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Although I currently have a Widescreen RPTV, I am trying to keep up with the fast-paced-ever-changing world of LCD and DLP projectors, one of the hang-ups I have with them is you can get a short throw pj (Panasonic AE series), or a long throw (Sony VPL-400Q, I know it's long in the tooth now), but then have to fork out extra cash for an optional lens to change it's throw distance... Why not make either lens optional to keep costs down?
And the other question, and this one seems to mean a lot to me, none of my friends seem to think it matters, but some pj's like the Panny AE series, or less so the Z1, don't throw the closest edge of it's image away from the lens in the same direction as the far edge? (ok, I'll try another way...) If you use a InFocus X1, it can be mounted flush with an 8' ceiling, (inverted) and have the top edge of it's image land "below" the lens' height, leaving you with a dramatic and effective gap between the ceiling, and the top of the screen. I believe that the Plus Piano(s) can also do this. This leaves you with a more aesthetically pleasing installation, as you don't wind up with the pj hanging down at the 6' - 6.5' level and smacking your mellon on it. Who else makes a projector that has a image offset like this?
The lens shift feature of the PLV-Z1 is almost the answer, although I'd have liked them to include a tiny bit more adjustment on it so it could also pull this stunt off.
Although I currently have a Widescreen RPTV, I am trying to keep up with the fast-paced-ever-changing world of LCD and DLP projectors, one of the hang-ups I have with them is you can get a short throw pj (Panasonic AE series), or a long throw (Sony VPL-400Q, I know it's long in the tooth now), but then have to fork out extra cash for an optional lens to change it's throw distance... Why not make either lens optional to keep costs down?
And the other question, and this one seems to mean a lot to me, none of my friends seem to think it matters, but some pj's like the Panny AE series, or less so the Z1, don't throw the closest edge of it's image away from the lens in the same direction as the far edge? (ok, I'll try another way...) If you use a InFocus X1, it can be mounted flush with an 8' ceiling, (inverted) and have the top edge of it's image land "below" the lens' height, leaving you with a dramatic and effective gap between the ceiling, and the top of the screen. I believe that the Plus Piano(s) can also do this. This leaves you with a more aesthetically pleasing installation, as you don't wind up with the pj hanging down at the 6' - 6.5' level and smacking your mellon on it. Who else makes a projector that has a image offset like this?
The lens shift feature of the PLV-Z1 is almost the answer, although I'd have liked them to include a tiny bit more adjustment on it so it could also pull this stunt off.
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