I have a Canon LV-X1 projector connected up to a computer with a VGA connection and also an S-video output for movie watching on our 'oldfashioned' 35" tube TV. The Canon is only 1100 lumens and lights up the room nicely even during daylight hours. We do have a glass-beaded pull-down movie screen which helps. If this Dell 5100MP is anything close to the hype, I'll get it before long to replace my XGA CANON. I do have an animorphic lens hanging in front of my projector now, which makes an excellent picture esp. when the computer is set on full screen for animorphic movies and the lens, in turn, corrects the aspect ratio. This also concentrates the light from the projector to a smaller area thus brightneing the picture even more! You just can't beat a 119' picture, putting you right there in the action! The short bulb life still lasts about 2 years. What does the average person spend on Cable TV or cigarettes during that time? We spend nothing. For anybody still complaining about a poor picture during daylight hours, maybe you shouldn't watch so much TV anyway!!! :}
I havn't read many reviews on the 5100MP.
Hope to find some here!
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I have a Canon LV-X1 projector connected up to a computer with a VGA connection and also an S-video output for movie watching on our 'oldfashioned' 35" tube TV. The Canon is only 1100 lumens and lights up the room nicely even during daylight hours. We do have a glass-beaded pull-down movie screen which helps. If this Dell 5100MP is anything close to the hype, I'll get it before long to replace my XGA CANON. I do have an animorphic lens hanging in front of my projector now, which makes an excellent picture esp. when the computer is set on full screen for animorphic movies and the lens, in turn, corrects the aspect ratio. This also concentrates the light from the projector to a smaller area thus brightneing the picture even more! You just can't beat a 119' picture, putting you right there in the action! The short bulb life still lasts about 2 years. What does the average person spend on Cable TV or cigarettes during that time? We spend nothing. For anybody still complaining about a poor picture during daylight hours, maybe you shouldn't watch so much TV anyway!!! :}
I havn't read many reviews on the 5100MP.
Hope to find some here!