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Rocket47
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Hi All,
My first post.
Am setting up a Home Theatre (dedicated room) in a new house that is almost completed.
We were set on the Infocus SP5700 until last week when the local dealer advertised the arrival of the new Infocus Projectors. Basically we will get an Infocus but was after some advice.
It's around 5K for 5700, HD STB and 82in screen as the 5700 is the last one and a demo model but only used for about 20hrs.
IN76 is more expensive, with the STB and 92in screen we are looking at around 7.4K but really, we have a HD STB already so could do without that.
Comparing the two on the weekend, the IN76 has much more detail, especially in dark scenes (we demo'd on a 100in screen approx) and much smoother motion, viewing the same scene a few minutes apart in different rooms with the same light, or lack of light level. I wasn't sure whether the 5700 had a bit more depth apparrant but we did look at the IN72, IN74 in between. I think I might have made up my mind and it might be the IN76 for the HD compatibility.
Whichever one we get will be fed by a Marantz DV9500 DVD Player, Super VHS VCR, TEAC HD STB initially but am trying to buy for the future. I really am not interested in gaming or xBox.
The only thing that disturbed me slightly about the IN76 is that it looked as though the resolution was so damn good that it was possible to pick out the 'blocking' that is used in dark areas of commercial DVD's (presumably to save space where the viewer is supposed to not be able to tell the difference. I could not see this on the 5700 but of course, there wasn't as much detail in the dark areas - for instance when Morgan Freeman and Matthew McConnaghy are inspecting the below decks of La Amistad in Amistad. This might just be a crappy DVD master for all I know. Played some scenes from the West Wing where Bartlett (Sheen) is speaking to a crowd in the West and there are balloons in the background - they actually looked like rubber ie the shiny/matt sort of look and looked round which I guess answers the depth question.
Anyway, sorry for the long post but am really interested in poeples opinion because I would like to put the deposit down this week. (by the way, dealer advises that since we will be using a smaller screen than their demo room, digital blocking should not be as evident and of course, will dissappear on HD material). Rest of system is B&W Matrix 800, Boston Accoustics and Musical Fidelity. Many Thanks.
My first post.
Am setting up a Home Theatre (dedicated room) in a new house that is almost completed.
We were set on the Infocus SP5700 until last week when the local dealer advertised the arrival of the new Infocus Projectors. Basically we will get an Infocus but was after some advice.
It's around 5K for 5700, HD STB and 82in screen as the 5700 is the last one and a demo model but only used for about 20hrs.
IN76 is more expensive, with the STB and 92in screen we are looking at around 7.4K but really, we have a HD STB already so could do without that.
Comparing the two on the weekend, the IN76 has much more detail, especially in dark scenes (we demo'd on a 100in screen approx) and much smoother motion, viewing the same scene a few minutes apart in different rooms with the same light, or lack of light level. I wasn't sure whether the 5700 had a bit more depth apparrant but we did look at the IN72, IN74 in between. I think I might have made up my mind and it might be the IN76 for the HD compatibility.
Whichever one we get will be fed by a Marantz DV9500 DVD Player, Super VHS VCR, TEAC HD STB initially but am trying to buy for the future. I really am not interested in gaming or xBox.
The only thing that disturbed me slightly about the IN76 is that it looked as though the resolution was so damn good that it was possible to pick out the 'blocking' that is used in dark areas of commercial DVD's (presumably to save space where the viewer is supposed to not be able to tell the difference. I could not see this on the 5700 but of course, there wasn't as much detail in the dark areas - for instance when Morgan Freeman and Matthew McConnaghy are inspecting the below decks of La Amistad in Amistad. This might just be a crappy DVD master for all I know. Played some scenes from the West Wing where Bartlett (Sheen) is speaking to a crowd in the West and there are balloons in the background - they actually looked like rubber ie the shiny/matt sort of look and looked round which I guess answers the depth question.
Anyway, sorry for the long post but am really interested in poeples opinion because I would like to put the deposit down this week. (by the way, dealer advises that since we will be using a smaller screen than their demo room, digital blocking should not be as evident and of course, will dissappear on HD material). Rest of system is B&W Matrix 800, Boston Accoustics and Musical Fidelity. Many Thanks.