I’m moving into a new house in a month and hope to have my basement HT built by summer’s end (I love my wife ). That said, I’m in the market for a projector. Is it better to get this projector vs buy 2 Epson 8700UB, and run a set up for dual projector for 3D? Dual 8700UB’s would take care of the brightness issue?

Thanks.

Yep, my guess is your setup now, is “bright enough, but could use more”… Da-lite is sending me a 2.8 HP screen. BTW, other readers, that screen design reflects maximum brightness along the line of the projector, which is why Jason says “projector just a few inches above his eye level”. In other words with an HP screen like the 2.8, you normally don’t want to ceiling mount, because the brightest image will if your eyes are right at the same level as the projector lens.

Yep we really liked it too, and said so, but I do tend to get a bit jaded, with all the toys here. Still, with the current selling price of the Z17000, it is going to do a fine job, and make a lot more sense to folks watching their cash, than the more expensive JVCs and Sony…
In fact, since it runs more 3D than the JVC or Sony that I’ve received, I’ve even asked for Sharp to send me another one, to leave with me as a reference. They are working on it. I hope to see one back here, (as my everyday 3D solution, and something to compare to), for the next few months.

Enjoy! -art

The 3D is quite immersive at this size. I am afraid when the lamsp start dimming even more, it will be the end of the 3D enjoyment. Do you know what the Sharp puts out in lumens when D65 calibrated?

thanks,

Jason

When you are playing with 3D and projectors, the simple rule of thumb for now is – everything set for maximum brightness (and there still isn’t as much as we’d like)… So, more specifically: Hi Brite, not high contrast, Bright Boost On, and Normal, not eco. In other words every last lumen you can wring out of the Sharp, and all the others I’ve seen so far on the home side. The 90ES is adequate on smaller screens, in fact its quite decent with a brand new lamp… But no one’s going to accuse it, of being a bright image.

My lecture to every projector product manager I who’s ear I get a chance to bend, is always the same. Let’s start talking at 2400 lumens, and see how much higher would be nice. Oh hell, I would like nothing better than a 140 inch screen for 3D. And that’s with an 8 foot ceiling. I want at least 75% of my wall height to be image. 3D is about serious immersion. I look to a future where the image is not flat anymore, but rather, (and in 3D projector onto your front wall, but as well as projecting 3-4 feet onto the ceiling and side walls and ideally floor. We have the edge blending technologies, that’s easy several projectors could combine to project a 3D image covering an 8 foot wall, so that if you are standing 4-5 feet from the wall (and piece of ceiling walls…), you aren’t even aware of the room you are in. You still may not be able to fully integrate like a star trek holodeck, but damn, skype your buddy across the country, and it will be like you are standing in his room, and he, in yours… very cool. Lecture over. -art

you wrote that the Sharp 17000 blew away the RS40 in brightness in 3D.
What kind of settings du you use with the Sharp?
Iris on high brite or high contrast? Bright Bosst on or off? Normal or Eco?
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