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Want to buy a new projector.

Time to replace my Runco 710Lt.
It's 720p projector and has a color wheel.
I'm Thinking about the following so far.
1.Runco LightStyle LS5.
2.Runco LightStyle LS7.
3.JVC DLA-RS50U.
I like Runco. I had issues with my 710 and they stood behind thier product until I was satisfied, including a replacement unit 6 months later. I want to go 1080P.

The LS5 is 1080P and uses a color wheel and is in my price range.

The LS7 is 720P has 3 chips. I was told that 3 chip 720 is better than 1080P with a color wheel because the optics are better. The cost is over my budget but can be done.

Then there is the JVC. I know nothing about other than it is 1080P 3 chip and is in my price range.

Any help or suggestions?
hevac1
avgoround
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Chadnliz...I've owned the panny 4000u. I also had an epson 8350 for a short while (had some discoloration issues, so dumped it. What strenghts do you see in 8700 over 4000? Any actual experience with these two projectors?
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chadnliz
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I though Epson had to me a slight more film like image, less of that pop that can verge on too strong. Thats just me plus blacks IMO were a bit better or more to what I like. Pana 4000 is great for sure and some complain of bulb life on Epson but both are very solid values that underscore that you simply dont need to spend huge amounts of cash for a truely great big screen experience.
programmergeek
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I bought the Panasonic PT AE4000, really happy with it. I did however find when I became a Screen Innovations dealer I brough in a Black Diamond screen for the demo room and wow that improved the picture 30%, needless to say it has been in my home ever since. I sugest not killing the buget on the projector but like audio, look at the system as a whole.

If you like that really brigh white pop look at a DLP projector.
avgoround
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SI BD screens are great for viewing in lighted conditions, and improving black level and contrast of images, no doubt! What I do NOT like from the technology is the "shimmery highlights" the screen produces when bright material, white fields, etc are displayed. It's a bit distracting, and not transparant to the source, IMO. Trade-offs....
hevac1 OP
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Thanks for the suggestions about the Epson and the Panasonic I will look into them. I have found lower cost projectors do not produce film like images with good depth of field, They usually look like TV quality images. That's why I have purchased projectors high in the cost range.
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