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Any reason to even buy a new PJ at this juncture??

From what I can tell from the latest current new crop of popular a JVC, Epson, Panasonic and Sony video projectors, I can't help but to ask myself, "why even consider buying new right now?!, if my picture won't get any bigger or better???"
Face it, most anything new -and affordable, if practical or even logical? - in a home theater dedicated video projector, is still 1080p! Yes, we're still pushing 1080p video projectors to the consumer masses, it appears, merely for the sake of coming out with a new product every year!! I'm not being fooled into thinking anything else, I assure you.
Why would I plunk down a couple/few thousand on a new 1080p video projector, which has the same main basic features which were available on the last couple years generations products?! Answer: I wouldn't!! Nothing new under the sun here, IMO. Im sticking with old standbyes for the time being.
And well then what's happening with promised TRUE 4K projectors? Well here's what projectorcentral reviewer had to say about he $15,000 sony 4K 600ES projector that's under review:

"We've been working with the Sony VW600ES since its arrival in late November. We love this 4K projector for a lot of reasons, but we've been unable to complete the review due to a lack of native 4K source material. Sony says it is on its way, but it has not yet arrived. We cannot finish the review without testing it with native source material, so it is in a holding pattern at the moment..."

I THINK THAT ABOUT SUMMS IT UP FOR 4K PROJECTORS AND LACK OF AVAILABLE CONTENT!! ..basically, there isn't any, so why bother right now spending big for 4k projection?! VERY few of us are likey going to, Im certain.
This weeks CES show has unveiled some large panel 4-6K native cuved flat panel displays, that will likely all but eventually doom the video home theater video projector, as these panels get cheaper and bigger! IT appears to be headed this way. Right now, the video projector can get the job done for cheaper, in the right setup.
So what I can see, is hang on to your old 1080p, and we're going to be waiting, or maybe not at all, for 4k projectors and source to be a viable option.
What you think?
avgoround
egrady
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If you have a reasonably good projector now, I'd say no. 2k is more than adequate unless you sit very close or are talking about 100"+ screens. Dbphd has hit the nail on the head. A 2k projector with JVC blacks, DLP sharpness, the ANSI contrast of a Kuro and 2000+ lumens of brightness would look far better than any current 4k projector.

I really don't think 4k will take off until we have really big and affordable OLED or projectors with a superior light source to lamps.

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halcro
2,664 posts
 
If you're not happy with your old PJs......try a nightshirt ?
avgoround OP
287 posts
 
A NIGHT SHIRT!!..that's a good one.
Well, it's prob inevitable that the 4K projector will be plentiful in the next couple of years, and at attractive prices. And, if they simply scale the ABUNDANCE of avail 1080p Bluray and 720 (Netflix/streaming) source material, with superb results, a great deal of us will likely get on board. Yes, a bright enough image on a large Studiotek 150 gain white screen, at 4K'ish rez, would probably be spectacular. While Im a proponent of large images, I do need quality over quantity. And, if the scaled 1080p discs all look better scaled to 4K faux, then I would look foreward to seeing how big I could get a pristine image for the wow factor, regardless of how little 4K watchable content is avail.
I don't, for the record, think there will be much, and prob next to none on disc form.
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