...but I'm a little dissapointed in my black levels as of right now. Here's a picture I took today. Since my camera is absolutely horrible, it doesn't show how great this projector is. However, you can see that the contrast levels cannot be 5500:1 as claimed.
This is most likely due to my white walls, carpet, and ceiling, but how much better do you think I can get if I repaint the walls Behr Song Bird, which is essentially, blue, and also replace my screen with a higher-contrast silverscreen DIY screen?
As for my review part of the ae900, it's absolutely amazing. I had plans to go to the movie theater Friday, but they were forced to be cancelled because of this. The colors are incredibly accurate on this projector, not to mention clean. Even with an s-video run 12 ft, it was hard to make out much noise or anything like that. The image is also incredibly bright and white. Even with my lamp power on low, a bright scene will light up my entire basement, including a bend to the main room and a bend into the bathroom. I used to have lights on incase I had to get up for something, but now I just wait for a bright scene and pause it. Also, when I tested this projector out, the black levels were incredibly good due to a good room for a big screen. Almost anything can be calibrated, so the image looks just how you want it to look.
Another thing I love is the smooth screen feature. When I first sat down to watch a movie with my parents, my mom actually said,"Where are the pixels?" She was sitting on the floor very close to my 76" screen when she said that. I can make out no pixelation on this model when I'm sitting 1.5 screen lengths away. The dynamic iris is also very good. Bright when you want it to, darker when you need it. I never thought I'd care too much about this feature, but after watching 2 movies, I love it.
The included remote is also very nice for someone who doesn't want to spend 100 dollars when you can do almost the same thing with a cheap one. remote navigation is a bit on the annoying side, but backlighting and a nice LCD screen make up for it. With my big hands, it's hard for me to find a remore where I don't accidentally press other buttons. This remote is spaced out just right for my big hands.
One thing I have noticed is that sometimes when you take the lens cover off, you will push the lens out of focus. It's a very small hassle but it will probably tighten up later on.
I bought this for 1840, plus the 400 dollar rebate and the blockbuster card(for 40 rentals). Since rentals are 3 dollars where I live, I ended up getting this amazing image for only $1320 after rebates. I've looked at many TVs and a few projectors, and I strongly believe that anyone looking for a screen even under 2000 should strongly try looking at this projector. I just wish I had a good camera to capture how amazing the picture quality is.
This is a massive upgrade from the old 100:1 contrast projector seen here(with the same horrible camera)
This is most likely due to my white walls, carpet, and ceiling, but how much better do you think I can get if I repaint the walls Behr Song Bird, which is essentially, blue, and also replace my screen with a higher-contrast silverscreen DIY screen?
As for my review part of the ae900, it's absolutely amazing. I had plans to go to the movie theater Friday, but they were forced to be cancelled because of this. The colors are incredibly accurate on this projector, not to mention clean. Even with an s-video run 12 ft, it was hard to make out much noise or anything like that. The image is also incredibly bright and white. Even with my lamp power on low, a bright scene will light up my entire basement, including a bend to the main room and a bend into the bathroom. I used to have lights on incase I had to get up for something, but now I just wait for a bright scene and pause it. Also, when I tested this projector out, the black levels were incredibly good due to a good room for a big screen. Almost anything can be calibrated, so the image looks just how you want it to look.
Another thing I love is the smooth screen feature. When I first sat down to watch a movie with my parents, my mom actually said,"Where are the pixels?" She was sitting on the floor very close to my 76" screen when she said that. I can make out no pixelation on this model when I'm sitting 1.5 screen lengths away. The dynamic iris is also very good. Bright when you want it to, darker when you need it. I never thought I'd care too much about this feature, but after watching 2 movies, I love it.
The included remote is also very nice for someone who doesn't want to spend 100 dollars when you can do almost the same thing with a cheap one. remote navigation is a bit on the annoying side, but backlighting and a nice LCD screen make up for it. With my big hands, it's hard for me to find a remore where I don't accidentally press other buttons. This remote is spaced out just right for my big hands.
One thing I have noticed is that sometimes when you take the lens cover off, you will push the lens out of focus. It's a very small hassle but it will probably tighten up later on.
I bought this for 1840, plus the 400 dollar rebate and the blockbuster card(for 40 rentals). Since rentals are 3 dollars where I live, I ended up getting this amazing image for only $1320 after rebates. I've looked at many TVs and a few projectors, and I strongly believe that anyone looking for a screen even under 2000 should strongly try looking at this projector. I just wish I had a good camera to capture how amazing the picture quality is.
This is a massive upgrade from the old 100:1 contrast projector seen here(with the same horrible camera)
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