Short list for new PJ. Trusty old Panny has popped its clogs

[SanPedro]

Well my old faithful AE100 has popped another bulb.
Considering its age and useage (5500 hours) I hardly think it's worth getting another bulb.

What should my shortlist be for sub £1500 projectors?

Currently I will be looking at:

Panny AE900
Sanyo Z4
Optoma H72
Sony HS50

Any others worth considering?

I do suffer from rainbows but the H72 I saw at Manchester was virtually absent (low enough that I could live with).

One of the biggest complaints I had about the AE100 was the dust blobs on that I never managed to clear properly. Do any of these machines possess sealed optics that would eliminate this problem? The other issue was warped panesl that caused a yellow stain on the image. Would DLP be better in this respect than LCD or do newer LCD models not suffer this problem.

Thanks in advance.

C

 

[Miniholic]

I believe the H72 has sealed optics, not sure about the others though.

Have a look at these threads...

PJTX100's review from DiscountTV

Recent H72 thread

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[cyberheater]

If I could afford it. I'd go for the H72 in a heartbeat.

 

[SanPedro]

Thanks MiniH

I work 100yds from Ben's showroom, so I'll have to get a demo in this week sometime if I can.

Anyone know when the H72 is due out?

 

[Jack the lad]

HS60 awesome machine for the £££ in my opinion