Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation 1 Jun 03, 2011 5:51 pm I'm looking around for a projector and I have come across a 1080p HD projector with built in tuner and hdmi on eBay for $339. Does anyone have personal experience with one of these? I have you tubed them and there are a few clips and don't look that bad however I'm thinking it could be a little bit to good to be true as u would expect to pay $2k + anywhere else for one of these. Re: eBay projector 4Jun 04, 2011 6:55 pm Hi It0373, This is not what it seems. It's a trick to say that it "supports" 1080p but the actual native resolution that it outputs is 800x600. That means that it will accept a 1920 x 1080p HD signal that is sent to it but it will dumb it down to 800x600 to play it. That also means that it will try to play everything in 4:3 ratio rather that 16:9, even though it says it has a 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio button. If you really want to play HD you need to find a projector that says "Native 1080p". Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34120 Handover 23 Dec 11 Squatting 21 Dec 11 Fixed 12 Oct 11 Plastered 31 Aug 2011 Framed 7 June 2011 Site Start 7 Feb 2011 Land Titled 18 Jan 2010 Land Deposit 25 Jun 2009 Re: eBay projector 5Jun 10, 2011 2:37 pm Without sounding too biased... They are great value for the money but in comparison to any other projector on the market they are rubbish. Sorry! Re: eBay projector 6Jun 10, 2011 2:40 pm As my mum always said, 'You get what you pay for' and 'If it seems too good to be true, it asually is'.lol We have a dedicated theatre room so spent $3000 on a good projector and screen. Good luck. Forrester 43sq We have our keys (3/6/11) Now it's time to decorate (that's the fun part.lol) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37598 Re: eBay projector 7Aug 30, 2011 5:58 pm My mate bought one of these ebay projectors full 1080 hdmi etc a couple of months ago and he also bought a motorised screen with it etc.. I will say Ive seen better quality projectors but for the price you cant go wrong. Really great to play video games on and watch tv. If you cant afford a good projector the ebay ones are still worth getting. http://lindeman28.blogspot.com - Our building blog |