DEANO-B said:
We all know of the forthcoming LCD PJs (Panny/Sony/Hitatchi/Sanyo) - They are going to retail at below £1500ish, what DLP PJs are going to be there competition
The Benq PE7700. Still easily the best bang for the buck in the DLP world.
Interesting to consider what affect these new LCD projectors, will have on the (sub £3k) pj market. I note that quite a lot of us contributing to this thread are interested in LCD due to our sensitivity to some of the negative qualities of DLP (namely RBE and headaches). We want them to trounce DLP so we don't feel like second class citizen in our little techno avforums microcosm. Yet, despite the extravagent claims within the spec sheets, will these new boys be able to top DLP images? The HS50 doesn't and the specs (on paper) of most of these new beasts aren't as good as it. I suggest that most of them will get near (though we have reports that VB is still on D5 panels), but maybe only the HS60 will get there. Thus, will DLP (whose +£6k pricing strategy has been blown out of the water by the Ruby) continue to differentiate itself as being superior to LCD due to its aforementioned filmic images? I thought the Benq would cause the DC2 chipped machines to fall to around £2k. Instead Optoma plopped in the improved (but not greatly) DC3 chip, dropped the price £500 and it's take your pick. The H79, does after all, kick out a better image than the Benq and quite a few people are willing to pay that premium over the (undemoable) Benq. So maybe at this end the pricing structure will remain intact: significant premiums for 720p DC3? Maybe this can last another two years until 1080p SXRD machines start hitting £3k.
All the interest is in the price range above. Sony's Ruby has effectively sabotaged DLPs strategy of drip feeding us the newest technology at sports car prices. So how do DLP manufacturers (who, I would say, do not have the financial clout of the LCD manufacturers: which sound richer: Sony, Panasonic, Sanyo or Infocus, Optoma, Benq???) respond? I really don't want them to go under due to the Sony, but how do they grow and sell their new technology and cover their R&D costs?
Interesting times, but I'm unsure what it means for us down here with real world wallets.
Squibbly