Pimp my communal living space!

[Colonel Mitch]

Got a new projector at the weekend, full specs below, got it second hand for £470 with 186 hrs used. RRP is just over £1k.

Projector Specs

Panasonic PT-AX100E
3LCD™ Display Technology
2000 ANSI Lumens
1280 x 720 Native Resolution
16:9 Native Aspect Ratio 6000:1 Contrast Ratio
11.0 lbs
HDTV Ready


Contrast (full on/off): 6000:1 with auto-iris

Light Engine: 1280x720, native 16:9, 3x 0.7" PolySi LCD with a 220W UHM lamp.

Video Compatibility: HDTV 1080p/60, 1080p/50, 1080p/24, 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i, 480p. NTSC/PAL/SECAM.

Data Compatibility: Computer resolutions up to SXGA.

Connection Panel: One HDMI input, one VGA input, one set of component YPbPr inputs, one S-Video input, one composite input, one serial port, one kensington lock point, hardwired power on/off switch.

Lens and Throw Distance: 2:1 manual zoom/focus lens with manual H/V lens shift. Throws a 100" diagonal 16:9 image from 9.9' to 20.3' 3LCD™ Display Technology
2000 ANSI Lumens
1280 x 720 Native Resolution (1920x1080 interpolated - looks fine for games and movies, but noticeable if your looking at digitised text).
16:9 Native Aspect Ratio 6000:1 Contrast Ratio
11.0 lbs
HDTV Ready
3LCD™ Display Technology
2000 ANSI Lumens
1280 x 720 Native Resolution
16:9 Native Aspect Ratio 6000:1 Contrast Ratio
11.0 lbs
Max size 200"

Heres a pic of it working in Ki's bedroom in teh daytime on the front of his white plastic window blind:

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-10-02-123101.jpg


Anyway, we got the builders (that still havent finished....) to put up a shelf to put the projector on in our living space and we have white walls so thats win already :)

Also as the nearest window is in the attached kitchen and at a bad angle we dont get much glare in the day either :)

This is what its like, size of about 140" i believe but dont have a measure to see the length of projection or the screen diameter.

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-10-05-174329.jpg

And with the lights on to help you get some scale (the lights are quite bright).

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-10-05-174340.jpg

Colour doesnt come through very well on the fone camera, but the colours are very deep in teh dark, tho suffer in the bright lights.

After setting it up we got our sound system setup, my old sony 1 i brought to i34 if anyone remembers, and then me and 4 housemates and 1 housemates friend spent around 3 hours on rock band :D

More pics to follow.

[Calneon]

Good luck getting any replies. This forum is officially dead.

Looks nice though.

[Chalex4]

It's always "dead" while we're back at uni! We're a close knit group and it'll get more active as people have settled back into uni life.

Anyywayyy that's awesome stuff there Mitch. Seriously much better value than a £500 TV. From what I gather though, you can play 1080p but not actually display it. I guess that's pretty minor though for the cost you got it at :D.

[ez64]

Looks awesome, just need voice controls round the house and robot guards :D

[Colonel Mitch]

Basically yeah chalex, it stays 720p but it lets u use a 1080p input and makes up for the pixel difference, tho at the size / distance you cant tell much difference, and a true fullhd projector with good contrast brightness etc is like £3k xD

[Vicious Horizon]

Looks pretty awesome, was thinking about getting a projector instead of a new TV..

When this TV dies, I think I will get a projector.


- And lovely doses of pessimism Calneon.

[Calneon]

When this TV dies, I think I will get a projector.

- And lovely doses of pessimism Calneon.
I know you love it.

[Target]

Its only dead while I dont have internet, and it is pretty fucking awesome, like having a cinema in your uni accomodation :D

[Vicious Horizon]

Tbh, has the forum not been loading for anyone else today?