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LumenLab EVO projector - $499, $30 lamps

ravenvii

ravenvii

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http://www.lumenlab.com

Go there to check out the EVO 1.2, which is only $499, and the replacement lamps are only $30.

I'm wondering if any of you have experience with this unit? I'm thinking of buying one, but I looked all over for reviews, and found no expert reviews, which made me wonder.

What do you guys think?

EDIT: Fixed link (thanks zflauaus)
 
It seems pretty interesting! I like the idea of being able to replace the bulb to maintain brightness fairly regularly at low cost.

I do note that the native resolution is only 800x480, meaning it can really only do 480p natively (which is fine for DVD players, for instance), and can only scale up to 1024x768, meaning that 720p devices will be out. Seems too low to me to be good for a broader range of uses....
 
mkrishnan said:
It seems pretty interesting! I like the idea of being able to replace the bulb to maintain brightness fairly regularly at low cost.

I do note that the native resolution is only 800x480, meaning it can really only do 480p natively (which is fine for DVD players, for instance), and can only scale up to 1024x768, meaning that 720p devices will be out. Seems too low to me to be good for a broader range of uses....
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crap, I knew there was a catch
 
mkrishnan said:
It seems pretty interesting! I like the idea of being able to replace the bulb to maintain brightness fairly regularly at low cost.

I do note that the native resolution is only 800x480, meaning it can really only do 480p natively (which is fine for DVD players, for instance), and can only scale up to 1024x768, meaning that 720p devices will be out. Seems too low to me to be good for a broader range of uses....
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I'm perfectly fine with that, though. I don't have any HD content (yet), and when I do, I'll probably spring for a more high-end projector. But that one is great for now, when I'm a broke law student living in an overpriced studio. I mean, it's pure luxury for the price!

I'm just worried that there's no reviews of the Evo projectors. The 1.1 version has been out since at least November, 2006, and still no reviews. Why?
 
Hmmm, actually...

Gismodo gave it a fairly negative review:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/review/boxtv-home-theater-projector-is-499-but-is-it-worth-it-262987.php

In fact, this was a veritable clinic, demonstrating the inherent problems of LCD projectors. The blacks were nowhere near black; they were just a muddy shade of washed-out dark gray. The projector's makers admit the contrast ratio is only 350:1, and we think that lowly quote is an optimistic overstatement. Then there's the matter of the resolution of this projector, which is nowhere near HD. Its native resolution is 640x480, but it tries to interpolate video up to 1024x768. However, that video doesn't look very good at all. It is by no means capable of displaying anything near HDTV.
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ravenvii said:
This review is for the BoxTV, a different product entirely. The resolution is different (640x480 versus 800x480) and the contrast ratio is different (350:1 versus 600:1).

I heard the BoxTV sucks, and I am staying away from it. The LumenLab Evo, on the other hand, is a unknown.
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Ahhh, I figured BoxTV was an earlier 1.x version of the product, since they seem to be keen on weird names. Ahhh, well, good luck!
 
I have decided to skip this projector due to an absolute lack of professional reviews and user feedback.

I'm going to buy the InFocus Play Big IN72. They are backordered on their site, however. I wonder how long it will be backordered for.
 
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