Would love some help - Panasonic PT-AE100E (1 Viewer)

[Richard Hardbattle]

UK member - Just ordered the above projector.

I have a few questions regarding my set-up.

I mainly use a very old Pioneer DVD player the 505. It has scart out and also RGB/S-Video.

What would be the best way to connect it to the projector? s-video?

I have a X-box - would love to see its progressive scan on the projector - I know I have to buy the advance HD kit - but does this use the component input?

Can you watch TV/Sky etc through the projector - and if so, how?

And, last question - regarding mounting the projector - some people say that you can hang it from the wall or ceiling - is their a special braket for this, or will any vcr bracket/speaker stand sufice? Would it overheat if put on a table? and do you hang the projector upside down?


Sorry - I'm a newbie!!!

Rich

 

[PhilS]

Richard, I sent you an email which I hope will be helpful.

 

[Andrew_Ballew]

have a X-box - would love to see its progressive scan on the projector - I know I have to buy the advance HD kit - but does this use the component input?

Yes- this would use the component input. But- you could also get a transcoder to convert the component output of the Xbox to VGA, and use some kind of VGA switch so you could rout both the DVD player/i-scan combo and the X-box into the VGA input for highest quality on both signals.

 

[Richard Hardbattle]

I-scan version 1??
Sorry guys - like I said - I'm a newbie at this front projection stuff!
Whats a I-scan version 1? Is it expensive?
Same question regarding a transposer....
PhilS - thanks for sending me a e-mail - it hasn't turned up. Sorry to be a pain, but could you send it again to:
[email protected]
(my work address!)
Thanks for the help folks!

 

[Gabriel_Lam]

The iScan Plus version 1 is pretty old (introduced around 1999), so the literature is a bit difficult to find. Here's some info on it though:
Silicon Image iScan Plus v1