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| Oct 13, 2005 11:02:47 PM
Sorry..........30 mins later I think I found my answer in "Choosing a resolution" from Projector Central. It seems the IF5700 is the way for me to go if I don't want any scaling here in Tassie (Aust). I did have a small concern re fan noise on the IF4805 as mentioned in this forum, but overlooked it due to other benefits. Can anyone convince me of a better alternative??? |
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| Aug 28, 2005 3:37:30 PM
my room is 13' long. with the 5700 what would be the screen size i would get. Also we would be sitting about 10' - 11' feet away, is this enough or would we see pixels wou;d it be clear enough for this unit.
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| Aug 18, 2005 12:29:14 PM
Finishing a basement and considering an Infocus projector, 5700 or 7210. I want to be able to have people over without being in total darkness, and also want to enjoy sporting events, regular TV or HDTV. Am I better off with one of these projectors, or a larger screen Plasma or DLP? |
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| Jul 19, 2005 5:07:41 PM
I'd say that the swap would be a pretty good one in that the 5700 sells for several hundred dollars more than the 5000. The 5X colorwheel should present little trouble with rainbows, though I can see them now and then with my 5X Sharp DT-300. Strange thing is that I didn't see them on DLP rear projection TVs that had slower colorwheels. I suspect the larger picture requires more eye movement to adjust to scene changes, which is when I see brief rainbow glimpses now and then. Doesn't give me a headache or eyestrain. Yet, the resolution on the 5700 is not up to handling HDTV well at close range, though it still looks better than DVDs. If you sit at 1.6X or more, you may not notice much of a resolution difference. I can tell closer than that that my Sanyo Z2 has better resolution with HD material. At a greater distance, the picture from the DT-300 looks better with better contrast and colors, though I suspect the 5000's colors could be better than the Z2's as well. Good luck with whatever you decide. |
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| Jun 20, 2005 12:57:12 PM
Hi,
Really need some advice, and hope someone out there with any experience can help!
I am thinking of setting up a home cinema in our converted garage. I am willing to spend upto £2000 (~$3500-$4000) on a good projector... was considering the Infocus Screenplay 5700. I am also going to build a Home Cinema PC with Windows Media Centre 2005.
Questions:
1.Is it wise to spend that much on a projector? The projector will be used primarily for DVDs. Is a more budget model going to give us just as good an image at that distance, or is this model not going to be good enough for DVD watching?
2.We are sitting 13ft away from the wall... so is that image going to be big enough?
3.My prime concern is the Media Centre PC. Bear in mind that I will be building the PC myself and therefore choosing an appropriate GFX card for outputting the Video (DVI I assume)...Do GFX cards output a good enough signal for justifying a £2000 projector, or Is the quality of the projector wasted, and would I be better off getting a Stand-alone dvd player?
4. Anyone got any ideas on a sound system. I can get a good m-audio card for the PC.. but does this mean I need an amp? I can play CDs and everything through the PC so have no need for the extra inputs&outputs an amp offers.... Someone suggested that I should spend £2000 (~$4000) on a sound system for a home cinema, is this really necessary... will £500 speakers do it really?
Thanks so much for any help you can give, as you can tell I am new to home cinema design, and any answers you can offer would be much appreciated, especially as to whether PCs can output a good enough image to justify the £2000 projector.
James |
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