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ElTopo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 1608

For tv and sport events yes.

For movies NO my Barco Cine 9 will do a superb job.

What's your projector in 2015 ?

ElTopo

Jeremy112 · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2645 Location: Fond du Lac, WI

Sony Qualia 004 LCoS Projector, Don't think I'll get another one this year, if I DO get any other projector, I would probably get a G90 for movies as you have mentioned (Since the qualia would be great for static images from games & the HTPC)

ElTopo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 1608

Well for tv my Sony VPL VW200 will serve me Thumbs Up

Hopefully it will last some time Cool

**kal** · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:17 pm Post subject: Re: Are you going digital 2015 ?

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

Already did!!!! Don't hate me Crabb, I bought a Marantz VP-15S1! Laughing

Yes, I went dlp.

I have only played with it a little, but it is nice and very flexible on set up. It doesn't have the lumens that other pjs have, but I will manage. One of the great things about Marantz is they built their pjs like tanks. I don't think I will have any problems with it.

This should get me through the year until the next Cedia and we see what is new. My guess is there should be a few 4k pjs along with some laser/leds. Of course, that will mean the 4910 will be down in price and hopefully can be had for under $2k. Shocked

As for CRT, I am thinking of a dual pj set up with the G90 and Marantz. As El Topo is doing, I may use the G90 for movies and such with the Marantz for games and anything that needs HDMI. No I am not going to spend a couple of hundred on a Moome. I guess I have crossed my digital Rubicon. Twisted Evil

Oh yeah, I payed $1100 for the pj with 800 hours on the bulb along with a brand new spare bulb.

UncleWill · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 7:33 pm Post subject:

Noooooo!!!!
Crying or Very sad

What was the tipping point for you in switching?

ElTopo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 1608

What is your projector UncleWill ?

UncleWill · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 9:50 pm Post subject:

Unmodified Electrohome 8500 Ultra and a Sony G70 in storage.

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

cmjohnson · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5180 Location: Buried under G90s

Not a chance! My 9500LC's tubes are still snow white and minty fresh with under 600 viewing hours on them. I have a Moome HDMI 1.3 input card on it. I have GT17 lenses and (still being tweaked for best performance) Frankenyoke IIs on it, plus an MP-modded video chain. And, finally, I have one more planned upgrade for the unit, which, if I can get it, will make my machine unique and potentially capable of resolving 1080p with an MTF value that's higher than any other Marquee on earth. No details on that until I've completed the deal and can go ahead with the upgrade.

redfox001 · Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 2251 Location: The Netherlands

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

A bigger question is how many people are going to dump their smaller TVs for new flat panels. My brother and I were looking at the LG OLED and I love the picture that it puts out. This panel puts out pure black. No, close to or whatever, but pure black. Infinite on/off cr and ANSI cr. If the 65" was $2000, then I would have to consider dumping projectors and going with that.

**kal** · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:26 pm Post subject:

HogPilot · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:40 pm Post subject:

**kal** · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:48 pm Post subject:

This may sound nuts, but I feel there's also something different about a projected image instead of direct view. This may be only nostalgia however.

Kal

redfox001 · Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 2251 Location: The Netherlands

There are also the quantum dot displays that are coming up. It seems they are easier to fabricate and also can be switched on and of. I once read that Samsung is replacing the oleds with quantum dot displays. The colour gamut is very accurate for these displays.

Just for information the word quantum is really about quantum mechanics and not a marketing word. The size of the crystal cells determines the excitations that determine the colours of the dot.

ElTopo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 1608

As Kal said cinema feeling rises with a big screen.

My planned cinemascope will be 3,6m in width.

Viewing distance will be about 4,5m.

ElTopo

HogPilot · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:16 pm Post subject:

cmjohnson · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5180 Location: Buried under G90s

Yes, there is something different about a projected image vs. direct view. I think that it's primarily the difference in light output vs. the area of the screen. Even high powered, very bright projected images don't have the surface brightness of any given average CRT direct view set. I think this brightness/area issue is the primary difference.

However, proper projector setup does a LOT to help matters. I have seen plenty of projector setups (CRT and other types) which had a flat, boring image that I would call compressed. Whether it's incorrect brightness and contrast settings or bad greyscale calibration or less than optimal gamma correction, the image doesn't look right. It didn't take a whole lot of experimentation with my very first PJ (A Sony VPH-722Q1, NTSC only, but actually a rather nice little machine which gave many, many hundreds of hours of enjoyable movie watching) to figure out how to juggle the available settings to make the image pop, with deep dark blacks, detail in the dark, and vivid bright highlights. This only got better when I upgraded to an 8000, and when I replaced that unit with a 9500LC (which was an 8500 before I upgraded it) then I started to think I was approaching the perfect image. The larger 9" tubes seem to be naturally more supportive of a dynamic, high contrast, detailed image.

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central