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emdawgz1
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject: The best projector of 2007!!!!! |
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According to the "A" site... 
Dream Big: Best Projectors & Screens of 2007
If you want to go big in your home theater, projectors can't be beat. Here are 9 projectors and screens that stand tall in 2007.
Ah, the granddaddy of them all when you’re talking home theater. These days, there is less and less reason to go to the actual theater, now that 1080p, high-definition DVD, 2.35:1 superwide screens and other home theater accessories are available. The comforts of home are all there for you, especially bigger and brighter pictures than ever.
There are plenty of specs to consider when selecting your projector and screens. What size image? What size screen? DLP or LCD image technology? Single chip or three chip? Anamorphic lens for Cinemascope type of movie format? Fixed or motorized screen? Perforated material so speakers can hide behind it?
The plate certainly gets full in a hurry. But then, don’t you want to watch Star Wars or the Cowboys-Redskins game on a screen that will make your eyes bulge with glee? With some different price ranges in mind, we honored some projectors and screens that would make anyone want to stay in on a Saturday night for a special theater experience that you can also enjoy any day of the week.
For projectors, our Products of the Year included: JVC’s DLA-RS1 and DLA-HD1, Epson’s PowerLite Home Cinema 1080, Marantz’s VP-15S1 DLP Projector, the Domino D80 Projector Plus Home Cinema “Flex” System from Sim2, Vidikron’s Vision Model 85, Optoma’s HD81-LV DLP Projector, and Runco’s Video Xtreme VX-22d CWAS DLP Projector.
Innovative screens include Stewart Filmscreen’s StarGlas, which can also help you create your own outdoor drive-in theater, and Screen Research’s ClearPix2 Screen Fabric.
Don’t be afraid to splurge in this category. You’ll use your theater for years and years – and you can always save on moves by signing up for Netflix.
To see which projectors we picked as the year’s best, go to http://www.electronichouse.com/article/products_of_the_year_awards_2007_projectors_screens/C214
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Z-Photo
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hey - are those "Products of the year" digitals not already obselete????
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Curt Palme
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This quote cracks me up:
Don’t be afraid to splurge in this category. You’ll use your theater for years and years...
I didn't know that 'years and years' means "3-4 with the same projector"
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perisoft
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I ended up somehow at a projectorcentral review from a couple years ago of some Marantz DLP thingy. 720, cost as much as a G90... Anyway, the quote par excellence follows:
"However at these contrast performance levels the whole contrast issue becomes moot. All projectors at 2000:1 and up have plenty of contrast to produce a terrific image."
Yuh-huh. A terrific image of London in the rain... 
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AnalogRocks
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Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TV/Projector: Sony 1252Q, AMPRO 4000G
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| perisoft wrote: | I ended up somehow at a projectorcentral review from a couple years ago of some Marantz DLP thingy. 720, cost as much as a G90... Anyway, the quote par excellence follows:
"However at these contrast performance levels the whole contrast issue becomes moot. All projectors at 2000:1 and up have plenty of contrast to produce a terrific image."
Yuh-huh. A terrific image of London in the rain... |
I saw SIN CITY on a DLP once. Ummm yeah. It's weird seeing a black and white movie with rainbows all around it. Then I had the guy that owned the DLP over to see it on the Ampro. He was stunned. He went out and bought a Pionner RPTV, couldn't talk him into a FP-CRT setup. 
BTW his DLP blew up at 9 months old, as it was a factory referb it only came with a 6 month waranty. 
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garyfritz
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Location: Fort Collins, CO
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| Curt Palme wrote: | This quote cracks me up:
Don’t be afraid to splurge in this category. You’ll use your theater for years and years...
I didn't know that 'years and years' means "3-4 with the same projector"
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Sheeit, I think I'm only averaging about 9 months per CRT.... 
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jask
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Location: kamloops BC
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| Curt Palme wrote: | This quote cracks me up:
Don’t be afraid to splurge in this category. You’ll use your theater for years and years...
I didn't know that 'years and years' means "3-4 with the same projector"
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Be fair Curt, they said "theater" NOT projector
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