6210 deaths door, need 720, 1 HDMI, Bright, bright bright and bright PJ replacement

Monty Burns · 27-11-2008, 1:01 PM

Hey Guys

My very well served, Benq 6210 is now on its last legs (sadly) and so I need a new PJ. I'm not interested in 1080p (its mostly fed from Sky HD) but this would be a bonus. Its requirements are:

VGA/DVI x 1
HDMI x 1
Component x1
1080i
high lumens - really need at least 2000

This is all to support use in a fairly bright room for gaming (1280x1024 is fine) and Sky HD (1080i). I *could* be tempted to buy some blackout curtains I suppose .... maybe ....

To make things easier and cheaper (?) I am going to Orlando over x-mass and could order this there and save money.

Any thoughts?

edit: sorry, forgot to mention that I really dont want to spend more than 6-800quid (1200usd?)

pmc · 27-11-2008, 1:37 PM

Panasonic PT-AX200 is pretty much and exact match to your requirements.

Monty Burns · 27-11-2008, 1:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmc

Panasonic PT-AX200 is pretty much and exact match to your requirements.

Sadly, doesn't get very good reviews (after a quick bit of google). Also, its very large.

Monty Burns · 27-11-2008, 2:06 PM

Actually, what do you guys think about the Optoma HD71?

Most of the reviews really rate it and the lumens rating doesn't reflect how bright it really is. However, a few reviews seem to say its very loud when in "bright" mode...... so much so, it can spoil the audio. Any one used one?