Elite Screens Vmax2 electric screen, 16:9, 120in (Max White)
Max White Gain of 1.1 matte white screen material is durable and easy
synchronous motor provides clean, silent operation with extended operational longevity and low Power consumption
Internal IR / RF receiver eliminates the need for a wall-box
Easy control by either low voltage box wall 3-fold, Radio Frequency (RF) remote control
VMAX Series 2 is an improved multi-purpose I / motorized screen. The VMAX screen material “Max White” is the most commonly used material for the new projectors today with a gain of 1.1 and a 160-degree viewing angle. Our VMAX 2 comes standard with options such as IR control, the RF-controller, low voltage 3-way wall switch and 12-volt trigger port is a standard RJ45 connector. A synchronous motor allows silent operation with extended operational longevity and low power consumption. It c
List Price: $ 759.00
Price: $ 361.05
Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p LCD Home Theater Projector
1200 ANSI Lumni
Zoom and Auto Focus
14,000:1 contrast ratio
2 HDMI
Reproduction in black is the key to stunning home theater and the HC5500 LCD projector brings more life to your screen with faster transitions between light and dark scenes and provide details in dark areas. This portable home theater projector project a full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution of 1080p. Digital video output gives you seamless performance with the Blu-ray 24P next generation optical. And 1.2x power zoom and focus lens lets you enjoy the big screen, even in small spaces. B
List Price: $ 2,295.00
Price: $ 1,679.88
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Larger than Life,
This screen is an amazing bargain, and truly puts the “theater” in home theater. We were trying to decide between the 100″ and the 120″. If your room can manage the 120″, go for it. It’s fantastic.
This is solid and easy to install, and the opening mechanism feels stable and smooth. The material is even, no creases or waves, and colors show up crisply without any issues.
One great thing to note is that this screen is compatible with the Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote with Color Touch Screen, so you can set up your Harmony remote to automatically open your screen when you turn everything on. If you don’t have a Harmony Remote, there’s also an optional wireless trigger out that you can get from Elite Screens and hook up to your projector, so that when you turn your projector on, it sends a signal to the screen that opens it.
You can get more expensive screens with tension, higher gains, or made of acoustic mesh so that your speakers can go right behind it, but this is a perfect entry-level price that does not feel or look entry-level at all.
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|Very Cool,
For the first week I couldn’t help but roll it up and down when I was watching movies on it. It is very quiet and easy to install. It works perfectly with my Logitech Harmony 1100 remote using RF. The package was very long and I noticed that the shipping company had a hard time shipping it. There was one dent in it when I got it. But it worked fine so I didn’t bother with returning it. There are some wrinkles when it is lowered but not that noticeable. The price was good and so is the quality of the screen. I did notice that the 2 motors in it don’t unroll at the exact same speed. One side rolls faster then the other side rolls faster and it goes back and forth like that untill it is fully down. But once down it is even. It impresses every one who sees it.
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|Projector screen,
Screen produces better than expected image. Remote has limited range (under 15′). Shipper destroyed the first one I ordered, but Amazon was great and immediately shipped a second one. When I saw the box of the second one I was afraid it had happened again, but screen did not suffer damage. Great screen, would order well in advance to allow for re-order.
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|Very Good Value,
I bought this projector to replace a 6 year old Sharp 720p DLP projector. The primary reasons were the price, the $[...] rebate, and the excelent video processing chip (Reon-VX). The final straw that broke the camel’s back was the fact the newer Blu-ray movies output 480P through the component video output (the Sharp didn’t have HDMI).
Mine is hooked up using HDMI with Blu-ray and HD DVD players, projected to a 150″ gray screen.
What can I say – the picture is excellent. The Sharp was incredible, and I would never have any complaints until I see in person what the 1080p projectors can do nowadays. It was immediately obvious this Mitsubishi has a sharper, more detailed, and better contrasted image. It has a slightly higher lumens output than the Sharp, and also better contrast.
Although the Sharp came very close to an average movie theater picture quality, this projector at the very least matches, and in many cases, exceed what one can see in an average theater. No complaints about the picture, but I am not some super-nitpicky videophile like some.
This projector has an electronic zoom/focus lens, so setting it up initially can be difficult. I made the mistake of hanging it up on the ceiling before making adjustments. The default zoom/focus levels made the picture extremely blurry, so I could not read the menu at all. It was also upside down for me, making things doubly difficult. I had to use the pictures of the menu in the manual in order to navigate around. Speaking of the manual — it could use a lot of improvement (the section about the extra filter was buried in the back instead of the front, where there should be a series of steps detailing the initial setup). I just feel if it had a manual focus option, it would’ve cut my setup time by 75%.
To summarize, some things I wish this projector had:
- Manual zoom/focus option
- More brightness (lumens output). I have to to set the brightness to around 75% to see something to my liking.
- More intuitive menu structure
- Have more frequently used functions be on the remote vs. buried somewhere in the menus
- Better manual
I would’ve given this projector 4 stars, but given the incredible value (esp. with the rebate included), I think it deserves 5 stars.
Addendum: After poking around a little bit, it turns out there is another available rebate; this other one is $[...], but with a free lamp, which is most likely worth quite a bit more than $[...]. I chose the $[...]+lamp rebate instead…
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|Everything that you would expect from a PJ,
I did a lot of research before buying this PJ, the deciding factors for me were the Hollywood FX upscaling chip and the noise levels that are the lowest in the industry.
The upscaling chip helps upscale any lower resolution image to 1080p and does it handsomely. We will not be watching blu-ray movies all the time and this was an important factor for me.
As far as the noise levels are concerned, I have heard projectors that emit a low (or sometimes even high!) pitched whine while running, and once you know about the noise it can become very distracting. This PJ on the other is practically noiseless, you cannot hear it while it is running even if you put your ear right next to it.
Picture quality is outstanding with none of the “flicker” normally associated with fast moving objects with LCD projectors. I watch action movies and have not seen any “flicker” at all.
It does need a reasonably light controlled room as it is not as bright as an Optoma HD71 for example, especially at the “low” lamp setting, but on the other hand the “low” lamp setting is supposed to give you 5000 hours of usage.
Buy it, you cannot go wrong.
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|Good Projector if you don’t live in the mountains!,
After much research into DLP projectors, I decided on this one becuase of it’s features, resolution, high contrast, and price (the rebate and free bulb helped me decide too!) This was purchased for a home theater. We saw it in a home theater store and the picture was AMAZING. We purchased a professional grade screen to use it with and acheived the same results… as long as the room is pitch black. The only problem is after around 1 hour and 15 minutes, the unit flashes temperature/overheating warnings and shuts down. I live in Colorado at an altitude of around 9400 feet. I read the manual and discovered that Mitsubishi does not suggest using it above 5000 feet. We seem to have over come the problem by installing 2 CPU cooling fans into the air filter shroud. It makes a little humming noise, but we can get through a movie without it overheating.
Pros: Price, contrast, clear picture, easy setup and menu
Cons: overheats if above 5000 ft, pictures gets washed out VERY quickly if there’s ambient light in the room
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