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I have an RPTV at the moment, an old Tosh that has been giving me wonderful pictures since 1995. It is a widescreen TV. I still have a great picture because I watch TV in "full" mode avoiding the side bars. I really am not bothered by the distortion because I am preserving the the screen in the long term for the important stuff, namely anamorphic widescreen DVDs, which is what this TV was made for (also anamorphic Laser Discs,,,but then again...it was 1995).SO....to get to my question. Are there any FPs that are made specifically for 16:9 viewing? Or do they use 4:3 elements and "turn off" the pixels (or whatever...there are so many new technologies, I can't keep up and still hold down a job) in order to get the correct ratio? Is uneven wear an issue with LCD or DLP projectors?
Finally, what would be a good place to start looking if I wanted a FP under 5K that would best display widescreen anamorphic DVDs and be ready for HDTV if I decide to get the converter box?
I am probebly not going to be getting the box because I keep having visions of a 4 figure box ending up on a thrift-store shelf selling for a dime.
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Take a look at the Sanyo PLV-70 (LCD). It is native 16:9 and retails around $5k. I have a Sanyo XP21N, which is no longer in production, but I've been extremely happy with it for the past two+ years: high brightness, high contrast, and excellent color fidelity. The newer Sanyos are even better.I don't know about the current Sony models, but the older Sony 10HT (LCD) was greatly overpriced when compared to the competition.
Hope this helps!
-Frank
Most of the new DLP front projectors coming out have TI's new 16x9 DLP2 chip, so yes, they would be made to produce a native 16x9 image. However, finding a DLP FP for under 5k may not be easy. For sports and stuff there are some nice units out there, but for animorphic DVD, and future HDTV, you will need to spend 7-10k. This will get you into the real HT game, and from here it goes up quickly. Also, If you are accustomed to viewing CRT, you may not be happy with LCD, as it seems to lack some of the depth.
< < SO....to get to my question. Are there any FPs that are made specifically for 16:9 viewing? Or do they use 4:3 elements and "turn off" the pixels (or whatever...there are so many new technologies, I can't keep up and still hold down a job) in order to get the correct ratio? Is uneven wear an issue with LCD or DLP projectors? > >I think all current projectors have 16:9 as "full screen" and require the appropriate screen.
I did run into trouble only projecting at 4:3 (full height, less width) when the (Barco 808S) CRT projector was new with lines visible when going back to 16:9. I guess the LCD and DLP projectors are similar and need careful handling when first being burnt in. The problem here eventually settled down and there is no sign now. I use as wide a picture as possible whenever possible and 4:3 broadcasts/DVDs are usually shown as something like 4.5:3.
It is possible to program the Barco to up to 8 different screen sizes on the one PAL input and 8 more on the one NTSC input so there is enough scope to handle 16:9, 4:3, 1.85:1, 2.35:1 and mutations like the 4.5:1 and others we have to cope for subtitles on foreign movies which are either originally 4:3 or 16:9 but the second line of the subtitles are put below the pic. A fiddlers dream but a nightmare for most!
I'm unfamiliar with Sony units so do not know what memory capacity for screen sizes they have.
Hope this helps
John
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From what I've researched, they work just like my RP, with the "full" setting being for anamorphic widescreen stuff, and "zoom" fills up the screen by chopping the top and bottom off the 4:3 image...That's OK with me.HDTV is another matter as the image is 16:9 and does not need to be streched to fit...right? I'm assuming there is some setting for this as well...
Once you have an HDTV tuner, the setting on the projector must be set to DTV to accecpt the signal. When the projector receives the HDTV feed from the tuner, the 16:9 screen is completely filled with a stunning picture.
I have a Sony VPL-VW10HT front projector. It uses three 16:9 LCD panels inside to project the image, so you would need a 16:9 screen. The picture is incredible on DVD's and even better on HDTV sources(HDNet). Some people complain about the "screen door" effect, but I don't notice it after 4 feet back from the 94" screen.Sony is now producing an improved unit, the VPL-VW12HT. The retail is around $7,000. I got my 10HT a year ago for less than $4,000 from a local retailer (demo unit w/new bulb - zero dead pixels).
If you want a new projector, try Oade Bros at oade.com. They have great prices on Sony gear.
The only problem is that Sony stopped producing and shipping these in August of 2002.The prices I was able to find were very affordable, less than 3K to just a little over 3K, but no one has any in stock anymore.
The reviews of the thing are very encouraging, and I hope I will be able to find a new unit still knocking about somewhere.
If not, the search will go on. Perhaps your suggestion of the new 12 model will work, but it is a little out of my budget right now.
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