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All of the above. I have an MCE htpc for analog cable, OTA HD and DVD upconversion playback over DVI/HDMI. I also have a Toshiba XA1 HD-DVD player over HDMI/HDMI that also upconverts DVD extremely well. HD-DVD quality is top of the heap, very closely followed by OTA HD. Upconverted DVD is...

I had a Sony 10HT for six years. Nothing over the years made me want to upgrade even though the black performance could have been better. The resolution and performance of the 10HT with HD material was great. I just recently upgraded to the Pearl and could not be happier. I've got 60hrs on it...

You got your health and a Pearl, Life is good.....

Ok, It's been almost a week and my wife had not noticed that I had a new projector (the Pearl). Truth be told she does not normally use the projector herself so I was not expecting her to notice right away (but a week!). She did mention that she had missed House this week and wanted to see...

More Pearl viewing.... Got the HD-DVD of "Grand Prix". This is the new eye candy reference disk if you can believe it. This is the best transfer of a 65mm film you've ever seen. Absolutely clean throughout, it pops off the screen. I would die and go to heaven if a 2001:Space Odyssey...

Went to my BB yesterday to get T3. Both BR and HD-DVD "displayed" in cardboard boxes on the floor. Had to get T3 from the back room. At least they had it. On topic I thought the transfer was weak from an HD point of view. It did not look very different from the DVD upconverted. Maybe time for...

My goodness, what a marvelous image on my new Pearl. HD-DVD heaven.

I had my 10HT for six years. Every year I would see the current crop of projectors and say "Yeah it's better here and there but it's not THAT much better to be worth getting ". And since the 10HT worked perfectly and after recalibrating every 6 months or so always looked great (except for the...

Yes the Toshiba XA1 HD-DVD

Impressions from a second night of viewing on the VW50 Watched complete episode of House in HDTV OTA. Maybe a little soft compared to NBC/CBS film fair but I think it is filmed in a more natural light than the more over the top high contrast style used in shows like CSI. Overall vey clean and...

Images of Pearl and the "Diamond" The ceiling mount points are identical

Yes they look almost the same in LxWxH other than the top of the vw50 has more of a curve to it. Otherwise it's like an updated 10HT. The inputs are on the opposite side of the case which for me is better but if you had short cables might be an issue. I'll try to post a side by side picture...

Justification? We don't need no stinking justification! I did mention to my Wife that I was getting a new projector someday. I did not tell her I got the projector yesterday, I just have it all setup and sitting there in plain view. I'm wondering how long it will be before she notices that it...

Robert, On Sony Style the specifications show the following for the vw50: Optional Accessories Ultra High Pressure Replacement Lamp (LMP-H200) Black Ceiling Mount (PSS-610) White Ceiling Mount (PSS-H10) So the mount really is the same as the 10ht (and ruby too!). Tom

I keep forgetting to say that this projector is also totally silent. You have to put your ear on the case to hear the fans running.

I know for certain that no screen shot with uncalibrated equipment can remotely show what this projector looks like in "real life". It's that detailed. What really pops out on the HD-DVD's that I've seen is the fine surface textures of clothing. I've always known that a lot of effort goes...

Robert, I did not check on the mount, I can easily do that this evening. But I believe you are correct that it has the same mounting holes. I'll let you know.

I've seen the Ruby correctly setup and the Pearl looks identical in overall characteristics of detail and colors. I came to within one inch of getting a Ruby last year but I could not justify the lamp price and the very large size of the unit for my use. Those were deal breakers for me. Waiting...

Just got my Pearl yesterday. Took about 10 minutes to setup. Nice motorized lens adjustments. Using Da-Lite hi-power screen. Plenty of brightness in low lamp mode with DI in Auto 1. Using Toshiba XA1 and HTPC (nvidia and MCE) for inputs using 2 count em 2 HDMI inputs. No problems with...

I could not believe I was watching Boomtown, my favorite show from last year. This years production seems totally different, the writing, the characters, the sets everything, what happened? What a shame.

Robert, I second your review of "Blue". This work of art is what "film" is all about as opposed to other art forms. You get to observe, think, feel, twist and turn with scene after scene wondering at it all. When you watch again and again it unfolds in different ways each time as you try to...

From David:

I don't think I can process this information. DaViD Boulet will actually buy a projector? Nahhhhhhhhhhh. :D :D :D

Done, #1511

The first season of the Outer Limits had an episode where the President is replaced by an imposter using an injection and a face mold just like you described for the Avengers.

So AU now says end of August for a delivery guess. Does anyone really have an idea of a delivery date yet?

HDTV primer based on 2 years of viewing in the BalWash area. If you need convincing about what HDTV has to offer you must find someone who has a front projection, large screen (100-150") with HD input capability (OTA, Sat, Cable). The chances of finding anything like this type of setup in any...

If you've seen real HDTV on a real display all you could say about the FOX superbowl was that it sucked big time.

I live in Bowie and can get all the DC and Baltimore channels with the CM 4-bowtie UHF antenna in the attic with rotor since the channels are separated by about 170 degrees between dc and balt. I get DC, NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS and FOX Balt. NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX, PBS in annapolis is not...