mikeybabes2
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Hi All,
Two weeks ago, I was sitting in my living room and suddenly noticed some water dripping on the arm of the chair next to me. I looked up to see water running out of my ceiling mounted projector !
It transpired that a valve on my hot water tank had failed, and leaked through the ceiling. The water had found it's way to the bolts of the ceiling mount, run downwards and into the vent of my faithful Sharp XV-Z10000 projector.
Time to call the insurance company .
The insurance company arranged for the PJ to be taken away and checked over, and came back to me and said it is a write off.
Now the Z10000 is quite an old machine, originally released in 2002 I believe, but I bought just as it was being replaced with the Z12000, and was able to pick it up for £ 5k when the normal retail was £ 10k ! It supported 1080i, HDCP and offered a stunning picture. It has been on my ceiling ever since and provided sterling service with not a peep of trouble. Until it decided to become a water feature that is.
Although it was the size of the mothership in close encounters, I was always happy with the Z10000, a great picture and although it was a DLP machine, never saw any rainbows at all. In short, it has given getting on for a decade of service, and I'm worried that whatever I replace it with could be more troublesome. As I don't have a bat cave (more a living room with curtains), it could have been a little brighter, but then it still had the original bulb in !
In fact, whilst most people would be pleased to be shopping for a newer generation machine, I am rather sad the old faithful has gone, and am viewing the purchase of a new machine with some trepidation.
The PJ is (or should I say was) mainly used to watch DVD & Blu-Ray discs, though I will be plugging in the Sky box this time (as I now have good reason to upgrade the wiring while the redecoration is going on. As I have a few 3D discs, I would be foolish to not to cover that base, but 3D performance is less importance to me than 2D. (The kids, however, will love the 3D I'm sure).
So off I go to the only place in town where I can see a few projectors locally - Richer Sounds. I have bought quite a bit of kit off them over the years, and for good reason. Good prices and pretty good service. They had three machines to show me, but had no 3D glasses in stock, so could only show me a 2D picture.
1). Optoma HD33. The cheapest of the three, and was pretty decent
2) Epson TW6000. Middle priced, but the poorest picture. The blacks were a deep blue ?!
3) Panasonic 6000. The best one there. Great picture and contrast.
The chap at Richer Sounds also told me that I should look at the JVC X30, which they didn't have there. Apparently the JVC X30 was the best, and I could go to another branch where they had one.
Now here's the thing. When I first bought my Sharp I steered well away from LCD PJ's, as they were known for getting dust inside them, at which point they had to be sent back the have the optical block repaired. When I check out the Panasonic 6000 thread, I see lots of people sending their machine back to Panasonic to get this fixed. Although Richer give a 5 year warranty, this is putting me off. With the Sharp being a DLP, I have a soft spot for this technology as it has been so reliable.
I understand that the JVC is a version of LCD. No-one seems to have a Benq W7000 to demo, which is a DLP, but I may need to put a filter on it (for which there is no mount) as it is too bright. Plus everyone is in the throes of launching new models. So I'm all a bit lost.
The insurance company is giving me about £ 2-2.5k or so, and I'm not averse to putting a bit to it to get the right machine, as I intend to keep it for a long time. They have offered me a JVC RS45 (which I believe is the same as the X30) or I can look for an alternative.
so i'm looking at the following
Pana 6000
JVC X30/RS45 (which I haven't seen)
Benq W7000 (which I haven't seen)
But these are currently being replaced.
My wife, who normally has a black belt in spending money, cannot help me here as there is electricity involved
Can someone point me in the right direction - I am more than happy to travel a good distance to sort this out and see the kit.
Yours confusedly.
Mikeybabes
Two weeks ago, I was sitting in my living room and suddenly noticed some water dripping on the arm of the chair next to me. I looked up to see water running out of my ceiling mounted projector !
It transpired that a valve on my hot water tank had failed, and leaked through the ceiling. The water had found it's way to the bolts of the ceiling mount, run downwards and into the vent of my faithful Sharp XV-Z10000 projector.
Time to call the insurance company .
The insurance company arranged for the PJ to be taken away and checked over, and came back to me and said it is a write off.
Now the Z10000 is quite an old machine, originally released in 2002 I believe, but I bought just as it was being replaced with the Z12000, and was able to pick it up for £ 5k when the normal retail was £ 10k ! It supported 1080i, HDCP and offered a stunning picture. It has been on my ceiling ever since and provided sterling service with not a peep of trouble. Until it decided to become a water feature that is.
Although it was the size of the mothership in close encounters, I was always happy with the Z10000, a great picture and although it was a DLP machine, never saw any rainbows at all. In short, it has given getting on for a decade of service, and I'm worried that whatever I replace it with could be more troublesome. As I don't have a bat cave (more a living room with curtains), it could have been a little brighter, but then it still had the original bulb in !
In fact, whilst most people would be pleased to be shopping for a newer generation machine, I am rather sad the old faithful has gone, and am viewing the purchase of a new machine with some trepidation.
The PJ is (or should I say was) mainly used to watch DVD & Blu-Ray discs, though I will be plugging in the Sky box this time (as I now have good reason to upgrade the wiring while the redecoration is going on. As I have a few 3D discs, I would be foolish to not to cover that base, but 3D performance is less importance to me than 2D. (The kids, however, will love the 3D I'm sure).
So off I go to the only place in town where I can see a few projectors locally - Richer Sounds. I have bought quite a bit of kit off them over the years, and for good reason. Good prices and pretty good service. They had three machines to show me, but had no 3D glasses in stock, so could only show me a 2D picture.
1). Optoma HD33. The cheapest of the three, and was pretty decent
2) Epson TW6000. Middle priced, but the poorest picture. The blacks were a deep blue ?!
3) Panasonic 6000. The best one there. Great picture and contrast.
The chap at Richer Sounds also told me that I should look at the JVC X30, which they didn't have there. Apparently the JVC X30 was the best, and I could go to another branch where they had one.
Now here's the thing. When I first bought my Sharp I steered well away from LCD PJ's, as they were known for getting dust inside them, at which point they had to be sent back the have the optical block repaired. When I check out the Panasonic 6000 thread, I see lots of people sending their machine back to Panasonic to get this fixed. Although Richer give a 5 year warranty, this is putting me off. With the Sharp being a DLP, I have a soft spot for this technology as it has been so reliable.
I understand that the JVC is a version of LCD. No-one seems to have a Benq W7000 to demo, which is a DLP, but I may need to put a filter on it (for which there is no mount) as it is too bright. Plus everyone is in the throes of launching new models. So I'm all a bit lost.
The insurance company is giving me about £ 2-2.5k or so, and I'm not averse to putting a bit to it to get the right machine, as I intend to keep it for a long time. They have offered me a JVC RS45 (which I believe is the same as the X30) or I can look for an alternative.
so i'm looking at the following
Pana 6000
JVC X30/RS45 (which I haven't seen)
Benq W7000 (which I haven't seen)
But these are currently being replaced.
My wife, who normally has a black belt in spending money, cannot help me here as there is electricity involved
Can someone point me in the right direction - I am more than happy to travel a good distance to sort this out and see the kit.
Yours confusedly.
Mikeybabes