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Usacomp2k3 wrote:BenQ seems to be the best bang for the buck right now. I love the 2 that I've had. I waited patiently for a Craigslist deal and got a $200 720P one 2 years ago and then when I accidentally broke that, I found a 1080p for $500. Great picture. I'd highly recommend them.
liquidsquid wrote:Usacomp2k3 wrote:BenQ seems to be the best bang for the buck right now. I love the 2 that I've had. I waited patiently for a Craigslist deal and got a $200 720P one 2 years ago and then when I accidentally broke that, I found a 1080p for $500. Great picture. I'd highly recommend them.
$500? That is cheap. Is it a DLP? If so how fast is the wheel of rainbow in it? Last I checked I can still see the flicker on a large screen when looking from one corner of a large screen to the other.
Pagey wrote:Dunno if it helps you or not, but I saw this today when perusing High Def Digest: http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/ ... -799/25631
the wrote:Panasonic has an LED/Laser hybrid that does 1080P native for around $3000 USD (PT-RZ370U), though I don't have any first hand experience with any Panasonic projector. Per the specs, this is also a relatively bright projector.
liquidsquid wrote:The biggest problem? My LaserDisk collection looks terrible. Like old VHS tapes. So much for my Star Wars collectors edition. I am not sure if the recordings degraded over time since they are recorded analog on these things. I don't recall them looking that bad, but at the time, the projector matched that resolution. Up-scaling doesn't add much to it.
the wrote:liquidsquid wrote:The biggest problem? My LaserDisk collection looks terrible. Like old VHS tapes. So much for my Star Wars collectors edition. I am not sure if the recordings degraded over time since they are recorded analog on these things. I don't recall them looking that bad, but at the time, the projector matched that resolution. Up-scaling doesn't add much to it.
While LaserDiscs are analog, they technically shouldn't degrade over time. The catch is that many laser discs were manufactured with a horrible glue that'd cause the discs to rot over time. My suggestion is to convert anything you have on LaserDisc to digital video and go from there. I'd also do the conversion as the LaserDisc players themselves are becoming increasingly difficult to source.
liquidsquid wrote:I may just suck it up and let Han Solo shoot second.
ludi wrote:Which models did you end up buying?
Dinohampus wrote:
Still, my concern has to do with the gaming function and the following:
Will a 4K projector create both/either input and display lag when playing current generation fighting games? I am aware that perhaps only small monitors may be good enough for fighting games, but I am still hoping to find or look forward to a next generation projector with minimal input lag. Will an upscaling of a 720p/1080p fighting game onto a 4K projector cause similar lag which was experienced with standard definition games on HD screens in the beginning? I am a little petrified to invest in such expensive equipment if there is a risk it cannot be used for slightly "timing heavy" based games.
Are my concerns exaggerated?
Any advice given would be highly appreciated.