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Re: Possible to get decent front projection for $3000 ?

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Posted by ed rex on August 24, 2001 at 11:29:32

In Reply to: Possible to get decent front projection for $3000 ? posted by Arnel on August 23, 2001 at 21:56:08:

Arnel.....though some would vehemently disagree (see 8/15 post LCD/DLP vs rear projection), IMHO, there are several very good projectors around for your price range. I can only speak to a couple of InFocus machines that I have run in my home theatre, but I hear very good things about the NEC LT150, and at $1700, it is a steal. I personally use an InFocus LP350 DLP in my HT setup and in my (not so) humble opinion, it is simply fantastic. I do not want for better. My father and two friends, upon seeing just 1 flick on this setup, each bought one from E-Bay recently for ~$2500. Those were NIB, not refurbs, with full 2 year warranty from InFocus. These were originally in excess of $7999 just a few short months ago.

Whichever route you take, my suggestion would be that you consider XGA native resolution (1024x768) as a minimum. This will playout HD video feed without compression. 800+ Lumens I also recommend as well as 300+ to 1 contrast ratio. LCD vs DLP? To me they both look very good, although the edge for me goes to DLP. Additionally, you won't lose pixels on a DLP like you could on a LCD. For a while, I was using an InFocus LP755. It was a LCD unit. There was a pixel that was always red and one that was always blue. Not distracting when you consider just how many pixels comprise the screen, but some would no doubt be irritated by it.

Hope this helps.

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