$650.00

Description

Capture full cinematic experiences with the Studio Experience Premier 30HD. Enhanced Video Integration, Advanced Optical Engine, and the Matterhorn DMDTM Chip insure you will get the best quality images. This full-featured DLPTM unit boasts a 2500:1 contrast ratio, 800 ANSI lumens and HDTV compatibilty for clear and crisp pictures. The low noise rating of 29dB lets you focus all your attention to the screen instead of background noises.

Features

• Technology: DLP
• Resolution: Wide-Pal 1024x576
• Brightness: 800
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9
• Weight: 11 lbs / 5 kg
• Inputs: See PDF for details
• Lamp Life: N/A Hours
• Diagonal Image: not available
• Adjustment Options: Onboard and remote
• Additional Features: Upscale, full-featured home theater projector.

OK, I can answer the questions.

first of all, Studio Experience is a company that tweaks and rebrands existing projectors made by other companies. This might be an NEC unit. Usually ,they are of good quality. This is not a "third-party" or off-brand by any means. Back in it's day, it was a respected brand.

It's worth the price, but it is an outdated model, I'd expect a little lower price. But you can't go wrong since it's new not refurb and has a 3 year warranty. I'd buy it if I needed one and had a low budget.

1024x576 is not a weird resololution at all, nor is it PAL. Let me explain....

This projector has an XGA DLP chip with a 1024x768 res. When you select 16:9 mode on these projectors, then only 576 pixels on the y axis are used. So this projector simply locks in that mode to create a lower cost 16:9 chip. 16:9 chips that were 720p were very expensive at that time. If you think it won't give you a good picture, you are mistaken. I watch 1080i content on my NEC LT150 with the same resolution and it looks great. Yes, you can see a big difference in the higher resolutions, even though the projector cannot resolve the resolution of the source material fully. And yes, this needs a dark room for optimum contrast, but any projector needs a dark room to look it's best. I don't care what they do to it or how bright they make it, a dark room is a must for front projection if you care about image quality. The bright ones are for sports bars where ambient light is necessary. I hope this helps.

Here's some more info:

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Studio_Experience-Premier_30HD
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