[Hidden-tech] Re: Recycling dead computers?

Chris Hoogendyk hoogendyk at bio.umass.edu
Fri May 30 15:10:08 EDT 2008


Paul (or anyone):  Optoma describes Paul's EP721 as capable of 720p and
1080i -- so, High-Def territory -- and with a "DVI w/HDCP" input (and also
S-video, but apparently no component or composite).  Anticipating the days
when we've all moved up to Blu-Ray for video content, with HDMI as the
standard output from a Blu-Ray player (?), can anyone speak to the question
as to whether a projector like the EP721 with DVI but no HDMI input can
handle that HDMI output with a simple "HDMI to DVI" adapter, or whether
something is lost in that translation?

And is the EP721 (or similar) capable of decent video presentation or, as at
least some of the home theater sales boutiques would have us believe, are
projectors for DVD and projectors for movies two different breeds?

Thanks,
Duane

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:53 AM, paul hake productions, LLC <
contact at paulhake.com> wrote:

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> Hi Chas,
>
> I juts bought Optoma EP721 - DLP. Its small, works great in bright rooms
> even directly under florescent lights. Simple interface too. Goes for around
> $650.
>
> Best,
> Paul
>
>
> Chas Emerick wrote:
>
>>  ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
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>> I'm starting to look around at projectors -- does anyone have any
>> recommendations in this area?  I'd like to get something that is reasonably
>> all-purpose (i.e. is good enough to use in an office setting, but not so
>> heavy or cumbersome as to rule out carting it to a presentation somewhere).
>>  I need something that can work in a lit room as well.  Finally, it would be
>> nice to have DVI built in, too (DVI -> VGA almost always looks pretty
>> crummy, in my experience).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chas Emerick
>> Founder, Snowtide Informatics Systems
>> Enterprise-class PDF content extraction
>>
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