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22-12-2006, 2:04 PM
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Just seen these on ebay, has any got one LOl http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HOME-CINEMA-Di...QQcmdZViewItem
I guess they dont seem to bad for the money.
Colour
Black
Brightness 1,200 Lumen
Contrast Ratio 500:1
Resolution Supports 640*480, 800*600 and 1024*768
Light 175W Golden Bittern Lamp
Lamp Life >6,000 - 8000 hrs
Voltage 110/220 volts AC
Projection Distance 1.5 to 4 metres
Projection Size 45"-150"
Aspect Ratio 16:9 and 4:3 Switchable
Body Size 360mm x 120mm x 305mm
Interfaces Video Inputs: PC, TV, Video, Audio, S video
Output Video, Audio
Speaker 5W Stereo speaker
Controller Infrared Remote controller
Other functions Keystone Correction, auto turn off, high-temperature alarm Etc
Lens Manual Focus
Projection Type LCD Panel
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22-12-2006, 2:15 PM
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Poor contrast ratio, and very limited hiquality inputs, personaly I wouldnt touch it.
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22-12-2006, 2:18 PM
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The word "bargepole", "touch" & "wouldn't" spring to mind - for home cinema anyway. Might be alright for gaming, but it osen't even have component inputs...
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22-12-2006, 2:22 PM
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It looks more like a data projector than a home cinema one.
There's also no way RM Special delivery is going to deliver by Christmas now, even at the Saturday price.. they're backlogged to hell and back (as I just found out from the sorting office when I called about a missing special delivery package).
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22-12-2006, 2:35 PM
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A quick google shows its native LCD resolution is 800x480. That's quite low by today's standards and personally, you could get yourself a better PJ second hand at £300 than that Ally job.
I wouldn't go near it
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22-12-2006, 2:41 PM
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They are ok for games but S Video is the best signal it will do. Forget about it for anything else. There are other similar ones around £300 and they have very low resolution. One, has a resolution of just 480 X 234.
I would pay a bit extra and get a proper projector.
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22-12-2006, 3:17 PM
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im not going to buy no way. im just wating until after the new year to get the benq w100  | |
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22-12-2006, 3:47 PM
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Originally Posted by simzmobiles  im not going to buy no way. im just wating until after the new year to get the benq w100 | You won't regret it. I have had mine for a week and it is brilliant. It does have a very short lens and zoom though. I get a 77" 16:9 at 9 feet distance on max zoom.
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22-12-2006, 5:05 PM
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Originally Posted by nwgarratt You won't regret it. I have had mine for a week and it is brilliant. It does have a very short lens and zoom though. I get a 77" 16:9 at 9 feet distance on max zoom. | My throw will be about 13ft, how big do you think the screen will be @ 13ft then if yours is 77"
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22-12-2006, 6:07 PM
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Originally Posted by simzmobiles My throw will be about 13ft, how big do you think the screen will be @ 13ft then if yours is 77" | A 16:9 screen will be 92" at 13 feet on no zoom or 106" diagonal at max zoom. http://www.projectorcentral.com/BenQ...ulator-pro.htm | |
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