jimmyboy168
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Greetings all,
Now, please bear with me if the below sounds a bit strange....im after a bit of advice, or at least re-assurance of my own thoughts:-
Im currently using an Optoma HD65. The room is light controlled, with matt medium coffee colour walls (it was the best trade off with the missus, as orginally was antique white!!) dark rug (im thinking of painting the ceiling as well, as at the moment it is matt antique white, subject to getting her approval, of course). Im projecting onto a fixed frame 106" matt white screen with a gain of 1.0 from a distance of 3.8m. My sources are Sky HD, Blu-Ray, PS3 via an Onkyo amp.
Now, i've been thinking about upgrading the projector for some time, and now the 350 seems to be knocking around for a bargain price (not for much longer I suspect), I feel now is the time to go for it. My question being, comming from DLP, is simply, am I going to be dissapointed with the "vibrance" of the picture. I've read the merits of the various technologies, DLP/3LCD/SXRD/DiLA, and I know there is a lot of talk about the loss of "Image pop" when moving away from DLP.
I enjoy the picture the the HD65 throws, but there are a few things that I am not happy with, in the following order:-
Black performance:-
Im never happy with the milky greys. I know this is partly down to the fact the HD65 is a bit of a light cannon at 1600lumens, and no manual iris to tame it, but even in a completely black scene, there is a muddy grey colour to all projected parts of the screen.
Uniform Focus:-
this one seems a bit bizarre, but I cannot get 100% focus. Its small differences, but for example, when the top is focused, the bottom part of the image is fractionally out. Not a lot, but enough to bother me!
Motion handling:-
sometimes the HD65 struggles in this respect, especially sports scenes.
not 1080p:-
I know this one is not a biggie, as resolution is way down the pecking order in terms of image quality, but as some of my sources are true 1080p, it seems rude not to display them in the manor they were intended!
Noise:-
Its like a 747 on take off when it gets a bit toastie!!
Placement:-
Simple one this, the HD65 is a bitch to place.....
Really, my biggest gripe is the blacks. I know my room is not a perfect batcave, but its not too bad, and most reflections can be tammed. So my real question, is weather im going to see a "better, blacker, more contrasty picture with the HD350 over the HD65.
I know its not the easiest question to answer, but me and my wallet would really appreciate some advise before we are parted with many pictures of the queen!
Cheers
James.
Now, please bear with me if the below sounds a bit strange....im after a bit of advice, or at least re-assurance of my own thoughts:-
Im currently using an Optoma HD65. The room is light controlled, with matt medium coffee colour walls (it was the best trade off with the missus, as orginally was antique white!!) dark rug (im thinking of painting the ceiling as well, as at the moment it is matt antique white, subject to getting her approval, of course). Im projecting onto a fixed frame 106" matt white screen with a gain of 1.0 from a distance of 3.8m. My sources are Sky HD, Blu-Ray, PS3 via an Onkyo amp.
Now, i've been thinking about upgrading the projector for some time, and now the 350 seems to be knocking around for a bargain price (not for much longer I suspect), I feel now is the time to go for it. My question being, comming from DLP, is simply, am I going to be dissapointed with the "vibrance" of the picture. I've read the merits of the various technologies, DLP/3LCD/SXRD/DiLA, and I know there is a lot of talk about the loss of "Image pop" when moving away from DLP.
I enjoy the picture the the HD65 throws, but there are a few things that I am not happy with, in the following order:-
Black performance:-
Im never happy with the milky greys. I know this is partly down to the fact the HD65 is a bit of a light cannon at 1600lumens, and no manual iris to tame it, but even in a completely black scene, there is a muddy grey colour to all projected parts of the screen.
Uniform Focus:-
this one seems a bit bizarre, but I cannot get 100% focus. Its small differences, but for example, when the top is focused, the bottom part of the image is fractionally out. Not a lot, but enough to bother me!
Motion handling:-
sometimes the HD65 struggles in this respect, especially sports scenes.
not 1080p:-
I know this one is not a biggie, as resolution is way down the pecking order in terms of image quality, but as some of my sources are true 1080p, it seems rude not to display them in the manor they were intended!
Noise:-
Its like a 747 on take off when it gets a bit toastie!!
Placement:-
Simple one this, the HD65 is a bitch to place.....
Really, my biggest gripe is the blacks. I know my room is not a perfect batcave, but its not too bad, and most reflections can be tammed. So my real question, is weather im going to see a "better, blacker, more contrasty picture with the HD350 over the HD65.
I know its not the easiest question to answer, but me and my wallet would really appreciate some advise before we are parted with many pictures of the queen!
Cheers
James.