Acer X1161P 3D-DLP Projector AUD 323.03 shipped to AU

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hunter108 on 09/06/2012 - 14:45 amazon.com (460 clicks)

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Amazon dropped their price to USD $279.99 + shipping USD 25.91 to Australia
$A is slightly stronger than few days ago
total price shipped to Australia was about $360 early this week. Today is AUD 323.03. You can wait for $A to appreciate again…. :)

Technical Details (copy & paste from previous deal)
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/70799

DLP 3D ready (3D content, 3D glasses and appropriately equipped PC also required to display 3D images)
Projection Mode: Front, rear, front ceiling, rear ceiling.
Resolution: Native: SVGA (800 x 600). Maximum: UXGA (1600 x 1200). Maximum Wide: 1080p (1920 x 1080). (native), 16:9
Brightness - ANSI Lumens: Standard Mode: 2500, Economy Mode: 2000

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  exc3113nce on 09/06/2012 - 14:57

  Seems average price for a projector with that res.

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    ShipShapeRC on 09/06/2012 - 15:50

    Seems pretty good to me, especially seeing that Amazon have stopped shipping many of the projectors to AU. I bought a similar one a few months back. Amazon wont ship that model here anymore, just like my crucial M4 and my Nikon camera too. I reckon if you need a good basic data projector, grab this one!

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  Daabido on 09/06/2012 - 16:30

  +1

  SVGA? Ah, my freaking eyes!

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    goingDHfast on 09/06/2012 - 17:09

    So you don't watch YouTube? ;)
    I agree actually. Wouldn't buy a projector under 720p native.

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  GaelicAU on 09/06/2012 - 16:51

  +3

  Ive been needing a projector upgrade for a while and snagged one of these in the previous OZB post last week. Mine came to AUD$335 all up inc delivery.

  Annoyingly, it does not have HDMI but with that said, I hooked it up to my 2011 MacMini with a MiniDP to VGA connector and was able to get it to output 16:9 at 1920 x 1080. I was surprised. Apple sell both the MiniDP to VGA (http://store.apple.com/au/product/MB572Z/A) and also HDMI to VGA . I bought mine of eBay for about $10 inc delivery.

  If you're not aware, both HDMI and MiniDP outputs digital and VGA is analog so if you are buying off eBay, make sure you get one that has a similar box shape on the cable as per Apple one above. There is a chip in the box that converts the digital signal to analog. A simple cable will not suffice.

  A regret I made is that I did not get a convertor that also handles the audio conversion. I only realised one existed yesterday. I want to use my AppleTV2 with this projector so I have ordered a HDMI to VGA + Audio converter so I can also plug in my Yamaha computer speakers & amp. (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Black-Male-Female-HDMI-VGA-w-Audi…).

  Overall, the contrast / brightness on this thing is very impressive. I tested it indoors during the day, and directed the picture onto the biggest wall in our house, which happens to be dark cream colour. I was able to watch a recorded sports game on it without any issues whatsoever. If I didnt know better and someone told me it was a white wall, I would have had no reason to not believe them.

  Image here : http://oi47.tinypic.com/2lm40ns.jpg

  If you have a dedicated home cinema room at home, then this may not fly for you needs, but other than that, this is a good item for the price.

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    GaelicAU on 09/06/2012 - 17:04

    And BTW, the 3D thing is a little confusing. It works with a PC with 3D capabilities but wont work with a PS3 or dedicated Blueray player apparently. I'm not too up on the differences of 3D technology but if this is your thing, it might be worth investigating.

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      deviant1 on 09/06/2012 - 17:11

      3d bluray players and the ps3 use hdmi 1.4 to output 3d.The PC uses the dvi output.

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        GaelicAU on 09/06/2012 - 17:14

        Can one play a 3D Blueray disc (or .avi) on a PC and watch in 3D via the projector?