RE: I said I wouldn't...

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

True ... however for PS2 use you don't need a great quality video projector
and so I guess it would be possible (although not sure how acceptable to
SWMBO) to buy a secondhand "presentation grade" LCD projector and
run the
PS2 through that...

*grin*

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennwatt@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 19 October 2001 18:08
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] I said I wouldn't...
>
>
> LOL
>
> Guess one of the reasons I chose LCD!
>
> K.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 19 October 2001 14:59
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] I said I wouldn't...
> >
> >
> > ...but of course I had to!
> >
> > I made the "mistake" of borrowing an LCD projector from
a fellow group
> > member for the purposes of demoing to another couple of group
members
> who
> > are possibly interested in one for Home Cinema use ... well, the
big
> > advantage of LCD over CRT projectors is that they *CANNOT* suffer
from
> > screen burn (which can happen quite easily with static images on
CRT
> > projection tubes). Obviously the biggest culprit for static
images
> except
> > for security cameras is video games - especially when you're like
me
> and
> > believe that the Playstation 2 can only play Gran Turismo 3!
> >
> > Anyway, whilst having the LCD at home I decided to just try the
PS2
> > through
> > it ... holy shit! To say the experience is immersive is doing it
an
> > injustice. I had my best man and his partner round the other
night and
> we
> > were playing GT3 and all four of us were leaning into corners
etc!
> >
> > Anyway ... since the LCD projector goes back to its owner
tomorrow
> after
> > the
> > last demo then I eventually cracked and fed it into the video
scaler
> which
> > drives my CRT projector ... hmmm ... GT3 running at 1,280 x 1,024
as
> an
> > anamorphic widescreen upsampled image - LOVELY! Don't know
whether
> I'll
> > risk
> > too much use of the PS2 on the projector but boy, is it fun!
> >
> > I love my toys!
> >
> > Phil
> >
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