just got back from bb, and got one of these..

[ditch-digger]

Originally Posted by MovingPictureObsess

Unfortunately a store near me has it for 799 I told guy I wanted it for 699. He wasn't the manager though.

should have gotten it..thats still an insane deal........did i mention insane deal..???????????????????????????????????????????? ???

[progers13]

Originally Posted by ditch-digger

should have gotten it..thats still an insane deal........did i mention insane deal..???????????????????????????????????????????? ???

Gotta agree with you here, ditch-digger. Sure, $699 is a great deal, but so is $799!!! Didn't that projector retail between $1500 and $2000 just a few months ago?

[quest88]

I can't believe the price you paid for it. Now I'm thinking of picking up a projector.

[Suntory_Times]

Tweaked my settings a bit more.

Color Mode: Theatre Black 1
Brightness: -7
Contrast: -2
Color saturation: 6
Tint: 0
Sharpness, then click advanced, options from top to bottom are 0, 0, 3, 3
Color Temp: 6500
Skin Tone: 0
Brightness control: High
Auto Iris: Normal

Also got to advanced, and set gamma at 2.2.

In the advanced menu go into the RGB menu and set the options as follows:
-10
0
-2
-6
-6
-8

Next go to the signal menu and then select advance advanced.
Noise Reduction: Off
Epson Super White: Off
Output Scaling: 100%
HDMI Video Range: Expanded

Also make sure your blu-ray player is outputing with expanded on as well and superwhite off.

[drago3451]

What are you using to adjust your RGB settings? I have set my basics using DVE but did not want to mess with RGB.

[ditch-digger]

Originally Posted by progers13

Gotta agree with you here, ditch-digger. Sure, $699 is a great deal, but so is $799!!! Didn't that projector retail between $1500 and $2000 just a few months ago?

exactly...in fact read up. the differences between this and the 8100 are subtle at best.... and an optoma hd20 retails for $999 and its not even in the same league...

[victorvondoom88]

To the OP you are one lucky sum b!%# !
I went to three BB in the Chicago land area and none had the Sanyo or the Epson. I was hoping to score one to replace my PLV-Z5 but I'm SoL so far.

Congrats on the score man!

[blarneyrubble]

I agree I checked four down in the Virginia Beach area and all I found was a gutless display model.

Ditch-digger did you clean out the Manchester store or did they have more then the two you and your friend bought?

[ditch-digger]

last i knew the manchester had 1 sanyo and 1 6100 as well as an 8100 (reg price)

concord nh had 1 sanyo..

portsmouth nh had 1 sanyo

salem nh had 1 sanyo unsure on 6100

[blarneyrubble]

Originally Posted by ditch-digger

last i knew the manchester had 1 sanyo and 1 6100 as well as an 8100 (reg price)

concord nh had 1 sanyo..

portsmouth nh had 1 sanyo

salem nh had 1 sanyo unsure on 6100

Thanks. Might have to phone a friend to do some shopping for me.

[zachd73]

Do you all think there will be other 1080P models that will soon get closed out like this to be on the lookout for??

My ultimate goal was to wait until the panny ae3000u went below $1000 (maybe this fall?) and get one of those, but who knows, for $700 I might get something else sooner.

[blarneyrubble]

I never ended up finding any of these deals. Fortunately, I went to my nearby Magnolia store and found a Mitsubishi HC6500. MSRP was originally $3500.00, BB list for $2499.99, had it open box for $1899.99 and I got it for $1099.99. I was sure they weren't going to go for it but they did.

I just put up a sheet and tested it. LOOKS AWESOME! Now I am heading out to get material to make a screen.

[ditch-digger]

Originally Posted by blarneyrubble

I never ended up finding any of these deals. Fortunately, I went to my nearby Magnolia store and found a Mitsubishi HC6500. MSRP was originally $3500.00, BB list for $2499.99, had it open box for $1899.99 and I got it for $1099.99. I was sure they weren't going to go for it but they did.

I just put up a sheet and tested it. LOOKS AWESOME! Now I am heading out to get material to make a screen.

dam good buy....

are you making your screen.????

let me know if you need any help....finished one with a friend, we used steel (wood always seems to shrink/expand, and you can never find a true piece. looks awesome (helps that he has a welder..)

[progers13]

Originally Posted by ditch-digger

dam good buy....

are you making your screen.????

let me know if you need any help....finished one with a friend, we used steel (wood always seems to shrink/expand, and you can never find a true piece. looks awesome (helps that he has a welder..)

Dude, what happened to your retractable screen?

[blarneyrubble]

Originally Posted by ditch-digger

dam good buy....

are you making your screen.????

let me know if you need any help....finished one with a friend, we used steel (wood always seems to shrink/expand, and you can never find a true piece. looks awesome (helps that he has a welder..)

Yes, I made a screen. I wish I could weld but I can't so I used wood. I just watched the first battle scene on Braveheart and it was amazing!

I will try to get some pics up asap. Will need to wait until I get the mount and long HDMI though.