Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 221Oct 11, 2009 7:17 pm Hi Mrs Smith. You really could use some advice. To start with, you should be look at a native 720P projector (1280 x 720 resolution), and nothing less. The projectors you mention are not all 720P models (I only looked very briefly at the links - long day doing another install) - I think one of them was as low as a native 800 x 600 (Yuck!). For less than $2000 you will never get a brand new Full HD 1080P model (1920 x 1080 resolution) unless it's stolen, so I think 720P is the go for you - you should be able to get a decent one for less then $1500 (perhaps a fair bit less). Do some more looking, and not just on CNet (they are predominantly IT tech reviewers, not necessarily HT specialists...). As far as the room length - it will determine how big your screen can be. Depending on which projector you decide you like (and I'd say you will have to go with an LCD projector - a DLP one won't be able to throw a big enough image in such a short distance). I'd say you'll likely go no bigger than a 100" screen (16:9) and likely a little smaller like 96". You need to find the projector you want and then have a look at it's 'projection distance calculator' (most brands have these on their web sites) to see how big a screen it can fill in the limited length of your room. What you really need is a specialist (local) to do this all for you... Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 222Oct 12, 2009 10:32 am Thank you so much for that Rod. You don't know how many times I hear that when I start talking about anything IT/computer/etc related! Do you think it would be worth paying more for a Full HD model? Or that it wouldn't be worth it for the short projection length? I'm willing to pay for you if you think it would make a difference. Do you know anywhere else I should look at projectors? I'm based in Newman with my work, so if it's somewhere online it's so much easier. Also, for the screen, is it possible to just project it onto a wall and paint it white? Or would a proper screen be better for the image? Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 223Oct 12, 2009 6:57 pm Newman - the nightmares... (I also work an IT contract and support BHP Billiton's operations in Newman... the problems... uuhgghghhhhh...). It's a bit far from me in Victoria. 1080P will still make a noticable differnce on an even smaller projected image (like 80"), otherwise there'd be no point going for 1080P in the bigger flat panel TVs (50"+) - and there is. You really should get a screen to project onto - there are a few reasons why they are better than a wall... If you want to do research online try Google searching for projector reviews. Maybe start here (I've been reading reviews here for years): www.ecoustics.com Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 224Oct 13, 2009 11:36 am Thank you for that! I will hunt through there and do more Googling You'll probably hear from me again Also, when looking at a projector, do some projector brands accepts all receivers and some accept only certain brands? I've heard of that being a problem with some electronic goods. That way I know to look at those that don't limit brands so that we have more variety to look at with the receivers. Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 225Oct 14, 2009 10:16 am Every projector should work with any AV Receiver (unless there is some serious limitation in either - one that I've never come across and if it did exist would suggest that piece of equipment was well below par...). Anyone who says otherwise is most likely talking crap and trying to steer you in a direction to suit their own purpose... Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 226Oct 19, 2009 11:17 pm Hi Rodd, Matt. Question: My rumpus room will be housing my flat screen and surround set-up, the room itself is only small, 3.6m X 4.2m. Is this room too small to get the full effect of a 7.1 set-up? Should i just stick with 5.1? The rumpus is at the back right hand side of our house with one side wall having a large double opening glass door which leaves roughly 700mm of space between where the glass ends and the back wall begins (see pic) by no means is this picture to scale! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: 227Oct 20, 2009 12:12 am mattwalker Ladyice, ladyice 60 inch plasma Depends on brand... $8000 - $15,000 I would recommend staying with 50 or 55" from under $3000 ladyice 5.1 sound system How funny is it that these prices were correct in 2007 ... but now from mid 2009, you can get a good brand 60" plasma (LG, Samsung) for around $3000 to $4000 How much mark up are they making in the early stages of the new technology We're building The Albany 330E with Casa Design & Construction via National Builders Group See how we are going here: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32694 Re: Re: 228Oct 20, 2009 12:23 am TheAlbany How much mark up are they making in the early stages of the new technology not much just the cost of the "parts" and how to make them back then... Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 229Oct 20, 2009 2:42 pm Hi Gumboots. In a room that size 5.1 is good enough. Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 230Oct 20, 2009 2:56 pm Thanks Rodda, thats what i thought. Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 231Oct 22, 2009 4:03 pm It's me again Done some research on LCD projectors that are 1080p, and found excellent reviews on Sanyos on some forums, Choice (but it was the older models) and on a projector website. Here are 2 models I've come across: http://www.projectorcentral.com/sanyo_z ... review.htm (I've found it online for $2129) http://www.projectorcentral.com/sanyo_z ... review.htm (I've found it online for $2980) Which do you think will be better for our use? I'd lean towards the z700 because of it's price (we can use the savings towards a screen and receiver), but if you think the z3000 is worth every cent I'm happy to do with that. Or if you think I'm way off let me know and I'll start hunting again. The only thing is that they talk about organic LCDs as if it's bad. What is it? Is it bad? Should I look for inorganic? Also, I read on one forum that projectors are supposed to die at the 4-5 year mark. Is this true? Or was the person posting it pessimistic? I thought they would last longer than that.... Also, the DVD player that came in our home theatre package says "DVD receiver". Does that mean we don't need a receiver? Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 232Oct 22, 2009 7:45 pm Mrs Smith, I too was in your position and went with the Z3000 due to the overall better picture quality compared to the Z700. Thats not saying that the Z700 would be a bad choice, ultimately the difference in price was small enough that I didnt mind paying the extra. Obviously one of the reasons I chose Sanyo was the 3 year warranty which is longer than most of the other brands. Contact the guys at Ausmedia (http://www.ausmedia.com.au/sanyo_z3000.htm) thats where I got mine from. Ordered one day and had it the next and that included shipping from melb to syd - top notch service and the cheapest price I could find (cheaper than what you have listed in your post)....plus it appears you also get a free 100" screen with any sanyo purchased through them so you could always start out with that and change your screen later on if you wish. In regards to the projectors life span - what the other person was most likely referring to was the lamp inside. These tend to have a finite life and will stop working correctly after so many hours of use. Good thing is that you can replace them and the Sanyo ones are reasonably priced. Hope all this helps. Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 233Oct 23, 2009 10:28 am Thanks for that I've called them to ask for a quote so will wait for them to call back If the price with delivery to WA is good we'll get it - especially if they have a free screen! One less thing for me to worry about. Then I just have to work out the reciever and what cables we need.... Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 234Oct 23, 2009 11:16 am Damn it's more expensive $3750 whereas the other site would have been $3001 delivered... Back to square one... $800 would cover most of the cost of the remaining equipment we need to buy, the screen, receiver and cables... Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 235Oct 23, 2009 11:34 am mrs_smith Damn it's more expensive $3750 whereas the other site would have been $3001 delivered... Back to square one... $800 would cover most of the cost of the remaining equipment we need to buy, the screen, receiver and cables... Damn sorry I misread your price in your previous post (that would be the US price as the website you linked is a US based site) for some reason I saw that as being $4k to which I would have been correct.....sorry about that. If you are looking at spending under $3000 then go the Z700 model as it is still a really good projector. Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 236Oct 23, 2009 3:15 pm Sanderling37 mrs_smith Damn it's more expensive $3750 whereas the other site would have been $3001 delivered... Back to square one... $800 would cover most of the cost of the remaining equipment we need to buy, the screen, receiver and cables... Damn sorry I misread your price in your previous post (that would be the US price as the website you linked is a US based site) for some reason I saw that as being $4k to which I would have been correct.....sorry about that. If you are looking at spending under $3000 then go the Z700 model as it is still a really good projector. I found out why it was so cheap - they are imported projectors, and Sanyo Oceania don't cover the warranty. So if they need repairing, the place they were bought from needs to send them back overseas from whichever country they got them from. So it's not worth it as if they do broke, we might not be able to get it replaced. So we ended up getting it from the place you recommended But we got the Z700 as it was $900 there ($900 is a lot of money!) and they have thrown in a ceiling mount and surge protector too. $2850. I'm very happy with that since RRP is $3499! yay! Now all we have to worry about is cables and a receiver Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 237Oct 23, 2009 3:27 pm mrs_smith I found out why it was so cheap - they are imported projectors, and Sanyo Oceania don't cover the warranty. So if they need repairing, the place they were bought from needs to send them back overseas from whichever country they got them from. So it's not worth it as if they do broke, we might not be able to get it replaced. So we ended up getting it from the place you recommended But we got the Z700 as it was $900 there ($900 is a lot of money!) and they have thrown in a ceiling mount and surge protector too. $2850. I'm very happy with that since RRP is $3499! yay! Now all we have to worry about is cables and a receiver Ah - good thing you picked up on the imported stock - could have become more troublesome than its worth....As mentioned I am sure you will get heaps of enjoyment out of the Z700 as it is still a great projector! If you do a search on cables you will see plenty of arguments for and against cable quality but really any of the ones from either selby or ezyhd will be fine for the projector connection. In regards to the receiver there are lots of different options out there so just find one that does everything you need. If you are unsure there will be a few one on here that can probably point you in the right direction. Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 238Oct 23, 2009 6:31 pm Yep! It's worth paying that bit extra knowing I'm not going to have to go through that hassle. What do you mean by quality of the cables? Aren't the HDMI cables all the same? (That is the type that need to be used, isn't it?) Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 239Oct 23, 2009 8:10 pm mrs_smith Yep! It's worth paying that bit extra knowing I'm not going to have to go through that hassle. What do you mean by quality of the cables? Aren't the HDMI cables all the same? (That is the type that need to be used, isn't it?) Yeah for the most part HDMI are all the same...just dont get sucked into the whole "Monster" type Cable hype and you will be fine. Re: Ask your Home Theatre questions here... 240Oct 25, 2009 8:49 am I keep telling you guys to watch out for cheap on-line projectors - 9 out of 10 are 'grey market' imports (meaning they have not been supplied by the official Australian (for Aussie residents reading this...) importer/distributor) and the warranty will not be supported locally (and the manual will be aimed at another region...). Ardo That is so funny! I wonder how many people know who Larry Haun is these days. I have a couple of young guys we call Mo 1 & Mo 2 who run a crew of 6 boys and… 9 15511 I work with owner, he/she is my man on the ground and I instruct them when to visit the site and take photos and I have other tools in the bag. 4 15265 Hi Suku18 In NSW the statutory required insurances are: 1. 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