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John_N
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I ordered the unit from nexnix.co.uk
They will perform a dead pixel check for you for £20 to ensure that the unit has no dead pixels.
The box arrived today.
First impressions are of a quality product. It is well packaged and comes with a bag containing the manuals, remote & batteries, the PJ 'multi' lead (which plugs into the back of the unit into the 'multi' connector and gives you component video , S video and composite video inputs), a spare air filter and an optional filter.
Connecting the unit up and starting it was very easy. Initially I was shocked by the noise which seemed loud on startup but it got quieter once the unit had warmed up and you can reduce the fan noise by using 'cinema' mode.
Once the unit was operational and I was actually watching something, the noise was not something I was aware of.
I projected onto my viewing room wall (which was red) and then when I got the picture the right size I quickly masked off the edges using masking tape and painted the wall white using emulsion inside the frame. My other half will not be impressed when she gets in from work this evening... but it's cheaper than a screen for the time being!
The picture out of the box was very bright in the supplied 'dynamic' mode. This would be the mode to use to extract every inch of brightness from the unit for high ambient light conditions. But colour balance does suffer and blacks don't look too fantastic at all - not helped by the high ambient light at the time (mid day with the curtains open) and projecting onto a white wall.
Selecting 'cinema' mode and altering the colour temperature from 'low' to medium gave a better picture. I think with this unit you will need to fiddle about with the settings quite a lot in order to get the best picture.
One thing I was surprised by was the massive difference in quality between the 'S' video output of my DVD player and the component output of the player. Component looked FAR better.
I'll keep you posted..
Next stages are to mess around with the DVI input and try some more expensive leads... And I've yet to buy a screen of course...
They will perform a dead pixel check for you for £20 to ensure that the unit has no dead pixels.
The box arrived today.
First impressions are of a quality product. It is well packaged and comes with a bag containing the manuals, remote & batteries, the PJ 'multi' lead (which plugs into the back of the unit into the 'multi' connector and gives you component video , S video and composite video inputs), a spare air filter and an optional filter.
Connecting the unit up and starting it was very easy. Initially I was shocked by the noise which seemed loud on startup but it got quieter once the unit had warmed up and you can reduce the fan noise by using 'cinema' mode.
Once the unit was operational and I was actually watching something, the noise was not something I was aware of.
I projected onto my viewing room wall (which was red) and then when I got the picture the right size I quickly masked off the edges using masking tape and painted the wall white using emulsion inside the frame. My other half will not be impressed when she gets in from work this evening... but it's cheaper than a screen for the time being!
The picture out of the box was very bright in the supplied 'dynamic' mode. This would be the mode to use to extract every inch of brightness from the unit for high ambient light conditions. But colour balance does suffer and blacks don't look too fantastic at all - not helped by the high ambient light at the time (mid day with the curtains open) and projecting onto a white wall.
Selecting 'cinema' mode and altering the colour temperature from 'low' to medium gave a better picture. I think with this unit you will need to fiddle about with the settings quite a lot in order to get the best picture.
One thing I was surprised by was the massive difference in quality between the 'S' video output of my DVD player and the component output of the player. Component looked FAR better.
I'll keep you posted..
Next stages are to mess around with the DVI input and try some more expensive leads... And I've yet to buy a screen of course...