Optoma HD700X - Part 2

[monkey00]

(mod edit...Hi, please use this thread as a continuation of the HD700X thread which can be found here....Optoma HD700X )


Received my projector & mount today from play & ebay respectively, screen must be coming on a different delivery

[Johnnypanic]

Originally Posted by monkey00

Received my projector & mount today from play & ebay respectively, screen must be coming on a different delivery

When I received my play order, the screen was delivered separately by another company. Strangely the screen came first.

I was excited as a two year old and the wife even thinks it was money well spend

[AlomMichaelMiah]

Originally Posted by monkey00

Received my projector & mount today from play & ebay respectively, screen must be coming on a different delivery

Play should have contacted you to confirm a delivery date for the screen!

Here are a few pictures of the 82" 16:9 screen from Play.com! You'll probably be gettin' the 92" version!

[luke90]

Received my projector mount on tuesday, projector on wednesday and hoping for the screen today (thursday) along with my 15m HDMI cable.
I also ordered the play package.

Found it strange that they would send them out by different couriers. Surely its obvious you would want it all at the same time. haha

Was really surprised at how small it was aswell!
Not what i expected but its better as not such an eyesore.

[monkey00]

Yea someone called from Play yesterday about the screen, apparently its coming tomorrow.

I had a few games of Xbox FIFA 09 on this last night, all i can say is that it was AMAZING! i couldn't believe the quality

Ill report back when ive got the screen mounted as im sure ill have a hundred questions!

First off... is it best to mount the screen of the PJ first?

[AlomMichaelMiah]

Originally Posted by monkey00

First off... is it best to mount the screen of the PJ first?

It all depends! It's alot easier to move the Pj around if in the wrong place then having to reposition the screen! It's big and heavy!

Firstly, you'll need to know roughly where you're going to project the image! Remember that the Pj has to be pretty much in the centre of the screen!

Second, you need to know where your ceiling joists are when mounting the Pj! I would'nt know about plaster board?

I had a hand from my uncle when mounting the screen on the wall! Two people make it so much easier!

Even still, my image slants slightly at the bottom left corner where the Pj is'nt level!

Hope this helps!

[luke90]

Well thought the screen would be coming today. I was wrong. But my HDMI cable came. Really hoping the screen comes tomorrow though so i have it for the weekend.

Play didnt contact me though about a delivery date...

[nwgarratt]

I finally put an offer for a proper screen on ebay. Just waiting for it to be accepted. It is electric and should be the same 80" size to what I already have so it will go where the blind is now. I can always switch the PJ on to make sure it is lined up with the masked borders.

I realised that even 84" would be too big. I can make the size easily but because of the position of the pj, the image will be too far close to the ceiling. It is already quite high as it is (has to be higher than the TV and front speakers)

[monkey00]

My screen just turned up, so ill be mounting it tonight when i get home from work, ive got all the bits now and i just picked up some trunking to hide the cables

Lucky for me , my ceiling joists are actually exposed and painted black in the room im going to be putting it, so there shouldn't be any problems locating them

[nwgarratt]

Originally Posted by monkey00

My screen just turned up, so ill be mounting it tonight when i get home from work, ive got all the bits now and i just picked up some trunking to hide the cables

Lucky for me , my ceiling joists are actually exposed and painted black in the room im going to be putting it, so there shouldn't be any problems locating them

Good luck.

My screen will take longer. My offer was rejected even though the same seller had accepted the same amount from four other people in the last two months for the same screen.

edit.
The PJ is now £470 at Amazon (no screen).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Optoma-HD700...394135&sr=8-15

[mark1000]

Originally Posted by nwgarratt

Good luck.

My screen will take longer. My offer was rejected even though the same seller had accepted the same amount from four other people in the last two months for the same screen.

edit.
The PJ is now £470 at Amazon (no screen).

Optoma HD700X - DLP High Definition Home Cinema: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

£469 with the free screen at play.com.

link.

Play.com (UK) : Optoma HD700x 1300 ANSI 720P DLP Projector : Electronics - Free Delivery

Mark.

[nwgarratt]

I think I may have asked this before but cannot find the post now. Anyone with the 84" Panoview screen from Plays offer, what is the drop of the screen. I can make use of the diagonal but it needs to be able to down as far as 130cm so I can put it up on the ceiling. Is there plenty of black above the viewable area?

[AlomMichaelMiah]

Originally Posted by nwgarratt

I think I may have asked this before but cannot find the post now. Anyone with the 84" Panoview screen from Plays offer, what is the drop of the screen. I can make use of the diagonal but it needs to be able to down as far as 130cm so I can put it up on the ceiling. Is there plenty of black above the viewable area?

The drop when fully extended is roughly 55"! The black area above the white area is roughly 13"! Hope this helps, MichaeL!

[nwgarratt]

Originally Posted by AlomMichaelMiah

The drop when fully extended is roughly 55"! The black area above the white area is roughly 13"! Hope this helps, MichaeL!

Thanks.

I actually found a pdf for the screen on Optomas site. It saids the same. 140cm/55" and 30cm/12".

Finding a screen is becoming a pain now. I have decided while electric would be nice, I think a manual pull down will do. The Panoview would fit in what space I have.

[Ewan154]

Just ordered my Optoma HD700X from Amazon today

Will the Optoma HD700X do 1080p?