[lone ranger]

Well I have taken the plunge,pointless waiting for everfor the next best thing,gotta dip my toe sometime,and this projector seems to tick all the right boxes for me.

£1995 with free 7foot screen and free ceiling mount from link below

http://www.audiovision.co.uk/erol.html#6978X18580

guess it should be in stock right about now.

[sdb123]

Not sure that it's available yet?

[pottydave]

Hi Stel

I bet, I am not the only one who is interested to read about how you got on with your HD80! I am still in the process of doing my research. I have a budget of just under 2K, to blast on a projector and have been looking at the Infocus 78 for a while. I would be keen to compare it to the HD 80, which is also on my list of PJs to demo. I wonder if you had demoed a few PJs first, before you purchased this one? what was it that made you bight the bullet? Are you pleased with it so far? So, do you fancy having a go at doing a review for us all? I know, it would be appreciated.

Thanks
Pottydave

P.S. I thought you got a good deal by the way.

[lone ranger]

Originally Posted by pottydave

Hi Stel

I bet, I am not the only one who is interested to read about how you got on with your HD80! I am still in the process of doing my research. I have a budget of just under 2K, to blast on a projector and have been looking at the Infocus 78 for a while. I would be keen to compare it to the HD 80, which is also on my list of PJs to demo. I wonder if you had demoed a few PJs first, before you purchased this one? what was it that made you bight the bullet? Are you pleased with it so far? So, do you fancy having a go at doing a review for us all? I know, it would be appreciated.

Thanks
Pottydave

P.S. I thought you got a good deal by the way.

as soon as it arrives and I hook I will pass on all that I find.

[sdb123]

Originally Posted by Stel

as soon as it arrives and I hook I will pass on all that I find.

Do you have an indicative date yet?

[pottydave]

OK, no problem. However, have you demoed any other PJs? What made you order this one?
Thanks
Pottydave

[gandley]

Congrats on the new toy, Now the wait, will be a long few days for you.

love to hear how you get on with this PJ once you can tear yourself away.

Any problems remember were here to help you

Audioversion are excellent to deal with, and Neil is always very helpfull

[warbie]

Yeh, let us know how you get on. I'm quite interested to see how the hd80 turns out.

[sniffer66]

and me ! The HD72i might have to go

[Docta teef]

its the fact that the hd80 is due out stopped me from ordering a pt-ae1000 at the weekend as I want to see how it stack s up. only dc2 I believe though I've never had a prob wth the darks on my h56.Don't know why but I cannot shake the feelin that the ae1000 will come out on top in the reviews as a dlp for less than an lcd somehow don't feel right

[lone ranger]

sorry folks for the delay in posting.Naturally I will fill you all in.
But some questions answered from above to me choosing this one.

I have tested other PJs aswell and mightily impressesd with them

I have seen the higher spec hd81 in action and wow...happy to go with optoma,even on a lower spec machine.

Choosing this 1 cold is a risk naturally,however price is a major factor for me,room is wired for 1080p and 1.3hdmi, and seen as this is my very first projector I dont think its right i go in straight away for a 4k machine,feel I need to show the whole projector thing some respect and cut my teeth with a lower but seemingly suitable machine.
(I cant stand when people just passed their tests and daddy buys em a £20k straight away when not experienced or worthy yet-if you understand this then you will see where I am coming from).

I am more than happy to learn my trade at the hands of optoma and then see where I am in 2 years.

[sdb123]

Originally Posted by Stel

sorry folks for the delay in posting.Naturally I will fill you all in.
But some questions answered from above to me choosing this one.

I have tested other PJs aswell and mightily impressesd with them

I have seen the higher spec hd81 in action and wow...happy to go with optoma,even on a lower spec machine.

Choosing this 1 cold is a risk naturally,however price is a major factor for me,room is wired for 1080p and 1.3hdmi, and seen as this is my very first projector I dont think its right i go in straight away for a 4k machine,feel I need to show the whole projector thing some respect and cut my teeth with a lower but seemingly suitable machine.
(I cant stand when people just passed their tests and daddy buys em a £20k straight away when not experienced or worthy yet-if you understand this then you will see where I am coming from).

I am more than happy to learn my trade at the hands of optoma and then see where I am in 2 years.

£2k's worth of projector is hardly low end though is it.

Enjoy the PJ when it arrives.

[stevos]

As someone who lived with optical lens shift (sharp z9000) for several years and then switched to a projector that doesn't have it (current one) without thinking about it, I will not be making that mistake again. From my personal view the difference it makes far exceeds 1080p vs 720p etc.

Therefore for me that writes off this projector and the new infocus 1080p on. Leaving me with the Panasonic and JVC.

I was hoping this one would give me another option. Oh well back to square one

[lone ranger]

Originally Posted by sdb123

£2k's worth of projector is hardly low end though is it.

Enjoy the PJ when it arrives.

I think it is for a 1080p though isnt it

[stevos]

Without a doubt for a UK model with a free screen and hdmi cable it is great value, of course assuming the picture stacks up.

[benji_m]

I would say not more than about two weeks hopefully until the HD80 hits the dealers

[jacko5]

Originally Posted by benji_m

I would say not more than about two weeks hopefully until the HD80 hits the dealers

Any reviews in the pipeline that you know of?

[lone ranger]

Neil at audiovision is lookin at 2 more weeks but will check again with optoma for me.

[Docta teef]

Have we got any idea on what length of warranty it will come with. Ive got cash burning a hole in my pocket and a couple of new HD sources ready to go. Its this or the pana and time feels to be dragging before this one is released.

[sdb123]

Originally Posted by Docta teef

Have we got any idea on what length of warranty it will come with. Ive got cash burning a hole in my pocket and a couple of new HD sources ready to go. Its this or the pana and time feels to be dragging before this one is released.

Optoma traditionally offer a 3 year warranty with their PJ's.

[ntslik]

Should be released 1st July

[lone ranger]

Originally Posted by ntslik

Should be released 1st July

thanks Neil and thanks for replying to my email other day.