Video Asylum

Posted by DavidLD (A) on September 18, 2007 at 08:03:46

In Reply to: RE: Be happy with your 720p projector, you probably put a decent amount of money into it. posted by oscar on September 18, 2007 at 06:20:15

Interview with DavidLD
Is the 720p projector better than my 2 y/o 1/4 HD Mitsubishi unit?

Yes

Is there a big difference?
No
Why did you do it?
Well the new unit IS a little brighter and sharper, with a higher contrast ratio, but the main reason is that the lens on the new unit allows me to push back the projector to the rear wall whereas the old projector had to be on a cart or table in the center of the room?

Have you given up on your old projector?
No, I figured out a way so that I can continue to use both. Sometimes I watch part of the movie with the new projector, then the remainder with the old. The differences are subtle at best but there are small differences.

Would a 1080p projector do still better?
Probably not unless I am ready to dump my 200 DVD collection and buy HD or Blue Ray discs. Acquiring the movie collection is probably the largest single cost of my setup.

At any rate I expect the improvement in quality of 1080p to be less substantial than the subtle diffreences I am seeing between the projectors in the current comparison.

Are you happy?

Happy as a clam, and looking to get more enjopyment with my current setup which allows me flexibility in both projectors and speakers.

As the audio guys say, "sometimes its best to quit worrying about the system and just sit back and start to enjoy the music." I would say, "sometimes its best to quit worrying about the equipment and just sit back and start to enjoy the theater experience.

When I think of the 21-inch B&W TV sets I grew up with, what I am seeing and hearing now just boggles my mind.

D