I found this deal for a projector that's advertised as a 1080P projector with a screen for $849. That's a great deal, but the native resolution is only 720P. but it says a max resolution of 1080P. What does that mean? it up-converts the signal to 1080P? I always understood DLP's to have a fixed resolution, how does it display 1080P?

 

My friend had a 1080p projector, picture quality was amazing, how ever these cost alot in maintenence, you have to change the bulbs every couple hundred hours i think. They are expensive to repair etc..
if you have extra loot than get it

 

I think the bulbs are good for several thousand hours. plus I won't be using it all that much, and some of them come with a 2-3 year warranty. That's good enough for me.

 

My Dad has a Sony 1080P projector that he has had for almost two years with no problems. He said he has noticed it's not as bright as it used to be so it probably needs a new bulb, but that is expected. His screen is around 100 inches and blu-ray looks spectacular on it.

If the native resolution of the projector is 720P, then it is a 720P projector. Maybe it can accept 1080P signals and then down-convert them to 720P, but that doesn't make it a 1080P projector.

 

Native resolution of 720p means its a 720p projector. If it's advertised as a 1080p though, that just means it accepts a 1080p signal and down converts it to 720p.

So, that deal is just average. Going price for decent 720p projector is right around $800-1000, often time with a free screen.

 

does it hook up to reg cable? Or just DVD, PS3 etc.

 

its an HD projector so i assume it can be hooked up to anything with composite or HDMI

no sound on a projector though so HDMI would be a waste of a cable


it probably has composite and component maybe s-video back there

 

I don't see how HDMI would be a waste of cable. Why use an inferior analog cable (component) when you can use digital? You can't even get 1080P from most blu-ray players without using HDMI.

 

Most projectors have a cheap speaker built in if you want to use it. They also have audio out jack if you want to use external speakers or an amp.

 

If it's 720p, you can get away with component if your source is sending 720p. However, if your source sends 1080p, you'll need HDMI or DVI. Composite or S-Video are definite no-nos for any kind of HD.