Majik..

Seeing that you want to get a projector, i take your after a affordable ' home model' rahter than a top end Marquee that would set you back 1000s extra..

I Hooked up my DLP Benq PB8220.. it goes up to 720P and has a nice contrast ratio, decent lamp life, Nice Color temp. At a nice affordable Price. (around only £900 now)


Here are Some Videos I’ve Captured Using the Following:



Capturing Device: Sanyo Xacti HD Camcorder
Capturing Rate: 640 x 640 @ 60fps
Display: Benq PB8220 DLP Projector

Feed: Althon 64 4700+, Nvidia 7800, 1 GIG Ram.


Here i ran Lost Coast On Max Settings ‘Stress Test’..


Pretty scenery (10mb)
http://www.zshare.net/video/lost-coast-avi.aspx

Swooping / panning (22Mb)
http://www.zshare.net/video/lost-coast2-avi.aspx

Gorgeous lightening, buildings / surrounds(32mb)
http://www.zshare.net/video/lost-coast-physicswater-avi.aspx

This is me Showing off LC’s awesome water and physics with one hand while holding the Camcorder. (31mb)
http://www.zshare.net/video/lost-coast1-avi.aspx


Here’s a 10 Second Capture from Prey (11mb)
http://www.zshare.net/video/prey-quick-avi.aspx

Contrast ratio: This says’ Marque’e, its actually my benq. It still holds its own against a normal CRT/LCD plasma.. (tho not on the same level as my Marquee)
http://www.zshare.net/video/17inch-crt-vs-150-inch-marque-avi.aspx

Although these Videos still dont really do the contrast much justice.. they do a decent job still.

Edit:

Overal for me, the main advantage of my Projectors apart from visual quality (Marquee). is that Your not just playin the game but your IN the game.. Especially on a system that can churn out 60fps..

Nice dude, very nice. But 1080p projectors cost < £4000, they' re not out of my price range.

But still, with 720p projectors being much cheaper...

I know you hate it but whats the chance of seeing Gears running on that thing?! (the Marquee i mean) ...at 1080p...

BTW, 83.75fps for a Lost Coast stress test is pretty good!

ORIGINAL: Majikdra6on


I know you hate it but whats the chance of seeing Gears running on that thing?! (the Marquee i mean) ...at 1080p...

Yeah, sure.. Tho i must say 360 especially with Gears has quite a ' dull' look to it.. (well as u know, its a dark-looking game)..

When i get my Marquee back up, ill make a few more vids, this time with my 360 titles.

(BTW, my Benq goes upto 1080i not 720p)

Im just throwing this out there, but shouldnt this be in the EE forum?

ORIGINAL: f3hunter

(BTW, my Benq goes upto 1080i not 720p)

Actually, the BenQ PB8220 has a native resolution of 1024 x 768 4:3 (XGA). It' s " maximum" resolution is 1280 x 1024, and not 1920 x 1080 (or 1080i or p).

BenQ does make really good projectors, though.

Hey, f3; is your Marquee 4:3 as well? Just curious.

ORIGINAL: f3hunter

ORIGINAL: Majikdra6on


I know you hate it but whats the chance of seeing Gears running on that thing?! (the Marquee i mean) ...at 1080p...

Yeah, sure.. Tho i must say 360 especially with Gears has quite a ' dull' look to it.. (well as u know, its a dark-looking game)..

I' m guessing VGA doesn' t help though. Do the color palette settings in the menu make any difference?