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Author Topic: Recommend me a new TV Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 03-01-2012 01:06 PM                        Hey Sean that projector looks pretty cool, but a few questions: -Can it do 120Hz or some variation thereof? I'd like to be able to have Blu-rays run at true 24p via HDMI without any pulldown nonsense. -What size picture can I get with a throw distance of about 10 feet? -Does it radiate lots of heat?  |  IP: Logged Sean Weitzel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 619 From: Vacaville, CA (1790 miles west of Rockwall) Registered: Dec 1999 posted 03-01-2012 07:37 PM                     I do not think it is capable of 120hz more research would be necessary. Here is a link to the user manual that has all of the specs in it: http://files.support.epson.com/pdf/plhc87u/plhc87uug.pdf It can put an 80" image out at 8 feet away. It does put out some noticable warmth, but it's not going to blister the paint on the walls.  |  IP: Logged Bruce Hansen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 847 From: Stone Mountain, GA, USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 03-01-2012 08:13 PM                     Since theaters have gone to TV, it is time for you to go to film. Maybe a JJ or a V8, that way you can run both 35MM and 70MM. And you don't need cable, satellite, internet, or an antenna.  |  IP: Logged Robert D Hall Film Handler Posts: 65 From: Abingdon V.A USA Registered: Mar 2010 posted 03-01-2012 08:45 PM                        Beware of Vizio. I read somewhere that they will not repair them. quote: Bruce Hansen was the last to post I dont think thats true. When i set my vizio up last week i couldnt get the remote to work. I had to call and do some kind of reset on it. Before we got it working i told the guy i hope it is the remote. I realy didnt want to ship the tv any where. He said i would never have to do that. If some thing was wrong with it a tech would come to my house>  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 03-02-2012 07:57 AM                        Panasonic AE-4000 with a 125' 2.4:1 screen Cheers  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 03-02-2012 09:36 AM                        I don't have room for a 125 foot screen. Maybe 115.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-02-2012 02:44 PM                        This sounds like something to shoot for. World's largest home theater screen.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-02-2012 09:31 PM                     I'd love to have the "Kronos" home theater the villain "Syndrome" had in The Incredibles. Or was that just an IMAX-sized computer screen in a giant room?  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 03-04-2012 12:33 PM                        Ah, crap. I made a typo in my post. I meant to write " when I actually wrote '. Sorry about that. Nevertheless, I still recommend the Panasonic ae4000.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 03-04-2012 08:07 PM                        Does it handle 24p natively with an HDMI connection?  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 03-06-2012 08:03 AM                        Yes, I believe so. But you should double check. I sometimes am wrong. This page has a bunch of specs and a link to the manual. http://www.projectorcentral.com/Panasonic-PT-AE4000U.htm (I have the AE3000 and am very happy with it.)  |  IP: Logged Jeff Kane Film Handler Posts: 74 From: corpus christi, tx Registered: Jun 2011 posted 03-06-2012 10:41 AM                     Unless you have total light control (meaning you can eliminate any light you do not explicitly want in the room), a projector is not going to be a great primary display and will frustrate the hell out of you if you try to watch during the day. My vote? Plasma. I've had better luck with Samsung than Panasonic. Not a huge fan of their LCDs (and not really a fan of ANY LCD) but I think their plasma TVs are excellent. Plasmas don't come in the same size ranges LCDs do however. It's either 42/43", 50/51", 58/59", 63/64". Oh and Panasonic makes a 105" and I think one bigger one that cost as much as an Aston Martin. On the normal sizes, the panels are actually all the same size, Samsung just uses a thinner bezel to use ALL the screen real-estate. Plasma=no motionflow BS, no LCD lag, better blacks, higher contrast. LCD (can be) brighter, more color saturation. IMO plasma is just far more accurate.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 03-06-2012 01:11 PM                     quote: Jeff Kane Unless you have total light control (meaning you can eliminate any light you do not explicitly want in the room), a projector is not going to be a great primary display and will frustrate the hell out of you if you try to watch during the day. The fairly expensive "Black Diamond" screens supposedly reduce this effect a lot. And assuming the videos they've put up on youtube are close to what you get in real life, I'd expect it to work.  |  IP: Logged Jeff Kane Film Handler Posts: 74 From: corpus christi, tx Registered: Jun 2011 posted 03-09-2012 10:55 AM                     I forgot about those. They do work well. Saw 'em at CES when they first rolled out (back when CES was relevant). But they are eyewatering in cost. The 80" screen is $2,200 and the 'edgeless' that'd compare with modern TV framing is $2,800. A suitable projector to drive the thing is going to be another $2-4k. YEOWCH! I still maintain that it's better to have a standard TV for day to day and the larger projector setup for movie/event watching in a light controlled environment. I'm also a cheap bastard and hate spending money on bulbs.  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 03-19-2012 02:13 PM                     I'm also a cheap bastard with a house full of CRT sets... most of which have never given me a minutes trouble. If I was to pay this kind of money for a TV set, I'd sure expect it to last more than 6-7 years! I've got two sets approaching 25 years that look great, even on a dot/bar generator. That said, I've been around several Panasonic built plasma sets that continue to look very nice after nearly 5 years of daily service. None have been worked on. Joe, I figured you might be wanting something you dont have to replace again in just a few years.  |  IP: Logged

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