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• A projector is a great option if: - grantv 06:46:36 06/23/04 (5)
  In Reply to: Newbie needs help posted by Jim D. on June 23, 2004 at 04:54:47:

  ...you have good light control. I put in a black-out shutter in my room plus it's painted very dark. Look over at avsforum.com and see the video area. That's where I learned everything about the purchase I eventually made (Infocus X1 and 84" screen). All you have with a projector is a pull down screen and a small object on a coffee table or hanging from the ceiling. No big ugly TV between your speakers wrecking the soundstage.
  
  
  

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  • X1 with DVD, PC, and Mac? - AbeCollins 23:57:38 06/23/04 (1)
    In Reply to: A projector is a great option if: posted by grantv on June 23, 2004 at 06:46:36:

    Hi Grant - I read your messages about the picture quality of the InFocus X1 but I was wondering if you would comment on how it handles 16:9 widescreen DVD's in progressive scan mode. A

    lso, this is a bit off topic but have you tried the X1 driven from a PC or Mac running a screen resolution of 1024x768? I see that the 'native resolution' of the X1 is 800x600 so I'm curious to know how well it handles a 1024x768 video input. I'm trying to justify possibly buying one if it can perform double-duty with my PC for presentations. My laptop PC runs at a default resolution of 1024x768. Thanks!
    
    

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    • Good, have no idea and have no idea. :) - grantv 14:01:15 06/24/04 (0)
      In Reply to: X1 with DVD, PC, and Mac? posted by AbeCollins on June 23, 2004 at 23:57:38:

      I personally don't run a PC at all with it, but I bet there are a ton of guys over at avsforum who do. Also, the website may be able to help you along with the resolution questions.
      I am definately not a pro with this, I know I just love what I have and I am pretty picky.
      
      
      

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  • Quality of front projection - Jim D. 11:14:12 06/23/04 (2)
    In Reply to: A projector is a great option if: posted by grantv on June 23, 2004 at 06:46:36:

    Thanks Grant! You've done what I would like to do.

    How does the quality of front projection compare with one of the high tech TVs for picture quality? A quick search pulled up the newer Infocus SP4805 that looks interesting for the price. I'm not interested in anything over this pricepoint.

    No offense to the posters below, but my speakers are not the typcial "stereo" speaks..... bass bins are 15" Altec 515s as used in the VOT systems ;-)

    TIA,
    Jim D.
    
    

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    • Quality of front projection - grantv 15:14:39 06/23/04 (1)
      In Reply to: Quality of front projection posted by Jim D. on June 23, 2004 at 11:14:12:

      Although it's not quite that of a CRT, it's not nearly as far behind as one would think. I knew I wanted a bigger set then the 35" Sony that was in there (now doing bedroom duty) and I wanted to improve my soundstage. I bought on a whim by what the guys at avsforum recommended and took my chances. Both my wife and I were VERY surprised. The quality is much better than we anticipated. On standard cable it's a little fuzzy but it would be on any set near that size. When I bought mine they had a return policy... can't go wrong there. My brother just came over and saw it for the first time and was amazed at the picture.....
      
      
      

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      • P.S. By close I mean real close (to a CRT). (NT) - grantv 19:02:23 06/23/04 (0)
        In Reply to: Quality of front projection posted by grantv on June 23, 2004 at 15:14:39:

        
        
        
        

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• Pick a different room - late 05:26:54 06/23/04 (2)
  In Reply to: Newbie needs help posted by Jim D. on June 23, 2004 at 04:54:47:

  Hi,
  I saw a very exepnsive HT once. They demoed a Bruce Willis scifi movie. The blue alien opera singer raised the hairs on my arms and nearly brought tears to my eyes; she sounded glorious. But then the gunfire statrted and it was all I could do to keep from laughing. Liquid, golden gunfire is not what home theater is about.

  If I had to do it all over again, I'd go with two systems. A stereo in one room, a HT in the other.
  
  

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  • Re: Pick a different room - HiFiMaster 06:34:14 06/23/04 (1)
    In Reply to: Pick a different room posted by late on June 23, 2004 at 05:26:54:

    "Liquid, golden gunfire" is EXACTLY what home theater is about.

    I agree with having two systems though. Anything you put between the speakers will be a compromise. If you are serious about two-channel, this is really the only option.
    
    

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    • Inexactly - late 07:27:07 06/23/04 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Pick a different room posted by HiFiMaster on June 23, 2004 at 06:34:14:

      Hi,
      I thought it was pathetic. Utterly pathetic. Ever hear real gunfire?
      It's perucussive, harsh, really loud. High end speakers don't do any of those things. Most of them round off the edges, sweeten the tone, and most don't handle high energy transients well. I know an engineer guy who built his own speakers. He designed a ruler flat freq response using really nice drivers. Sounded like a car radio with tons of detail, and quite different from any stereo speaker I have ever heard. HT speakers are supposed to have a flat freq response. Most don't, but that's the spec.

      Spend some money on controlling room resonances in both rooms. I got a huge improvement from doing that. Dynamic range is crucial, but only after the room can handle it.
      
      

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