Best I can tell, this is a 4:3 1024x768 projector. That means, if you're watching widescreen content, the letterboxing takes you down to 576 pixels on the vertical axis.
Thats 576p. Well below 720p. Not HD. Why put such a projector on EngadgetHD?
It is a nice product...but it's not a good choice for an HD home theater, because it's not HD. Anybody investing in 1080p blu-ray or HD cable/satellite/OTA services would be silly to downconvert it all to 576p.
You're posting debates about "should I replace my 720p TV with 1080p" -- who on Engadget HD would want to settle for 576p?
We hear enough debate about the screen size/viewing distance at which 720p and 1080p are distinguishable...but the whole point of a projector is to make a big screen. In a home theater, a projected 80" 576p image is not going to look too nice, methinks. Why not stick to actual HD-capable projectors here on EngadgetHD?
EQC wrote exactly what I thought the moment I saw 1024x768 as the resolution. While it may be a nice product, it isn't appropriate for EngadgetHD. Let's keep the focus here on HD related products...
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Best I can tell, this is a 4:3 1024x768 projector. That means, if you're watching widescreen content, the letterboxing takes you down to 576 pixels on the vertical axis.
Thats 576p. Well below 720p. Not HD. Why put such a projector on EngadgetHD?
It is a nice product...but it's not a good choice for an HD home theater, because it's not HD. Anybody investing in 1080p blu-ray or HD cable/satellite/OTA services would be silly to downconvert it all to 576p.
You're posting debates about "should I replace my 720p TV with 1080p" -- who on Engadget HD would want to settle for 576p?
We hear enough debate about the screen size/viewing distance at which 720p and 1080p are distinguishable...but the whole point of a projector is to make a big screen. In a home theater, a projected 80" 576p image is not going to look too nice, methinks. Why not stick to actual HD-capable projectors here on EngadgetHD?
EQC wrote exactly what I thought the moment I saw 1024x768 as the resolution. While it may be a nice product, it isn't appropriate for EngadgetHD. Let's keep the focus here on HD related products...