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Yes and no. Let's look at this in a bit of detail.
HD means 720 or 1080 resolution, and in projector terms "true HD" is 1080p (1920x1280 pixels, 1080 horizontal lines, progressive).
There are essentially three resolution 'classes' of projector (1280p ($2500+), 720p ($1000+) and sub-720p (<$1000).
If you are looking to make business presentations (e.g. Powerpoint) or gaming a sub-720p projector is fine. But for home theatre you really want a 720p or 1080p model.
Now, brightness is used to indicate whether you can use the projector with ambient light present (or have to use it in a darkened room). 2000 Lumens is a fairly bright projector ... but typically this is the maximum brightness, and when adjusted for home theatre use will be much less. That said, many 1000 lumen projectors are plenty bright enough for use in a darkened room on 100" screens. So, bright is useful to have, but the best picture is always in a dark room and too much brightness can be as bad as not enough.
The Panasonic PT-LB51U is a business class projector. The 1024x768 resolution means it projects an image with an aspect ratio (width to height ratio) of 4:3 ... not 16:9 common today for widescreen movies). This is not bad ... in fact if you favour old movies it can even be an advantage ... but it means that if you project widescreen movies you don't use some of the 768 vertical pixels (they are used for the black bars). So this is a slightly sub-720p projector (although it will accept a 720p or 1080i input, it will have to interpolate this to the available pixels).
The 400:1 contrast ratio is poor. It means that the picture will be somewhat flat and lifeless. For HT use you want a minimum of 2000:1.
The hidden weakness with this projector is likely to be the video processing ... since it's not designed for HT use it is likely poor.
Finally at $800-$900 this is not a great buy for HT.
Have a look at the recommended models at the link ... you can get a true 720p HT projector for about the same price as this Panasonic. In fact the Panasonic PT-AX200U is one of the best 720p projectors out there ... and sells for $1300.
So bottom line, the projector you identified may be a fine business projector, but for HT use it would be borderline ... and you can do better for the price.
Hope this helps.
Yes and no. Let's look at this in a bit of detail.
HD means 720 or 1080 resolution, and in projector terms "true HD" is 1080p (1920x1280 pixels, 1080 horizontal lines, progressive).
There are essentially three resolution 'classes' of projector (1280p ($2500+), 720p ($1000+) and sub-720p (<$1000).
If you are looking to make business presentations (e.g. Powerpoint) or gaming a sub-720p projector is fine. But for home theatre you really want a 720p or 1080p model.
Now, brightness is used to indicate whether you can use the projector with ambient light present (or have to use it in a darkened room). 2000 Lumens is a fairly bright projector ... but typically this is the maximum brightness, and when adjusted for home theatre use will be much less. That said, many 1000 lumen projectors are plenty bright enough for use in a darkened room on 100" screens. So, bright is useful to have, but the best picture is always in a dark room and too much brightness can be as bad as not enough.
The Panasonic PT-LB51U is a business class projector. The 1024x768 resolution means it projects an image with an aspect ratio (width to height ratio) of 4:3 ... not 16:9 common today for widescreen movies). This is not bad ... in fact if you favour old movies it can even be an advantage ... but it means that if you project widescreen movies you don't use some of the 768 vertical pixels (they are used for the black bars). So this is a slightly sub-720p projector (although it will accept a 720p or 1080i input, it will have to interpolate this to the available pixels).
The 400:1 contrast ratio is poor. It means that the picture will be somewhat flat and lifeless. For HT use you want a minimum of 2000:1.
The hidden weakness with this projector is likely to be the video processing ... since it's not designed for HT use it is likely poor.
Finally at $800-$900 this is not a great buy for HT.
Have a look at the recommended models at the link ... you can get a true 720p HT projector for about the same price as this Panasonic. In fact the Panasonic PT-AX200U is one of the best 720p projectors out there ... and sells for $1300.
So bottom line, the projector you identified may be a fine business projector, but for HT use it would be borderline ... and you can do better for the price.
Hope this helps.
I was thinking of buying a not-very-expensive "Zoom Box-type" projector. Anyone have any suggestions?
oscar
Looking for a step up from Zoom Box toy, but not wanting to pay with an arm or leg. What's in the ballpark?
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That projector looks horrible and cheap. It only has RCA composite video, which blown up to 60" will look like crap. I have an HD projector and when I first hooked up my PS2 to hit with just regular RCA jacks (composite video...the yellow plug) it looks horribly pixelated and soft on a focus. My screen is 115" so you can see every little pixel blown up. Then I did some research and got component cables for 20 bucks and the picture was 10 times better.
You can get an HD projector for less than a 1000 bucks, which is cheaper than most HD tvs. I have a Mitsubishi HD1000U, which is a native 720p projector with a contrast ratio of 2500:1 and 1500 lumens and it has HDMI, component video, SVGA, S-video, and regular composite video. It was 899 with free shipping from projectorpeople.com. The Mitsubishi won the Editor's Choice Awards for ProjectorCentral.com.
Right now, I watch movies with my HD-upconvert DVD player on a screen that 115" and it's true widescreen and the picture is very clear. I also play my Xbox and PS2 on that same screen and it's amazing.
Getting a projector is a lot of work to set up. You can't watch it during the day because the room has to be pretty dark. I also suggest either buying or building a screen. Screens cost anywhere from 200 to 1000 bucks, you can build one for less than 60 that works just as good if not better. I wouldn't just project the image on a wall unless you just painted it white and there are no holes from pictures or any flaw you can notice, because it will bug you when you're watching a movie. I built one and it was pretty easy.
Also, these projectors have no way of producing sound, so you'll need a receiver with speakers. I'd suggest getting one of those home theater in a box. You can get a pretty decent one for around 400 to 500 bucks. I'd suggest anything by Yamaha. I got a Sony one because it came with a hd-upconvert dvd player. It's the 7000DH and it's pretty good for the money.
Just do your research, because if you do and save your money and get the right components and cables, your home theater will rock. If you don't do the research, you'll get a sub-par system and maybe pay too much for it. My home theater set up, which includes an HD projector, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound HTiB (home theater in a box), cable and screen cost me about 1500 bucks, and it's a very good system. I know that's a lot of money, but considering 3 years ago this would have cost 3500 bucks easy.
That projector looks horrible and cheap. It only has RCA composite video, which blown up to 60" will look like crap. I have an HD projector and when I first hooked up my PS2 to hit with just regular RCA jacks (composite video...the yellow plug) it looks horribly pixelated and soft on a focus. My screen is 115" so you can see every little pixel blown up. Then I did some research and got component cables for 20 bucks and the picture was 10 times better.
You can get an HD projector for less than a 1000 bucks, which is cheaper than most HD tvs. I have a Mitsubishi HD1000U, which is a native 720p projector with a contrast ratio of 2500:1 and 1500 lumens and it has HDMI, component video, SVGA, S-video, and regular composite video. It was 899 with free shipping from projectorpeople.com. The Mitsubishi won the Editor's Choice Awards for ProjectorCentral.com.
Right now, I watch movies with my HD-upconvert DVD player on a screen that 115" and it's true widescreen and the picture is very clear. I also play my Xbox and PS2 on that same screen and it's amazing.
Getting a projector is a lot of work to set up. You can't watch it during the day because the room has to be pretty dark. I also suggest either buying or building a screen. Screens cost anywhere from 200 to 1000 bucks, you can build one for less than 60 that works just as good if not better. I wouldn't just project the image on a wall unless you just painted it white and there are no holes from pictures or any flaw you can notice, because it will bug you when you're watching a movie. I built one and it was pretty easy.
Also, these projectors have no way of producing sound, so you'll need a receiver with speakers. I'd suggest getting one of those home theater in a box. You can get a pretty decent one for around 400 to 500 bucks. I'd suggest anything by Yamaha. I got a Sony one because it came with a hd-upconvert dvd player. It's the 7000DH and it's pretty good for the money.
Just do your research, because if you do and save your money and get the right components and cables, your home theater will rock. If you don't do the research, you'll get a sub-par system and maybe pay too much for it. My home theater set up, which includes an HD projector, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound HTiB (home theater in a box), cable and screen cost me about 1500 bucks, and it's a very good system. I know that's a lot of money, but considering 3 years ago this would have cost 3500 bucks easy.
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