I am looking for a bargain on average projector. There doesnt seem to be any posts on Oz bargain re this at all. Your suggestions please
Buying a projector -
Raz on 11/01/2010 - 10:46
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Also have a look at the lifetime of the bulb (and/or replacement costs), those can cost almost as much as the projector itself!
Hi inherentchoice,
its for home theatre and portable would be a good idea i guess
There's a cheapie XGA model on Harris Technology right now. $699 Toshiba
http://www.ht.com.au/part/V8899-CLRToshiba-P8-XGA-1500A-2100…
Excellent Contrast Ratio (2100:1) but only OK brightness 1500 Lumens, it only has a 2000 hour bulb life and it's a little noisy at 35dB..I have an Epson EMP-X5 (XGA, 4000h bulb life, 28dB, 1760 Lumens) and it does the job pretty nicely. I think XGA is the minimum you should consider for TV/Movies/Games though.
SVGA would be OK for Presentations but you'll really start to notice the pixels for other uses.I have mine set to throw a roughly 2x2.5m wide screen (I guess about 3m diagonal square). It's at around 3/4 zoom (ie I could make the screen size about 1.5m diagonal or 4m diagonal). That size is about the maximum comfortable from my viewing distance but individual pixels (about 5mm square) are distinguishable on a plain white screen from my seating position (also 4m). I don't find them intrusive though as you rarely ever have a plain white screen and they're very hard to distinguish on a multi-coloured screen as in a movie/game.
I feed video to it through a 15m long VGA cable bought from Selby Acoustics on ebay.
I love it..As for portability.. They're all pretty portable…
are you planning to ceiling/wall mount it or just run it from a bench?I'm after a HD or full HD projector. First time ever looking for one so i'm a bit over my head here…
Any suggestions anyone?
I've read a bit about the full HD offered by sony, pana and sanyo. No major dif it seems to me.
Whats a good price atm?
We sell projectors, portable ones and for home entertainment
Have a look. We are based in Rosebery Sydney, you can opt to get it delivered or come to our shop. The specs are on the page:
http://www.oo.com.au/HDMI_Multimedia_Projector_with_P23868C1…
arent those on ebay for 200 or so? whats the difference? anything decent from your shop?
Did you see this 1080p model on COTD for $600 today?
http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/smallfish_info.php?products_…It's generic but the brand name 1080p models have been $3000+
It says 1080p input, but nowhere does it state what the output is.
Good point, and some Googling suggests that it is actually 720p! Could be another case of misleading ads from COTD… I was certainly misled.
Funnily enough COTD at least linked to the JB website which confirms its brand as 'ITV'.
http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/plasma-lcd-tvs/projectors-scr…Here's where they've said it's 720p: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/137…
Edit: Looking at the ad again the graphic clearly shows 1080p - I'm no expert in the legal field but I would think this is a breach of the Trade Practices Act…
Benq has a 1080p projector for around 1600 street price
Also Epson tw3500 is about 2500 st price. I got mine factory second from epson.com.au for 1800. With these prices for comparison, i dont see any good reasons for buying a brandless one.
what's it for - home theatre or presentations? should it be portable?