I've thought about ceiling mounting as well, but that's probably
not an option for various reasons. Oh well, I'll figure it out in the
end sometime. For now it works for the little time I have available
to actually watch something.

The new Panasonic ..AE700 looks pretty good! Does anybody have any first hand experience with that one?

Projector Central has.
see:

http://www.projectorcentral.com/pana...0_sanyo_z3.htm

And for my part, I'd like to ask if anyone has personal experience with the Optoma EZ Pro models?

ive just sold my infocus x2 and im now looking for something better. its always attached through my pc where i watch dvd tv games surfing editing etc.

i love the x2 but im looking for something with a higher resolution as iim aquiring a 10 wide screen. :)
im looking toward a panasonic PT-AE700U Projector

the panasonic is a much lower lumen count but a higher resolution.

will this make my screen look darker when i have pc on or just when watching dvds etc

Happy with the projector & the price
 

After a lot of looking, I wound up with the HP 6120 -
no big complaints either. Blacks are black, colour good,
contrast okay in ambient and pretty nice in the dark.

Fry's had an open box for 1399. nice.

I'm really needing a screen tho now.
If anyone in Vancouver knows where to pick up
a DaLite Model B, the 94" 2.5, lemme know

linked off of projectorcentral:

http://www.mountsandmore.com/cats/Al...nual/0C159.htm

imho, you can't really tell a diff between expensive & cheap screens. but that's just me.

I screen, you screen
 

Hmm - a good screen makes the image to me.

I've left theatres and not gone back due to bad screens-
but I was a projectionist for years so pickier than normal.

The tear thats patched and left there,
that soda pop stain, the wrinkle - I can't let it go.

a couple hyundies for a screen is no big if you consider what
the film itself cost -

now to find a local one where I don't have to pay
huge shipping that doubles the cost. GST is bad enough.

Yes, a damaged screen is a bummer (distracting)...presumably buying new, even a lower-priced model, would avoid that problem.

Tough break about that GST, eh? I don't suppose the feds would let you get away with smuggling one in from Seattle, y'know take it out of the box, swaddle it in gaffers tape, make it look used? :-)

Bingo. Do it all the time for ....

Oh. We never had this conversation.
Ahem.

Heh heh.

Hey, what a nice day today!

:-)

projector 'banding' in new setup
 

it was, of course, too soon to crow about the new projector.

worked fine in the old location, but at the new digs w/ a 10m
(30 ft) cable to it, there is pronounced light and dark 'banding'
scrolling bottom to top - almost like old helical scan flop.

Its all dig, so its got to be refresh/Hz or something?
checked connections, RTM again, checked online, no mentions -

Anyone run into this? Is it AC interference?
[lack of] cable shielding, grounding?

thx/TM

just wanted to let ya'll know about two sony front projectors:

-Qualia 004 is rated to be 1920x1080

-SRX-R110 is a commercially rated to be 4096 x 2160

Ah yes, a lovely projector (Qualia 004) for a mere 25 grand.

And 4096 x 2160 (Cinema HD) on the SRX... Ay mami, ay papi!!!!

www.tvtechnolgy.com says:
"The SRX-R110 4K projector is slated to sell for $80,000 (plus $15,000 for the lens) when released in January."

Maybe after I get my tax refund... (grin)

but it didn't say anything about 1080progressive for the qualia 004.

and the 4k, is that progressive?

Uh, don't know if progressive, but sure is expensive!

Oh, BTW, what's up, a Boston dude saying yall??? Are you actually from Crawford, Texas? :-)

Go Patriots!