IvIarkgraham
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are they as clear as a tv?
i say no but my brother thinks they are!
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Rob_Quads
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'clear' hard to define
Comparing like to like I would say mine is as clear as an LCD would be. If you have a 2m TV and projector i recon they would be on a par on how clear they are.
My 46" LCD is much sharper than my 2m 720p projector but then the picture covers a much larger area so its expected really.
[Edited on 06-06-2010 by Rob_Quads]
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drunkenfool
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It all depends on which models you are comparing, how big you want the image to be and how close you are to the screen. I've got the Panasonic PT-AE4000 and the image quality is incredible :-)
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IvIarkgraham
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the cheaper models
like £800ish
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VrsTurbo
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also depends on what your projecting it on too
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IvIarkgraham
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A glass bead screen
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Bart
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quote: Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
the cheaper models
like £800ish
thats very low end, I wouldnt expect great results from that sort of price.
I think you want to be looking at £2k before seeing 'good' quality.
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SXi_Tim
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I got a Optoma HD200X 1080p full HD in November for a shade over £800. I have a blu ray player and 360 on it, definately recommended, its absolutely awesome, get one!
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Rob_Quads
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quote: Originally posted by Bart
quote: Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
the cheaper models
like £800ish
thats very low end, I wouldnt expect great results from that sort of price.
I think you want to be looking at £2k before seeing 'good' quality.
I wouldn't go that far. My PTAE-700 was 1200 when it first came out but now can be picked up for pennies. You can get 2 generations newer for around £500 now and IMO the picture is "'good" and will be pleasing to most bar videophiles.
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drunkenfool
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i was really happy with my old pt-ae900 but i did a side by side comparison with my new pt-ae4000 with the same signal source and the old one looked broken! Saying that though, you could still pick up a decent second hand one for 800 quid, i sold my old one for 330 with quite a lot of bulb life left so 800 should get something quite a lot newer. Have you been to see any up and running? DLP's are generally brighter than LCD's but if you notice the rainbow effect, like i do, then it will completely ruin the whole experience.
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Dom
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quote: Originally posted by Bart
quote: Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
the cheaper models
like £800ish
thats very low end, I wouldnt expect great results from that sort of price.
I think you want to be looking at £2k before seeing 'good' quality.
At that sort of money you start looking for secondhand Barco's, you could possibly pick up a 1209 for around that.
I would have look on Avforums though, plenty of info over there
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