My Dedicated New Home Theater

Dear MR. G,

These days will the help of forums, you can get the job done easily. Make it once but make it right.

Please type in to get any sorts of help.

All the best in your endeavours.

Sumit

A very good point.

Vinay.

Panny is a great projector, especially if you want Big, Wuality images. It is almost as good as a 1080P and the images look great even when the source is only SD DVDs as long as you have a good upconverting player.

I actually wanted to buy the OPPO DVD player, but heard they were comingout with a great Blue Ray Player in December, so decided to wait and bought the Samsung upconverter for 70 Dollars. It is a great performer.

The Panny cost me US $ 1250/- (Rs. 50,000/-) and the Duty was Rs. 10000/-
A great deal if you are travelling out of the country.

GvR

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Thanks for the details giddavr, this will help me in easy choice of colours

That's a great deal on the projector, locally in india it is costing 90k + vat , in grey it is costing around 75k , wish i could get one from abroad as then it will suit my budget

Dushie: I beg to differ. Pana AE-200U is aaialable for 65K in grey. And, it was available for this price alomost a month back. I was considering it. But, then I bought Mitsubishi HC1500 720p from USA for 31K. I call this a deal.

I don't think Mr. G saved a lot of money on the projector for hassle. He still does not get any warranty.
Sorry MR. G, but I am being very transparent.

Sumit

Dear Sumit

U dont have to be Sorry.

U may have been right under the usual circumstances, but in my case u would be wrong because:

1. I dont have access to reliable gray market dealers, remember I live in a small town in a small corner of AP.
2. The choice of projector is personal, u went for a DLP and I chose a LCD.
3. The Panny came with a 2yr warranty for the projector & 90 day or 500hr warranty on the lamp + 52 free Blockbuster movie rentals.

I can fully utilize the warranty as I have many relatives in the U.S. and there is always some one coming or going every month. And my son is utiliziing the Blockbuster offer.

The customs duty was 10,000/-, but I only paid 5,ooo/ under the table.

So in my case it was an all-win situation

GvR

Hi Sumit

I do agree with most of the points made by GVR

1. I also dont have access to reliable gray market dealers.
2. I am also interested in LCD projector
3. Due to the warranty factor i am avoiding a grey market model as if bulb or something else goes off, i don't have any contacts to get the pj repaired and even if i find one, it will cost for repair as it wont be under warranty.

looking at the above points i feel GvR you got a good deal.

Sumit you have got a great deal on HC1500, but i do not have contacts abroad who can get me a Pj from outside, so i have to look at all the factors,

Getting a pana ax 200 for 65k surely is a good deal, but it does not have any warranty and i don't have any contacts in grey market in bangalore.

sights and sound have advertised Hitachi pjtx100 for 50k, with warranty , so i am looking at that, their latest model pjXT 300 is also available but is 90k with bill, in Grey it may be cheaper around 70k or something.


IF you have any good contacts and can guide in getting the bang for the buck, any suggestions are welcome, as i am looking for buying a screen too.

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