New Sub 1k 1080p Projectors

[dfergie]

The new Optoma HD20 has my interest right now...
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[Ilya]

Wow, that's a great price for 1080p! And already available at Amazon.
Hopefully it will push prices down. :up

 

[Stargazer]

I am still waiting for an LED lighting source in a projector. Those will be nice but I am sure expensive when they first come out. Great to see 1080P for under $1000 now. I wish there was content on Dish Network in 1080P to take full advantage on such a projector and the 1080P televisions. I don't rent Blue Rays / DVD's.

 

[teachsac]

Vivitek has a 999 projector coming out, also.

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[JimMcC]

And the new Benq 1000 is $999. I'm waiting for the reviews on these 3.

 

[Smith P.]

The new Optoma HD20 has my interest right now...
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Any word how it processing 1080p24 source ?

 

[dfergie]

Pete, you will have to check with Optoma on that... I've been following lightly this PJ at other forums (Avs and others) but specs / real time looks, are promising to me and threads I've read talk favorably...

 

[HD MM]

Excellent news!

When my bulb on my 720p Epson finally goes, I'll have to look into one of these. Hopefully an LCD will be under 1k by then...

 

[teachsac]

The Optoma accepts 1080p/24. How it is processed is still up for grabs. Hopefully they addressed the acceptance issue that plagued their earlier models. One very improtant thing to keep in mind with these inexpensive DLP projectors is that they have a fixed throw of 1.2:1, with no horizontal shift which makes it a little trickier to place.

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[HD MM]

The Optoma accepts 1080p/24. How it is processed is still up for grabs. Hopefully they addressed the acceptance issue that plagued their earlier models. One very improtant thing to keep in mind with these inexpensive DLP projectors is that they have a fixed throw of 1.2:1, with no horizontal shift which makes it a little trickier to place.

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Yep. Which is exactly why I'm holding my breath for an sub 1K LCD 1080p. My LCD Epson Projector is throwing a 92" 16:9 image from 10.5' away with placement at 7' (near ceiling).

 

[teachsac]

The Viewsonic Pro 8100HD can be has for about 1299. Nice projectors. We sold a ton of them. They were originally going for around 4K. Great picture and good in ambient lighting. Not quite as deep of blacks as the DLPs, but still accaeptable. Tons of great settings, too.

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[JimMcC]

Projectorcentral.com is supposedly posting the HD20 review this week.

 

[teachsac]

I saw a review somewhere. Don't remember where it was, though.

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[teachsac]

PCMag's review:

Optoma HD20 - Full Review - Reviews by PC Magazine

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[Smith P.]

Didn't get an answer to my question above from the review.

 

[navychop]

LCD, not LCoS or DLP. How many FPTVs are LCD these days?

 

[dfergie]

From what I was reading earlier at Avs (only 2 pages) most are happy with this... have to read deeper, with all the OT I have been getting I could get one easy, but... I don't have time to watch the FPTV's I have now

 

[teachsac]

LCD, not LCoS or DLP. How many FPTVs are LCD these days?

Not quite sure what you're asking? If you are asking what percentage of front projectors are lcd, the answer is a lot. many use the 3LCD chip.

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[tigerfan33]

Did I miss it in the review. I didn't see anything in there about how it handled 1080p material.

 

[Smith P.]

Did I miss it in the review. I didn't see anything in there about how it handled 1080p material.

Me too http://www.satelliteguys.us/1936010-post15.html