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macbeth (Competent) posted this on Saturday, 22nd February 2003, 17:54

Richer sounds are doing the Sony VPLHS1 for £999.99, was £2,200 about a year ago and given a best buy. Is it any good or can you suggest better, people seem to rate the Panasonic AE100

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Doodlebug (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Saturday, 22nd February 2003, 21:23

Hi Mac

I am one of those Panny AE100 owners, I recently bought one. When I put on my 1st film I just though "WOW!" I use it in low power setting, very little difference to the output, but makes a BIG difference to lamp life. It is quoted as 5000hr lamp life in low power, but only 2000hr in high.

Sound and vision have been selling them at £799. I was well pi**ed, I paid £899 just a couple of days earlier.

http://www.soundandvision.uk.com

if you want to read up further http://www.avforums.com have lots if info on the Panny ptae100

Hope that helps

Doodlebug

This item was edited on Saturday, 22nd February 2003, 21:24

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RichardH (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 23rd February 2003, 09:36

Yup, I have one of those too, driven by a PC. See http://www.areyoulocal.com/cinema.asp for some info on my room and screen build - a work in progress (the website I mean - PJs up and working happily). A progressive scan DVD player that can do PAL progressive (I think the Philips 963 with a hack) can get very close to PC quality, without the hassle.

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macbeth (Competent) posted this on Sunday, 23rd February 2003, 11:38

Thanks for that Doodlebug, that is a heck of a price, any idea how it compares with Sony?

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RichardH (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 23rd February 2003, 12:11

Have a look over on the AVforums. Until the Sony HS10 and the Panny AE200 & 300 came out, the AE100 was the king of the budget projectors, the only fly in the ointment being a poor reliability record - there have been a lot of them have the power supply go pop.

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macbeth (Competent) posted this on Sunday, 23rd February 2003, 16:26

Richard, is the HS10 you refer to different to the VPL-HS1 that I am refering to. Another thing that confuses me is the reference to the AE100 having a "16:9 aspect ratio LCD panel" in the literature. does this mean it can only project widescreen and the Sony can`t.

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RichardH (Elite) posted this on Monday, 24th February 2003, 13:06

No they`re different projectors - the HS10 has only just come out.

The Panny has a native 16:9 panel, so when a widescreen film is projected you use the full panel. If you view 4:3 material, you`ll get vertical bars left and right. With a 4:3 panel projector, you`ll get horizontal bars top and bottom when viewing widescreen material, and none when viewing 4:3. That`s not the only reason to choose a PJ, though. One other thing to consider is throw distance - the distance the PJ needs to be from the screen to project a certain size image. The Panny is quite short - 13` away for an 8` image (or there abouts) - this suits many with smaller rooms, but is actually a pain for me in that large room, as I`d much prefer the PJ to be mounted on a back wall or something rather than hanging from the middle of the ceiling.

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The original 42pcenter MD (Elite) posted this on Monday, 24th February 2003, 17:04

There seems to be alot of talk about PJ on this thread. But what about Duncan?

All the best,

The 42%er.

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RichardH (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 25th February 2003, 11:19

LOL. No, it`s short for PJ Harvey - bet you didn`t know I`d had her strapped to the ceiling for the last 8 months, did you?

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sashenden (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 25th February 2003, 20:38

So who`s Ann?

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