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Best Projector/DVD combination

I'm looking for the best LCD Projector and Progressive-Scan DVD Player configuration, for around US$ 15,000. Does the progressive scan output works with the LCD Projector as fine as it works with plasma tvs? Can anyone indicate me some equipment (projector and DVD Player)? My Pre-Amp is the Lexicon MC-1.
flavioleoni
j_thunders
173 posts
 
Flava Leoni, I have seen some of your posts asking about DVD players. Have you done any research on the Camelot Technology Roundtable? This player is widely regarded as second only to the Ayre D-1 at $13000. The Roundtable retails for $3500, but I have been seeing them used around here lately for as low as $2300. The Roundtable has just about every digital goody that Camelot has to offer in the one chassis and might be what you are looking for.

For further details goto Camelot-tech.com and see:http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_7_4/dvd-benchmark-progressive-shootout-12-2000.html Here, you will see a DVD player shootout and see where the Camelot beat up on some fru fru Theta stuff. Also goto audioasylum.com and see some really cool pics. I like mine plenty. Just a thought.
bmpnyc
713 posts
 
Thunders is absolutely correct. I have seen the Camelot Roundtable, and it is the best DVD player yet,
(excluding the Ayre). I have the Sony 9000ES, and it is truly excellent,( I have owned 8 or 9 DVD players to date) but paired with the Sony projector will present you with the Red Chroma problem inherent in all DVD players using the Genesis chip. I believe the Roundtable has CD upsampling as well.
j_thunders
173 posts
 
Bmpnyc believes correctly on the upsampling, my only complaint(s) on an otherwise perfect player is that the progressive output at the component video outs cannot be turned off to interlaced (means that you cannot utilize components if T.V. is not 480p capable and if so, you gotta use s-video for 480i), and the thing doesn't do CDR/CDRW's. This really bites because I have a ton of CDR's. (I had to pull my junky Denon out of the closet for CDR playback).

Oh yeah, and I don't really like the fact that it shuts itself off after 20 minutes or so if not actively used--wish it would just stand at attention for me. Other players are starting to use the same video chipset that the Ayre and the Camelot are using though, just not sure which ones.
bmpnyc
713 posts
 
Thunders, I think it's the DVDO version II. We are getting close to what people really need, an all format player, with 5 channel capability with digital and analogue outs, that automatically follows the video flags enabling an automatic switch between 480i/480p without the current Genesis chip. Camelot would probably have made a second generation DVD player addressing J.T's issues by now ,but their player is based on the Panasonic A-110, and they are not in limitless supply, so they will run out of a source machine. The Panasonic didn't have the red chroma problem either.
flavioleoni OP
36 posts
 
Thank You for your feedback.
Thunders, how does the problem you mentioned affect me, considering that I intend to buy a projector which is "progressive-scan" ready?

What about the EAD TheaterVision P? How good is it? I heard it has the DVDO chip also.
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