need some HDTV help..

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08-12-2007, 01:36 AM

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Re: need some HDTV help..

hard to tell the exact size of the tv.. but when i stand next to it, the top of the tv is at my shoulders

08-13-2007, 06:21 PM

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Re: need some HDTV help..

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Originally Posted by Jorsher

I don't mind the bulk, and if you browse the diy projector forums, the quality is very very good. DLP is great but I can see the "rainbow effect" with it and it's annoying. It has a much higher chance of ------- up than just a light shining through a panel as well, since it uses moving parts.

check through here: http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=3

Plenty of great looking stuff (except the cases) for pretty cheap. You can build a good 1080p projector for around 200-400 less than the 720p commercial one, and bulbs are only 50 to replace as opposed to a couple hundred.

I admit though, these DIY are ugly and bulky as ----. Some of the people hide them in clever ways though.

ya, i've check that lumenlab before, i stsrted to build my theater room in my basement. i would have mde my own, because of the price diff, but i just don't have the room for it. for the rainbow effect, there are ways to get rid of it.
at first i liked that premade, but wasn't expensive, or lower res? i dunno there was some kind of catch that i didn't want it. i remember that