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Krystian C · 10-27-2003, 05:18 AM

I have had a chance to demo the X1 and the 1HD.

Both work very nice in a dark/near dark enviroment. The 1HD in my opinion was a better product than the X1. But in all fairness the place I saw it in practice was very poorly set up.

If you have not had a chance to see a DLP projector in practice though, I highly recomend giving it a look. I was primed to make a blind buy on the X1 from reviews and so forth. But I managed to find a local dealer with a X1 setup. Turns out I am one of the rare few that can see rainbows all the time. My wife saw nothing at all. We left after about 15mins and I had a headache that would kill a horse. But despite the lasting headache, the color was nice and sharp on the X1, quite bright and vibrant.

But all things considered. we are buying the 1HD in a couple weeks. We have been to a friends, and fellow HT members place in town to view the 1HD, as well as check out some Screen samples. The unit is amazing, we watch a little of the new Lion King and SW EP2: AOTC. Both were crisp and clear, and AOTC really showed off the colors brilliantly.

The screen I would recomend personally would be a light greyish. It seems to bring out the Whites and darken up the darks a little more.

Alot of nice configurablity on the 1HD as well, with 4 user selectable setting as well as 2 preset.

Another slight advantage the 1HD has over the X1 is the connections. With a true component in connection. No need to purchase the VGA to Component dongle. Not a big deal, but yet another expense.

On the flip side the lamp in the X1 is now rated at 4000 hrs, opposed to the 3000 (if I remember correctly) of the 1HD.

And lastly, just incase you were not aware, the 1HD and Z1 are the same player exactly. They are the same play, just with a differnt company name on each. We are going with the 1HD as it is cheaper in Canada than the Z1.

Hope this help.

10-27-2003, 05:18 AM	#2 of 3
Krystian C Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Local Time: 03:01 PM Local Date: 12-03-2008 Posts: 175	I have had a chance to demo the X1 and the 1HD. Both work very nice in a dark/near dark enviroment. The 1HD in my opinion was a better product than the X1. But in all fairness the place I saw it in practice was very poorly set up. If you have not had a chance to see a DLP projector in practice though, I highly recomend giving it a look. I was primed to make a blind buy on the X1 from reviews and so forth. But I managed to find a local dealer with a X1 setup. Turns out I am one of the rare few that can see rainbows all the time. My wife saw nothing at all. We left after about 15mins and I had a headache that would kill a horse. But despite the lasting headache, the color was nice and sharp on the X1, quite bright and vibrant. But all things considered. we are buying the 1HD in a couple weeks. We have been to a friends, and fellow HT members place in town to view the 1HD, as well as check out some Screen samples. The unit is amazing, we watch a little of the new Lion King and SW EP2: AOTC. Both were crisp and clear, and AOTC really showed off the colors brilliantly. The screen I would recomend personally would be a light greyish. It seems to bring out the Whites and darken up the darks a little more. Alot of nice configurablity on the 1HD as well, with 4 user selectable setting as well as 2 preset. Another slight advantage the 1HD has over the X1 is the connections. With a true component in connection. No need to purchase the VGA to Component dongle. Not a big deal, but yet another expense. On the flip side the lamp in the X1 is now rated at 4000 hrs, opposed to the 3000 (if I remember correctly) of the 1HD. And lastly, just incase you were not aware, the 1HD and Z1 are the same player exactly. They are the same play, just with a differnt company name on each. We are going with the 1HD as it is cheaper in Canada than the Z1. Hope this help.