenty of light
coming in through the windows, and they put on all the room lights on,
but the difference between the two screens was literaly like night and
day - lots more detail in the FH side, whilst the white side was very
washed out and hardly watchable. I think the Firehawk is a fantastic
screen, which probably explains why a lot of people in the US still
buy them, even with full light control.

Of course, this was setup for a business use and the projector
wasn't
one of the "home cinema" types, however it does show that having
blackout conditions isn't always completely necessary.

Data projectors are generaly brighter for that very reason, but who
needs good contrast for looking at PowerPoint presentations?

Data projectors often don't have good on board video processing, so
unless you have an external processor between the pj and the source,
an HT optimised pj is your best bet.

Gary.

We've had just the Infocus X1 (highly recommended, btw) for three months
and
haven't once thought "wish I had a normal TV".

Geoff,

What source do you use for TV please ?
I have NTL cable which only has a Scart output.

We've had just the Infocus X1 (highly recommended, btw) for three months
and
haven't once thought "wish I had a normal TV".

Geoff,

What source do you use for TV please ?
I have NTL cable which only has a Scart output.

Gary Lightfoot wrote:
Considering the Greyhawk is less than unity gain (was 0.85 but is now
0.95IIRC), it was doing a great job.

Stewart screens are very
expensive unfortunately, but they are considered the best in the
world.

Actually, now you mention it, I think it was a Firehawk. With a metal
surround the cost was just over £1000, this was back in 2000 for a 4:3
72" screen.

Gary Lightfoot wrote:
Considering the Greyhawk is less than unity gain (was 0.85 but is now
0.95IIRC), it was doing a great job.

Stewart screens are very
expensive unfortunately, but they are considered the best in the
world.

Actually, now you mention it, I think it was a Firehawk. With a metal
surround the cost was just over £1000, this was back in 2000 for a 4:3
72" screen.

Graham wrote:

Actually, now you mention it, I think it was a Firehawk. With a
metal
surround the cost was just over £1000, this was back in 2000 for a
4:3
72" screen.

I was quoted around £1250 for an 84" wide visible 16:9 screen and
£1650 if I wanted the black Ve-lux surround! That was in 2000 as well.

Gary.

Graham wrote:

Actually, now you mention it, I think it was a Firehawk. With a
metal
surround the cost was just over £1000, this was back in 2000 for a
4:3
72" screen.

I was quoted around £1250 for an 84" wide visible 16:9 screen and
£1650 if I wanted the black Ve-lux surround! That was in 2000 as well.

Gary.

Gareth Jones wrote:
Er...... Not sure if I've missed something here, but THE great thing
about the Tivo is that it can record one thing and you can be watching
any of its pre-recorded stuff at the same time.
I mean..... you can't possibly mean that there are TWO things on at
the same time that you want to see ???
1. surely nobody watches that much tv
2. there isn't that much worth watching on!!!!

It doesn't happen often, I'll admit.

G

Gareth Jones wrote:
Er...... Not sure if I've missed something here, but THE great thing
about the Tivo is that it can record one thing and you can be watching
any of its pre-recorded stuff at the same time.
I mean..... you can't possibly mean that there are TWO things on at
the same time that you want to see ???
1. surely nobody watches that much tv
2. there isn't that much worth watching on!!!!

It doesn't happen often, I'll admit.

G

In message , Geoff
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Gareth Jones wrote:
Er...... Not sure if I've missed something here, but THE great thing
about the Tivo is that it can record one thing and you can be watching
any of its pre-recorded stuff at the same time.
I mean..... you can't possibly mean that there are TWO things on at
the same time that you want to see ???
1. surely nobody watches that much tv
2. there isn't that much worth watching on!!!!

It doesn't happen often, I'll admit.


I've recently been over a friends house who's just had Sky+ put in.
He's paying an extra tenner a month to keep the old sky box because even
though the Sky+ can handle two different channels (and apparently record
two at the same time) he reckons he needs a third for when the triple
clashes occur ......
There are only the two of them in the house ......
What the hell's going on ?!?


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