Just got the Sony VPL-HW15!

[Suntory_Times]

Screen: Black Diamond 2, and you will be in heaven (and will be able to watch movies, tv with the light on, with no effect on the screen).

[BarkingGhost]

Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

Screen: Black Diamond 2, and you will be in heaven (and will be able to watch movies, tv with the light on, with no effect on the screen).

I've seen the Black Diamond in action and I would not go as far as to suggest a blind buy. Ambient lighting is still going to set the minimal black level of the screen+room. And the end result with ambient lighting is going to be a far cry if you are coming from solution with CRT blacks in a light-controlled room.

And let's not forget the $2K pricing of this screen.

[Jim L]

@Suntory Times/ BarkingGhost: I agree about the Black Diamond. I tested this one very much when I was looking at projectors. It was amazing with ambient light. Unfortunately I couldn't afford it. Even a 92" was around $1500 used.

[Suntory_Times]

Originally Posted by BarkingGhost

I've seen the Black Diamond in action and I would not go as far as to suggest a blind buy. Ambient lighting is still going to set the minimal black level of the screen+room. And the end result with ambient lighting is going to be a far cry if you are coming from solution with CRT blacks in a light-controlled room.

And let's not forget the $2K pricing of this screen.

I always suggest sieng one in action, but I have yet to see a screen that competes even if you only use it in a completely light controlled room. It is expensive though, and hence I do not have one, but I hope to get one one day.