Comments on: 1080p Projector Shootout

By: willywonka73

willywonka73 — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:28:14 +0000

Thanks for this video! It helps to be able to see all of them next to each other, although I would have liked to see the Mitsubishis in the lineup as well. Also, tell the salespeople to stop walking in front of the projectors next time! hehehe

By: ProjectorPeople

ProjectorPeople — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:44:29 +0000

I will recommend a Mitsubishi for the next shootout. And, right? It’s a good thing Christian Bale wasn’t on the set with us or they would have heard some choice words! Thanks for watching!

By: kfumike

kfumike — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:17:05 +0000

How does 120Hz look on projectors? On flat panels, 120 Hz refresh rates look “fake” in my opinion. It looks like you’re watching a video game (or a soap opera). The moving objects start to look like they are added by CGI – that they are not a part of the stationary scene. I was told I’d need to “get use to” the fast refresh rate. I sat and watched night at the museum and cars for more than a half hour. What sort of conditioning do my eyes need??

By: ProjectorPeople

ProjectorPeople — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:50:10 +0000

I know what you mean about the ‘fake’ looking scenes. I was watching Pirates of the Caribbean on a 120Hz flat panel a while back and I had that same sensation. To me it looked like a stage production instead of a motion picture. I’d say that the 120Hz looks about the same on a projector, but I haven’t seen a 120hz projector head-to-head with a Flat Panel TV. I don’t have a medical answer for you, but maybe the answer is that the production qualities need to improve beyond soap opera quality?

By: Deanzsyclone

Deanzsyclone — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:01:49 +0000

I can’t believe this wasn’t captured in hd with a 1/3″ or larger 3chip 1/3″ cammera and then uploaded in HD to youtube. Oh and fix/lock the aprature at one setting so we can see a difference between them . What is this, 2006?
Seems like all that video went to 75% waste.

By: ProjectorPeople

ProjectorPeople — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:15:35 +0000

Totally agreed. We fully intend to use an HD camera next time we have a shootout. Unfortunately our HD camera was out on a shoot in Puerto Rico and the Sanyo PLV-Z3000 was only here for one day, so we had to use available resources. The camera we used was a Panasonic HVX200 which is no slouch, but is not HD. But, agreed.

By: Deanzsyclone

Deanzsyclone — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:11:23 +0000

looking forward to seeing this, the compression pixels were showing when the lights were turned off. Thanks

By: albert2090

albert2090 — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:32:55 +0000

Have you calibrate all those projector before doing this video or it’s out of box?

By: ProjectorPeople

ProjectorPeople — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:05:42 +0000

We use out of the box settings for the majority of our demos – and these were all out of the box settings.

By: pringals

pringals — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:08:21 +0000

Thank you. Nice job. Some suggestions for next time. Show more of each projectors capabilities in lens shift as well as zoom. Not just one projector in the shoot out. Also have a before calibration followed by after calibration review. To not judge a projector after calibration is almost sinful. I’m not really speaking of pro level. Something the average Joe/Jane with a Digital Video Essentials disk; or even a THX movie with calibration tools can do. Me … I’m still leaning toward the 6100. =)