sixthsense
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Background
I own a HD Ready 42" Panasonic Plasma since 2007. It was good for watching 1.5 gb rips of DVD or actual DVD itself. Owned 2 DVD players in this course of time. Also had a 1TB HD mediaplayer since 2008 which used to store my collection and playback the same and rendered the DVD player almost useless. Come 2010 and TataSky HD + was added and .mkv format became widespread for hollywood movies as Blu-ray were becoming quite common. Also the invent of 3D with Avatar and all made an entry into the televison market. So the itch to upgrade started and the search started around nov 2011.
Television - Plasma/LCD/LED
As i already had 42" for so long i wanted to upgrade to Full HD for sure and the size. So i started demoing for all Plasma's and LED's above 50". 50 inch didn't look like an upgrade and 55 inch also didn't click too much. So 60" or more was the only option. Now as soon as you go above 55 the prices just multiply, so after much research found an LG 3D plasma 60" Full HD + 3d for about 1.1L. Soon found out that LG has discontinued it and even after calling every dealer in Bangalore didn't find any stock.So gave up and started waiting for new releases which has never arrived till today. I think LG is pushing their LED TV's which cost 1.4L for 55" and 60" plasma for 1L would kill it's LED market.
Worth mentioning is the Samsung 64 Inches 3D Full HD Plasma PS64D8000FR. I saw the demo in samsung shop where i had taken Dark Knight Blu-ray as always and the results were amazing. At a price point of 2L, this TV is worth every penny. What stopped me from nuying it was the online review of this TV revealing it has some screen peeling issues which was quite common. Spending 2L is not an easy decision for something which has build issues, so dropped the idea finally. This ended my hunt for TV's.
Projector Hunting
This started when one of my collegues told me that a projector will give me the desired screen size and all the features i wanted within the same price range. This was when i started (Jan 2012) looking at projector's and i needed to start from some basic knowledge of technical details of projector's available. Quickly i could make out that in home theater's there is only 2 main competitor's in india. Optoma's DLP projectors and Espon's range of 3LCD projector. So i would not loose any opportunity for a demo anywhere even if the guy is selling AVR's and demoing it on projectors
. I did get quite a lot of Optoma HD33 or lower models demo, Epson TW3600 and some more Panasonic etc. So after demo's for around 2 months i was convinced that i need a projector and no TV can come close to what i can achieve with a projector.
Epson TW6000 - Getting down to the Final One :yahoo:
There were many things that i wanted. Top of my list was the following:
Apart from the projector i also got the following:
1) Ceiling Mount - Liberty Brand - It has a 1.5 feet fixed rod in between which can go upto 2 feet and i learned this only after opening the box. Anyway i was to hang my projector at 5-6 inches from ceiling, so anyway i was not going to use that and just use the celieng clamp + the projector clamp. Nothing much about it, looked sturdy and was white as my ceiling.
2) Projector Screen - Major confusion here and i would need to write this in details as it may help other members to choose. So first questions first, how big is big enough ?
My Living Room Dimensions are 12 feet wide and 24 feet in length, celieng being 8'10" feet. I could only put the projector at a maximum distance of 14 feet from the screen as there is a Fan after that. So I went straight into Epson's site which has this great distance calculator where i can chosse my projector model and input all my values Epson Projector Distance Calculator . Now from here i could make out that projecting 16:9 from 14 feet would give me maximum of 9.8 feet wide and some 6 feet tall image which is the highest i could go. During my research i found the following:
. I'm pretty happy and have absolutely no complaints till now, but then it has only been a few days.
3) 3D Glasses - I got nothing very easily, while the projector was delivered to me i was told that the epson glasses are out of stock and will be provided to me only after 10th June. I was like "Are you kidding me ?", after 2 months waiting for the projector i'll not be able to see an 3D. So off i went into another research into 3D glasses and compatibility. So my research yielded that only 3 other glasesses have been found out to be working with Epson :
1) Sainsonic - these were cheap on amazon but i was not too sure about the quality and everybody had commented them good for keeping them as spare glasses. For me this would act as my primary glasses and i didn't want my 3D experience to be ruined.
2) Sony PS3 glasses - These again are not avaialble in india and are in price range of 3k per glass. Not bad, but i didn't have an otpion of buying through US Amazon.
3) Panasonic 3rd Generation 3D glasses - these are actually certified by Epson itself to work with their projectors and from the review somwhat better in terms of features - Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3010, FAQ - Technical Support - Epson America, Inc.
So the safest bet was Panasonic, but they are not cheap costing 6900/- per glass. With no option i bought 2 glasses from panasonic brand showroom and they have a choice of small, medium and large which epson doesn't have. The small one fitted perfectly so i bought 2 of those. I even got one changed the next dat as there was an issue with one of the glasses, kudos to Panasonic the dealer didn't even ask me any questions and replaced it immediately. Some advantage of buying it locally.
OK now down to the review now :
Too late i'll continue putting my review tomorrow and reserve the next post for it
I own a HD Ready 42" Panasonic Plasma since 2007. It was good for watching 1.5 gb rips of DVD or actual DVD itself. Owned 2 DVD players in this course of time. Also had a 1TB HD mediaplayer since 2008 which used to store my collection and playback the same and rendered the DVD player almost useless. Come 2010 and TataSky HD + was added and .mkv format became widespread for hollywood movies as Blu-ray were becoming quite common. Also the invent of 3D with Avatar and all made an entry into the televison market. So the itch to upgrade started and the search started around nov 2011.
Television - Plasma/LCD/LED
As i already had 42" for so long i wanted to upgrade to Full HD for sure and the size. So i started demoing for all Plasma's and LED's above 50". 50 inch didn't look like an upgrade and 55 inch also didn't click too much. So 60" or more was the only option. Now as soon as you go above 55 the prices just multiply, so after much research found an LG 3D plasma 60" Full HD + 3d for about 1.1L. Soon found out that LG has discontinued it and even after calling every dealer in Bangalore didn't find any stock.So gave up and started waiting for new releases which has never arrived till today. I think LG is pushing their LED TV's which cost 1.4L for 55" and 60" plasma for 1L would kill it's LED market.
Worth mentioning is the Samsung 64 Inches 3D Full HD Plasma PS64D8000FR. I saw the demo in samsung shop where i had taken Dark Knight Blu-ray as always and the results were amazing. At a price point of 2L, this TV is worth every penny. What stopped me from nuying it was the online review of this TV revealing it has some screen peeling issues which was quite common. Spending 2L is not an easy decision for something which has build issues, so dropped the idea finally. This ended my hunt for TV's.
Projector Hunting
This started when one of my collegues told me that a projector will give me the desired screen size and all the features i wanted within the same price range. This was when i started (Jan 2012) looking at projector's and i needed to start from some basic knowledge of technical details of projector's available. Quickly i could make out that in home theater's there is only 2 main competitor's in india. Optoma's DLP projectors and Espon's range of 3LCD projector. So i would not loose any opportunity for a demo anywhere even if the guy is selling AVR's and demoing it on projectors
. I did get quite a lot of Optoma HD33 or lower models demo, Epson TW3600 and some more Panasonic etc. So after demo's for around 2 months i was convinced that i need a projector and no TV can come close to what i can achieve with a projector.Epson TW6000 - Getting down to the Final One :yahoo:
There were many things that i wanted. Top of my list was the following:
- Minimun 2000 lumens (As i do not have the luxury of dedicated theater room and i would use it in my living space)
- Full HD 1080p
- Price Point - 1L was comfortable and 1.3 was OK and 1.5 was ouch...
- 3D - All existing formats
- More the warranty better it was.
Apart from the projector i also got the following:
1) Ceiling Mount - Liberty Brand - It has a 1.5 feet fixed rod in between which can go upto 2 feet and i learned this only after opening the box. Anyway i was to hang my projector at 5-6 inches from ceiling, so anyway i was not going to use that and just use the celieng clamp + the projector clamp. Nothing much about it, looked sturdy and was white as my ceiling.
2) Projector Screen - Major confusion here and i would need to write this in details as it may help other members to choose. So first questions first, how big is big enough ?
My Living Room Dimensions are 12 feet wide and 24 feet in length, celieng being 8'10" feet. I could only put the projector at a maximum distance of 14 feet from the screen as there is a Fan after that. So I went straight into Epson's site which has this great distance calculator where i can chosse my projector model and input all my values Epson Projector Distance Calculator . Now from here i could make out that projecting 16:9 from 14 feet would give me maximum of 9.8 feet wide and some 6 feet tall image which is the highest i could go. During my research i found the following:
- Typically the screens come in 4:3 ratio more and 16:9 is very hard to find
- Screen can be Tripod mounted, instalock manual pulldown or motorised, if i widely categorize them in increasing order of price.
- Da-lite is a US brand which makes high quality screen and the price range is almost double compared to indian brand.
- Liberty Grandview is an Indian Chinese collaboration brand and can fall within your budget with acceptable quality.
- For 4:3 ratio standard size is either 8x6 (120") or 10x8 (150")
- For 16:9 ratio the prices will increase as they are not much in demand and for a 16:9 9.5x5.5 (130") you'll have to shell out much more than a 4:3 10x8
. I'm pretty happy and have absolutely no complaints till now, but then it has only been a few days.3) 3D Glasses - I got nothing very easily, while the projector was delivered to me i was told that the epson glasses are out of stock and will be provided to me only after 10th June. I was like "Are you kidding me ?"
, after 2 months waiting for the projector i'll not be able to see an 3D. So off i went into another research into 3D glasses and compatibility. So my research yielded that only 3 other glasesses have been found out to be working with Epson :1) Sainsonic - these were cheap on amazon but i was not too sure about the quality and everybody had commented them good for keeping them as spare glasses. For me this would act as my primary glasses and i didn't want my 3D experience to be ruined.
2) Sony PS3 glasses - These again are not avaialble in india and are in price range of 3k per glass. Not bad, but i didn't have an otpion of buying through US Amazon.
3) Panasonic 3rd Generation 3D glasses - these are actually certified by Epson itself to work with their projectors and from the review somwhat better in terms of features - Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3010, FAQ - Technical Support - Epson America, Inc.
So the safest bet was Panasonic, but they are not cheap costing 6900/- per glass. With no option i bought 2 glasses from panasonic brand showroom and they have a choice of small, medium and large which epson doesn't have. The small one fitted perfectly so i bought 2 of those. I even got one changed the next dat as there was an issue with one of the glasses, kudos to Panasonic the dealer didn't even ask me any questions and replaced it immediately. Some advantage of buying it locally.
OK now down to the review now :
Too late i'll continue putting my review tomorrow and reserve the next post for it
