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Re: SH 50
Bueno, como lolailo no ha comentado nada, aqui va las impresiones de alguien q lo ha visto en CEDIA, por si interesa.
De projectorcentral.com
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I attended CEDIA on yesterday and can offer a few impressions of the new HS51. About 2 weeks ago, I saw the HS20 at a HT store here in town and I also spent quite a bit of time with the AE700 at their hotel showroom yesterday. I do not own a projector. So, my thoughts represent one with limited experience. So, take them as you may. One other word is that I am extremely sensitive to rainbows, so I am none too fond of DLP.
I entered Sony's HS51 display room with some initial disappointment. The room was tiny and triangular. The point of the demo was to stress how flexible the machine was for installations. They had the machine waaay off center of the screen and were using lens shft liberally to get the image on screen properly. Of course, lense shift is becoming common place and it worked well.
Looking up at the unit, the only light I saw coming from it emitted from the lens or the lighted Sony sign on the top side of the projector. Not bad. They claim 24dB. And to be truthful, I could not hear any noise coming from the projector. However, I am only 5'5" and on the CEDIA showroom floor. So, I was not very close to the thing and there was a lot of ambient noise.
The image on screen was very bright. The blacks seemed deep to me even during bright scenes. I was immediately impressed by the image and drawn into it. They said they were showing 1080i scaled to 720p by the projector. It looked very clean and crisp.
In comparison to my memory of the HS20, this projector was quite an improvement. The blacks were much better, IMO. The image seemed brighter at the same time. However, we're comparing 2 projectors in 2 different environments here. So, it's probably of little value. But my opinion is that it would be worth upgrading if you really want better blacks. Beyond that, an HS20 owner should still be happy with their purchase.
I spent about 30-45 minutes with the AE700 as well. They had it set up at the show but it was on the showroom floor and there was not much to really be determined by viewing it in this manner. So, I made my way over to the Crown plaza and viewed it in their hotel room setup.
The first thing I noticed was that the AE700 by far has the most film like presentation. That smoothscreen technology seemed to remove any trace of pixel structure. The image had a slightly soft look in my opinion, but some may prefer this look. I am not sure which I prefer. I loved how smooth the screen looked but I also liked the sharpness of the HS51. So each to his own. They were showing Vertical Limit on the AE700 from a 480p DVD source. They also had some 1080i coming off a HD of some kid dancing in some black shoes. I have no idea what that movie was.
I noticed 2 things. During bright scenes, the projector looked pretty darn good. I liked to colors although the colors on the HS51 seemed more vibrant than the AE700. I immediately thought, this is a projector I'd be proud to have in my home. But after a while, I started to feel dissatisfied with the brightness. I noticed that during dark scenes, the projector just seemed very dim to me. They kept showing these people inside some ice cave of some sort and the image seemed to clamp the brightness down quite a bit. I never saw this on the HS51. Although, I don't think they showed any similar scenes on the HS51. So, perhaps the 51 would do this as well.
Overall, I just felt that the 51 had more pop than the 700. The colors seemed better, the blacks deeper, the brightness... well brighter. This could have been a source material difference as well. But my money is on the 51 being th better unit... and well, it's a grand more right? So, big surprise.
So, I am trying to decide what to buy around Christmas. To me the decision comes down to how much screen door affects you and how well these perform on dark scenes. I think they are both great units but my personal preference is with the 51 at this moment.
So, I hope that helps some people get a better sense of what we saw. I took some pics as well, but haven't had a chance to look at them yet. If anything is worth posting, I'll alert you guys.
reaper
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