Comments on: Back to the Grind – Projector Reviews is busy – Pico Pocket and 3D

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:26:08 +0000

I’ve already asked Sony – none in the US for us reviewers yet, as of a week or so ago… (at least not us online reviewers).. -a

By: MatthieuMatthieu

MatthieuMatthieu — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:23:40 +0000

Sony VW 90 is out and does 3D
Can’t wait for you to review.
I’ll hope others are coming out now too, like Epson, BenQ and JVC.

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:25:50 +0000

Well, the 70 inch screen is small enough to make a difference. Option A: Would be to pick an HC gray screen that will reject a far amount of side ambient light, that will help, depending on how much ambient you see coming from the side..

Option B, would be to go with a high gain screen – such as the 2.4 gain (I think) Da-lite High Power. You get a narrow viewing cone but that screen is 2.5 times brighter than a 1.0 gain matte white, and should have the image looking perhaps as bright as a typical LCDTV. -a

By: dean

dean — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:41:01 +0000

quick question for anyone who knows. I have been wanting to set up a projector and screen under my camper awning for early sunday football and was wondering if this would work or if the picture would be lost due to light. the awning does stop the direct sunlight but there is of course tons of ambient. how many lumens do you think I would need and what would work best for screen material. I was thinking about one of those epson 705hd and about a 70inch screen. If you think it won’t work let me know and i’ll figure out a different route. thanks Dean

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:40:05 +0000

Pierre, I have an Optoma HD8600 here with new firmware (improved iris action). Unfortunately this particular HD8600 (this one that arrived has “been around the block”), seems to have an HDMI problem with 1080p/60. Another one is on the way. I’ve been playing with the new iris firmware, and it’s a definite improvement, but, I’ve still got to see the status with 24fps. That may still be an issue? At least, nothing 24fps from either PS3 (latest firmware), or my new HDMI 1.4 Panasonic seems to lock on…

Anyway, I believe the problem is this HD8600 and other arrives early next week. I have 6 identified scenes I like to use for analyzing dynamic iris action, and I’d rather wait until I can view them, rather than making any other judgements based on this slightly wounded HD8600. -art

As to the projectors themselves. Obviously they are coming out of the same manufacturing plant (Coretronics?), but as to how much firmware they share, and how much is unique to Optoma, or Vivitek…?

BTW, my key contact at Vivitek was previously my primary marketing contact at Optoma. Vivitek has a number of former Optoma folks. What does that mean? Probably not much. But, that’s what you do, when you want to jump into a market and gain marketshare – you loot the competition… especially the closest competition. -art

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:29:32 +0000

Hi Roger,

I must ask for you to read between the lines. I think I’ve touched on that pretty well, in the course of the regular content, and I’m so slammed, that those long competitors sections are either going to have to go away, or be reduced to 3 or 4 comparison’s maximum.

I was impressed by the Runco’s blacks (dynamic iris). while not up to say the JVC RS20/RS25, on those dark scenes, they are getting close, and I’d say the LS7 Runco is pretty close to as good as I’ve seen in black performance on any DLP projector I’ve reviewed. That is to say, Give me lumens, and I’ll give you my RS20…

My RS20′s lamp is now at 1800 hours and due for replacement. I’m lucky if I’m outputting 400 lumens. It was pure heaven watching that LS7 picture with all those lumens, effortlessly filling my 128″ Firehawk G3. On the other hand – hey, it’s “only” a 720p projector. (but a sharp one…) Ultimately, the RS35 I reviewed was the sharpest LCoS or 3LCD projector I have seen. It will appear sharper on 1080p digital content than the LS7… But, as I said, the LS7 was most impressive in that regard for a 720p… -a

Ahh, why can’t Runco just offer us a 1080p 3 chipper for the same price, and simplify everyone’s life – a 1080p 3 chipper performing like this 720p, but higher res – for $15K? where does the line form…? -art

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:59:21 +0000

Hey Art, welcome back. Are you also planning on wrapping up the comparisions for the Runco? Would love to see how it stacks up against the RS-35.

By: Pierre

Pierre — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:43:57 +0000

There are reports the new ver 1.11 firmware for Optoma HD86 had improved the iris operation in avsforum. It also solved the 24fps problem. If I’m not wrong, the twin brother Vivitek H5080 still had the 24fps problem. I would recommend the HD86 if all the above issues is solved by the firmware. H5080 is still cheaper but for the minor difference in street price, Optoma more polished firmware and user accessible greyscale tuning would be the final decision for the purchase.

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:15:16 +0000

Hi Peter,
Yep, you’re like me, lighting on the side. People like us are Firehawk people, until we move and have a new room with different requirements. -art

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:13:10 +0000

Matthieu! I guess you’ll just have to learn to live without knowing! -art