saumitra
Active Member
I am planning to get a projector from the US, my budget is limited (< $800). I am considering the following models:
Acer H5360
BenQ W1000/ W1000 Plus
Can anyone from the forum give me some expert comment/opinion on whether the above choices are good for my limited budget and if there are any other brands/ models that I need to consider. Sometime back I saw a link (of a US webs-site) that was quoting < $800 for Optoma HD20, but that seems to be gone now.
I will primarily use the projector for watching movies (DVD & Blu-ray) and occasionally live soprts (hopefully from HD channels, I have TS+ HD). My viewing distance is just about 12 feet. The models I have mentioned are 3D-ready, which I consider as an important plus point, but I am not sure if these 3D ready models can actually be used to view 3D content on a screen with reasonable amount of effort/money on setup. I read in a review that the Acer model requires a high-end PC (with 3D graphics card) and certain software and only after that PC is connected to the projector, you can setup the 3D viewing. If that is the case - the HD ready models are not useful to me.
Acer H5360
BenQ W1000/ W1000 Plus
Can anyone from the forum give me some expert comment/opinion on whether the above choices are good for my limited budget and if there are any other brands/ models that I need to consider. Sometime back I saw a link (of a US webs-site) that was quoting < $800 for Optoma HD20, but that seems to be gone now.
I will primarily use the projector for watching movies (DVD & Blu-ray) and occasionally live soprts (hopefully from HD channels, I have TS+ HD). My viewing distance is just about 12 feet. The models I have mentioned are 3D-ready, which I consider as an important plus point, but I am not sure if these 3D ready models can actually be used to view 3D content on a screen with reasonable amount of effort/money on setup. I read in a review that the Acer model requires a high-end PC (with 3D graphics card) and certain software and only after that PC is connected to the projector, you can setup the 3D viewing. If that is the case - the HD ready models are not useful to me.