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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: Re: Projector Options
Hi Ben, I got a Panasonic AE-100 just before xmas and I'm pleased as punch with it. I got it for =A3990 from Komplete. I bought a manual pulldown screen (92 x 55) for about =A3240 from Walter doors so you can't see it is there when retracted. I was going to go for justify the extra =A3300. Manual pulldown is fine. Projector is mounted inverted (as grahams) about 12" from the ceiling<= BR> using a speaker bracket mounted on the rear wall. Only 12 foot from screen to pj but the Panny has a short throw lens. I use a PC for DVD and gaming on it connected via the VGA port. I bought composite source and has an inbuilt analogue TV tuner all out through the VGA port (and VGA pass through from a PC). Has a remote control as well. It also acts as a line doubler\scaler. Must admit that my sky box S-Video out straight into the PJ was unwatchable but the ProV makes a big difference. I intend to get an RGB - S-Video convertor for my Tivo and plug into the S-Video input on the ProV eventually, I use PowerStrip to set up my HCPC to match the native resolution of the Flight Sim on a 8 foot screen is awesome! I also ran an S-Video cable and two runs of CAT5 to the projector but only use the VGA port at present via the Pro-V. Cheers Don -----Original Message----- From: BEN.MCCORMACK [mailto:ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx] Sent: 06 January 2003 14:05 To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Projector Options Hi I am not thinking about bulb costs yet!! I have heard that some suppliers will do a dead pixel check before shipping so I am looking around. I have got a timber framed house so I am going to try a seat the screen in the ceiling/floor cavity so that should look less obvious. Cheers for everything. Ben > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "BEN.MCCORMACK" <ben.mccor= mack@o...> > wrote: > > Hi > > > > I have just emailed AV Network and hopefully they may be able to = > come up with something. My only worry at the moment is dead pixels, > > > As far as I can tell I have one dead pixel on mine (but it really > isn't noticable showing films and I don't use the projector for PC). <= BR> > The other problem is that mine needs a new bulb (about =A3350 I think)= > and is a little dim at the moment. Lack of funds and the presence of <= BR> > a Plasma mean that I have not replaced the bulb and am not using the <= BR> > projector at the moment. > > Oh what screen do you use? Any reccomendations? > > > I had no possibility to have either a motorised screen or a ceiling > portable screen that pulls up from the floor. This works really well <= BR> > (I brought it down to last years UKHA meet) and was included in the > Graham > http://www.automatedhome.co= .uk > Post message: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subscribe: ukha_d-subscribe@xxxxxxx > Unsubscribe: ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx > List owner: ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx > List of UKHA Groups here - http://groups.ya= hoo.com/group/UKHA_Grouplists/ > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/te= rms/ http://www.automatedhome.co.uk Post message: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subscribe: ukha_d-subscribe@xxxxxxx Unsubscribe: ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx List owner: ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx List of UKHA Groups here - http://groups.ya= hoo.com/group/UKHA_Grouplists/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/te= rms/
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