HD Projector

[StefanWolves]

Thinking of getting this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170487591863&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

It's only down the road from me so I could easily pick it up... and if there were any problems I'd take it back.

The specs says it has HDMI slot and all the other slots that I would need, and it also says bulb life of about 6000 hours

Me and my Dad haven't got a clue when it comes to projectors, so we don't know if this is any good... would this be good for about 8 hours usage per day, playing Xbox and just watching TV?

Is it even any good lol?

Thanks in advance

[N!ck]

It's not HD. It's not even widescreen. Resolution of 800x600 which is lower than what all of the projectors in schools are. I would avoid. If you really want a projector then save for something half decent.

[StefanWolves]

It's not HD? it says it is 1080i? :S

Can't they get in trouble if they are falsely advertising, if that's the case?

[N!ck]

It's not HD? it says it is 1080i? :S

Can't they get in trouble if they are falsely advertising, if that's the case?

It can take a HD input. Ie you can input 1080i into it, but it will scale it down to 800x600. Thet;s also why the image looks compressed if you look at the picture from call of duty.

[StefanWolves]

Yeah I thought it wasn't all as it should be :P

This seems okay though, from what I can see:
http://www.goprojectors.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BPS-X110-1.7ESCR

or am I wrong, again?

[Rapidshare]

Dont expect much from a projector unless your spending a lot of money.

[N!ck]

If you want a proper HD projector you need to spend £1000+

[Rapidshare]

If you want a proper HD projector you need to spend £1000+


Its well worth it tho :D

[StefanWolves]

Haha I can't afford that much :(

http://www.goprojectors.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BPS-X110-1.7ESCR

That bundle seems alrite, not HD though.

[N!ck]

Probably better than the eBay one. Don't know what inputs it has though. 800x600 is a little higher than standard def, but a fair bit less than 720p. At large screen sizes like this it will probably be quite noticeable.

[StefanWolves]

Hmm I could afford this one:
http://www.goprojectors.co.uk/Vivitek-D510-Projector-p/pjr-viv-d510.htm

But I'd like this one (definitely 1080p HD, but it's £700)
http://www.goprojectors.co.uk/Vivitek-H1080FD-Projector-p/pjr-viv-h1080fd.htm

[Swastika]

i'd love a projector to chill and watch tv on!
good luck getting yours bro.

[Recursion]

Hmm I could afford this one:
http://www.goprojectors.co.uk/Vivitek-D510-Projector-p/pjr-viv-d510.htm

But I'd like this one (definitely 1080p HD, but it's £700)
http://www.goprojectors.co.uk/Vivitek-H1080FD-Projector-p/pjr-viv-h1080fd.htm

Just gunna put this out there, but how well known are Vivitek? I've never heard of them lol

With projectors I'd be looking at Mitsubishi, NEC, Sony, Samsung really.

[GoldenMerc]

Go for something like a old sony projector with the bulb gone or something along those lines what i did, it comes out so much cheaper plus you get a decent projector for £300ish