Front Projector Experts, Little Help.

millerman 3732

Well my long road to front projection land will hopefully soon be at an end, I bought the screen, I have my layout, and now I need some help from the experts picking out my PJ. I've narrowed my choices down, But not limited to, these 5 PJ's based on reviews and the ability to be used in my particular mounting situation (the only place I can mount a PJ with out some major remodeling is around 17'-18'6'' from the screen and still be able to fit a 106'' screen). and I would like to get some input from some of you that are more fimilar with FP set ups also suggest any PJ that you feel would be good choices.

1. Epson 1080UB, 1600 ANSI, 50,000:1 contrast. I believe this one is out of production so finding it may be a problem.

2. Epson 6500UB, 1600 ANSI, 75,000:1 contrast.

3. JVC DLA-HD1, 700 ANSI, 15,000:1 contrast. My friend/dealer really likes this model and based on the reviews I've been able to find so do I, but I'm afraid being only 700 ANSI might hurt the PQ when some ambient light is present, also its alittle higher priced than other models, although my dealer is giving me a great price on it.

4. Panasonic PT-AE 2000U, 1500 ANSI, 16,000:1 contrast.

5. Panasonic PT-AE 3000, 1600 ANSI, 60,000:1 contrast.

So if you had to pick one of these or one that I don't have listed what would be, thanks for the help.

engtaz

Epson really impressed me at a home theater show I when to. Panasonic are very good. I would read reviews to find out which to pick. If you are not into calibrating the setup then read reviews to find which is setup closest to the right setting coming out of the box.
Good luck
engtaz

leroyjr1

I'm in the same boat as well. Replacing my projector in a couple weeks. I'm most likely going with the Epson 6500U. Like the contrast ratio and it's 120hz. The price is very reasonable also.