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Nocuous · 12-29-2004, 02:29 AM

The SP4805 is a very nice DLP projector.

Personally I am a big fan of the CRT Electrohome Marquee series. I have a couple of the 8500's and thier picture quality is just amazing. I previously had an 8000 and have recently upgraded to the Electrohome marquee 8500 due to increased brightness and stigmata control. They are rated at a resolution of 1600x1200 but will go higher. The screen I am using is a da-lite matte finish 96"x96" pulldown and a 16x9 image ratio displayed on it.

I use this projector with a vga to rgb cable and run all my regular cable/game consoles through the ati 9800pro AIW. I also have a KVM switch setup so I can switch to the HDTV cable box using the pc keyboard. These projectors have a serial port on the back so with a little programming I was able to set them up to turn on and off via keystroke instead of adding thier remote controls into the already large remote pile =P.

The only downside to these CRTs is the size and weight. It is a real chore to mount the units to the ceiling. Also even when this is done properly they are quite the eyesore.

I purchased all of my CRT projectors via ebay and electrohome marquee projectors go for around $600-$2500 based on thier condition and the quality of the seller's auction page. Though I have never spent over $1,200 for any of my electrohome projectors.

12-29-2004, 02:29 AM	#25 (permalink)
Nocuous Upright	The SP4805 is a very nice DLP projector. Personally I am a big fan of the CRT Electrohome Marquee series. I have a couple of the 8500's and thier picture quality is just amazing. I previously had an 8000 and have recently upgraded to the Electrohome marquee 8500 due to increased brightness and stigmata control. They are rated at a resolution of 1600x1200 but will go higher. The screen I am using is a da-lite matte finish 96"x96" pulldown and a 16x9 image ratio displayed on it. I use this projector with a vga to rgb cable and run all my regular cable/game consoles through the ati 9800pro AIW. I also have a KVM switch setup so I can switch to the HDTV cable box using the pc keyboard. These projectors have a serial port on the back so with a little programming I was able to set them up to turn on and off via keystroke instead of adding thier remote controls into the already large remote pile =P. The only downside to these CRTs is the size and weight. It is a real chore to mount the units to the ceiling. Also even when this is done properly they are quite the eyesore. I purchased all of my CRT projectors via ebay and electrohome marquee projectors go for around $600-$2500 based on thier condition and the quality of the seller's auction page. Though I have never spent over $1,200 for any of my electrohome projectors.