RE: I said I wouldn't...

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

I have already mentioned it...

....I'm still alive.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennwatt@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 19 October 2001 18:15
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] I said I wouldn't...
>
>
> ROTFLMAO
>
> Yeah, right! Or at least that's the story you're going to weave ;-)
>
> K.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 19 October 2001 18:10
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] I said I wouldn't...
> >
> >
> > 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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