After waiting awhile I finally ordered my projector...the final piece of the theatre room:T
After reading all the reviews over the summer I long since settled on the Sanyo Z1 due to it being 16:9 native, does HD well, is affordable and the reviews are all solid. Well it turns out Boxlight sells the Matinee 1HD which is a clone of the Sanyo yet comes with a three year warrenty vs the one year for Sanyo plus its $500 cheaper on this side of the boarder so that's what I ordered this afternoon. It should be here late this week and my mount is just about done and the component and power cables are run so its all good to go For the PJ mount I followed Rick Soken's lead and used an camera tripod that I bought several years ago but seldom use. Its nice because I've now got adjustments for height, horizontal tilt and left/right angle to get it square to the screen...though with the Sanyo's lens shift feature its not nearly as critical as with most projectors.
Native Resolution: 964 x 544 Wide VGA
Supported Resolutions XGA, SVGA, Wide VGA, VGA, Mac
Brightness: 700 lumens
Lamp: 130 watt UHP
Lamp Life: 120-day guarantee
Display Type: 3 x 0.77" TFT polysilicon LCDs
Contrast Ratio: 800:1
Colors: 16.7 million
Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 4:3 compatible
H-Sync Range: 15-80 kHz
V-Sync Range: 50-100 Hz
Inputs: 1-RGB computer, 1- RCA component video, 1-RCA composite video, 1-S-Video
Outputs: 1-serial port
Speakers: None
Audible Noise: 28 dB in Theatre Black Mode
Weight: 7.5lbs / 3.40kg
Dimensions: 13.1"(W) x 4.3"(H) x 9.7"(D)
33.27 cm/10.92 cm/24.64 cm
Projector Lens: manual zoom and focus, F/2.03-2.34, 1:1.2 zoom ratio, f=21-25.4mm
Image Size: 30 - 200 inches(diagonal)
76 - 508 cm(diagonal)
Throw Distance: 3.6 - 19.7 ft
1.09 - 5.99 m
Keystone Adj.: Digital adjustment +/- 20 degrees
Adjustments: on-board and remote
Power Supply: 100-120V/220-240V at 50-60Hz
Power Consumption: 210 watts
HDTV/EDTV Compatibility: 1080i, 1035i, 720p, 575p, 575i, 480p
Video Compatibility: NTSC, NTSC 4.43, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, SECAM
Workstation Compatibility: No
Warranty: 3-Year parts and labor (120 day lamp
Matinee 1HD
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After reading all the reviews over the summer I long since settled on the Sanyo Z1 due to it being 16:9 native, does HD well, is affordable and the reviews are all solid. Well it turns out Boxlight sells the Matinee 1HD which is a clone of the Sanyo yet comes with a three year warrenty vs the one year for Sanyo plus its $500 cheaper on this side of the boarder so that's what I ordered this afternoon. It should be here late this week and my mount is just about done and the component and power cables are run so its all good to go For the PJ mount I followed Rick Soken's lead and used an camera tripod that I bought several years ago but seldom use. Its nice because I've now got adjustments for height, horizontal tilt and left/right angle to get it square to the screen...though with the Sanyo's lens shift feature its not nearly as critical as with most projectors.
Native Resolution: 964 x 544 Wide VGA
Supported Resolutions XGA, SVGA, Wide VGA, VGA, Mac
Brightness: 700 lumens
Lamp: 130 watt UHP
Lamp Life: 120-day guarantee
Display Type: 3 x 0.77" TFT polysilicon LCDs
Contrast Ratio: 800:1
Colors: 16.7 million
Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 4:3 compatible
H-Sync Range: 15-80 kHz
V-Sync Range: 50-100 Hz
Inputs: 1-RGB computer, 1- RCA component video, 1-RCA composite video, 1-S-Video
Outputs: 1-serial port
Speakers: None
Audible Noise: 28 dB in Theatre Black Mode
Weight: 7.5lbs / 3.40kg
Dimensions: 13.1"(W) x 4.3"(H) x 9.7"(D)
33.27 cm/10.92 cm/24.64 cm
Projector Lens: manual zoom and focus, F/2.03-2.34, 1:1.2 zoom ratio, f=21-25.4mm
Image Size: 30 - 200 inches(diagonal)
76 - 508 cm(diagonal)
Throw Distance: 3.6 - 19.7 ft
1.09 - 5.99 m
Keystone Adj.: Digital adjustment +/- 20 degrees
Adjustments: on-board and remote
Power Supply: 100-120V/220-240V at 50-60Hz
Power Consumption: 210 watts
HDTV/EDTV Compatibility: 1080i, 1035i, 720p, 575p, 575i, 480p
Video Compatibility: NTSC, NTSC 4.43, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, SECAM
Workstation Compatibility: No
Warranty: 3-Year parts and labor (120 day lamp
Matinee 1HD
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