Hello all. I have had a strong interest in home theater and recently had an opportunity to view a projector from the privacy of my home; (I borrowed the one from work. The projector I used was a BenQPB6110. At first I was significantly impressed by the picture that was created - it was at least 200 cm diagonal. But after about 45 minutes of play on Xbox Live, I noticed a light band of light that appeared to "roll" upward through the image. Once I noticed this, the "rolling" appeared every two seconds. I'm not sure if this was the image refreshing, but I found it very annoying. Does this occur with all DLP projectors or just this model? The comparison question is because I have looked at the Infocus X3 and Infocus Screenplay 4805 and the BenQ in a side by side comparison chart. The Screenplay appears far superior spec wise than the other two. But where I have my projector, there is some ambient lighting. Will this projector's image be strong enough to outshine the ambient lighting during daytime hours, or should I go with the weaker projector with higher lumens? Thanks for any help.
The band you are seeing is electrical "noise". Try plugging the unit into another outlet. If you are going to use a projector during dalite hrs. and you can't control the lighting, go for as many lumens as you can get. But I recomend tackling the light issue because a picture that is to bright will be hard to watch for long periods at night.
Thanks, a-v for the info. The electrical noise was something I had not thought of. I'll check it out tonight... Does anyone have any favorite systems right now? The Infocus 4805 has gotten some great reviews but the 750 lumens is a little depressing.
