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EM3 · 06-17-2006, 02:00 AM

Ok I plan on watching almost always dvd's in this room. It will double as a computer room so I have to take that into consideration. The only dvd's that I have that are not in widescreen are the Buffy, Angel, Looney Tunes and Miami Vice sets. So should I just get a native 16:9 projector? I'm not sure if I will ever run cable for television in that room. Ok here is how I understand it. XGA is better than VGA. So since my seats will be 8ft from the screen then I should find a native 16:9 XGA right? My budget for the PJ is 1K. Several people have tried to tell me that I don't want to use an Optoma EP719 since it is used for business. However I am using the wife's Optoma from school and it is a VGA and it looks pretty good. I have no manual for it. I like the DLP's since I don't see the rainbows. I have also been looking at the Sharp XR-10x projector but the more I read the more muddied it gets for me with lumens, contrast etc. Then I try to figure out the difference between progressive scan and upconverting dvd players. All I want is a good picture that suits me with a good dvd picture and close to hd quality. But I refuse to buy into Hi Def until there is a winner. So there you go. Oh yes I am making my own screen and using black out cloth for the screen. Still not sure what to cover the windows with rigth now I am using trash bags.

I'm off to get a beer. Any suggestions? Or should I just say screw it an get a HTiB and save up?

06-17-2006, 02:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
EM3 "Suspended" Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Southern WV	Ok I plan on watching almost always dvd's in this room. It will double as a computer room so I have to take that into consideration. The only dvd's that I have that are not in widescreen are the Buffy, Angel, Looney Tunes and Miami Vice sets. So should I just get a native 16:9 projector? I'm not sure if I will ever run cable for television in that room. Ok here is how I understand it. XGA is better than VGA. So since my seats will be 8ft from the screen then I should find a native 16:9 XGA right? My budget for the PJ is 1K. Several people have tried to tell me that I don't want to use an Optoma EP719 since it is used for business. However I am using the wife's Optoma from school and it is a VGA and it looks pretty good. I have no manual for it. I like the DLP's since I don't see the rainbows. I have also been looking at the Sharp XR-10x projector but the more I read the more muddied it gets for me with lumens, contrast etc. Then I try to figure out the difference between progressive scan and upconverting dvd players. All I want is a good picture that suits me with a good dvd picture and close to hd quality. But I refuse to buy into Hi Def until there is a winner. So there you go. Oh yes I am making my own screen and using black out cloth for the screen. Still not sure what to cover the windows with rigth now I am using trash bags. I'm off to get a beer. Any suggestions? Or should I just say screw it an get a HTiB and save up? __________________ The beatings will continue until morale improves! Last edited by EM3 : 06-17-2006 at 02:36 AM.