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What is funny about this is that I bought an Optoma HD-80 1080p DLP unit for about $2500 (retail); so (a) we know they can make these things at a reasonable end-user price, and (b) they can do it at full HD (1920x1080, progressive.)

It's no wonder adoption of projectors is so slow. Five grand, seven grand, even more... it's silly. I have a bright, clear picture on a 1.0 gain screen at 204" -- that's right, 17 *feet* diagonal -- with just 1300 lumens. How bright is it? When the screen goes white, it'll bloody well blind you. WTF would a consumer need 5000 lumens for? I'd have to wear sunglasses.

Here's a pic of my setup (click "All Sizes" above the image to see a hires version):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fyngyrz/2531688467/

...for reference, I pushed the shadow detail way up in that image, the room is a lot darker than it looks.]]>Jun 13th 2008 5:27PM