Thoughts on home theater projectors being reviewed, related products, and tips for users

Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Review – A First Look


January 7th, 2012 Art Feierman

Greetings projector folk, it’s time to give you a quick run down on the Mitsubishi HC7800D home theater projector, before the full review is ready.

Mitsubishi HC7800D 3D Home Theater Projector

But first – one more time: Happy New Year!

OK, to the Mitsubishi HC7800D projector. This projector (pre-production unit) looks to replace the HC6800 but it features a change in technology, from LCD to DLP, and of course, adds 3D abilities. The HC7800D I got to work with (for a week), I returned to them Thursday (two days ago), as they needed it for the CES show. They will return to me, either that HC7800, or another, with newer (hopefully final production) firmware, when we all get back from the show in a week.

The HC7800D sports an MSRP of $3995, but MAP – the minimum advertised price is $2495 (or was it $2499?). Sales are going to be through CEDIA dealers, that is, local, installing type dealers.

Let’s touch on some key points: Read the rest of this entry »

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BenQ W7000 Home Theater Projector A “First Look” Review


December 22nd, 2011 Art Feierman

I know many have been waiting so, here’s some useful information on the BenQ W7000 home theater projector, to get you started.   The W7000 BenQ rushed to me is pre-production, firmware version 0.22.  With a number that low, by now there are probably a couple of newer versions, and I certainly hope so, because this W7000 has a lot of things going for it, but other aspects are just a bit unfinished.

But first: Read the rest of this entry »

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New Home Theater Projectors for Review


December 10th, 2011 Art Feierman

BenQ W7000, Mitsubishi HC7800D, SIM2 Nero 3D-2, Sony VPL-VW95ES Projectors

Greetings home theater projector fans,

Sorry, I’ve been remiss, regarding my blog.  I’ve just finished answering probably 25+ comments scattered around a dozen different blog pieces, so with those questions all answered, deflected, or ducked, it’s time to clue you all in to what new home theater projectors are in the works and inbound!

I think you’ll be impressed: Read the rest of this entry »

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Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector vs. Epson Home Cinema 5010


November 27th, 2011 Art Feierman

Greetings one and all.  Check out this link to our Comparison of the PT-AE7000 projector and the Home Cinema 5010.  These two projectors slug it out in 2D and 3D.

If you’ve carefully read the individual projector reviews, you won’t be surprised, but…We’ve got lots of side-by-side photos for your consideration.  And maybe we’ll throw you a curve?

Each year, it seems the two best selling non-entry level projectors are the Epson UB projectors, which the Home Cinema 5010 is the latest (despite the dropping of the Ultra-Black reference), and the Panasonic 1080p projector, this year, the PT-AE7000.

We pick a projector winner for 2D and one for 3D.  You’ll have to figure out your balance of importance between 2D and 3D, a couple of other choices, and then then your final selection shouldn’t be too difficult to determine!  Have a blast! -art

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Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Review Update


November 20th, 2011 Art Feierman

Greetings one and all.  It’s time for me to share some more tidbits about the Home Cinema 5010 now that I’ve run it side by side with the Panasonic PT-AE7000 for a few hours,  and also the Optoma HD8300.

Mostly I’ve got great news so far, but also a disapointment or two, but the news is mostly good. Read the rest of this entry »

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An Update on the Vapex 106″ Projector Screen Review – New Tensioned, Motorized Version


October 31st, 2011 Art Feierman

Greetings all,

Almost exactly 2 years ago, I was asked by an advertiser – Visual Apex, to review their Vapex screen, which they bring in from Asia and sell under their Vapex brand.  I would generally refer to this as a private label screen, and reviewing it  had the potential of creating some conflict.  My solution back then was straightfoward:  I asked Mike to review Read the rest of this entry »

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Amazon Fire and iPad2: No Competition – Just Price vs. Performance


September 28th, 2011 Art Feierman

OK, OK!  This blog is almost definitely off topic, but not quite.  After all, the Amazon Fire, and the IPad2 tablets can download movies from the internet, and both devices can ultimately feed that to your home theater system, including your home theater projector.  Darn, looks like I’m somewhat on topic after all.

I’m a huge tablet fan, and love my iPads.  So I thought some of you might care how I see the Amazon Fire vs. iPad2.  Now mind you, I’ve been reading various releases all morning, also visited amazon.com to read their own Read the rest of this entry »

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3D Entertainment Summit – A taste of the Future?


September 21st, 2011 Art Feierman

The 3D Entertainment summit (and the adjoining mobile summit), have seen some interesting thoughts (and technology).

First of all, I sat and listened to a panel with James Cameron, who is very big on 3D (can you say Avatar…).

He and others have dazzled us with a lot of impressive numbers for 3D, and especially mentioned the rapid growth of 3D in the Read the rest of this entry »

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DirecTV – An Experience with Customer Service


September 13th, 2011 Art Feierman

This is off-topic for this blog, but I’ve had a couple of experiences with DirecTV of late, and since many of us move from cable to satellite, and from satellite to cable, etc., there might be a useful tidbit hiding in my experience with DirecTV.  First let me say, it was a good ending.  Here’s the scoop:   Back in July,

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New Epson Home Theater Projectors – A First Look!


September 2nd, 2011 Art Feierman

Introducing two new series of 3D capable Epson home theater projectors.  Believe it or not, we’re talking two different core projectors, and several variations, including a very interesting twist!!!

New Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector

Epson launches new 3D Home theater projectors - Home Cinema 5010

Everything I now know about these projectors is going live at the same time, although I’m splitting all the info into  this blog and five separate articles on our main projectorreviews.com website, one for each new projector.   Read the rest of this entry »

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