Projector Resolution

[bjc]

Have the early adopters of 1400x1050 projectors made a big mistake ?

Having read DaveG’s comments (in his recent post under ‘Best size monitor for PTE’) regarding 1024x768 ~ 1400x1050 and 1920x1080 projectors, I carried out a search on the Internet only to find that the industry, in general, appears to be skipping the 1400x1050 resolution in favour of full HD (1920x1080). A logical move considering the proliferation of HD television sales.

Not only is there now a wider choice of HD (1920x1080) projectors, but also many that are considerably cheaper than the currently available 1400x1050 models.

It seems to make sense to me that full HD is set to become the next ‘standard’ for Digital Projection.

Or am I wrong !? What are your thoughts ?

bjc

[davegee]

bjc,

Can I just add that, amongst other reasons for my beliefs about the 1920x1080 format, the increased definition available (through more pixels) to those who wish to use the 3:2 format of DSLRs is a deciding factor.

On a 1400x1050 projector the best I could do is a 1400x933 image.

On a 1920x1080 projector the best I could do is a 1620x1080 image.

That's 34% more pixels, which in a single image competition, is a LOT of extra definiton. The figures for those wishing to enter a 16:9 image the figures are:

1400x788 for the 1400x1050 projector and....

.... not surprisingly 1920x1080 for the 1920x1080 projector.

The difference in this case is a WHOPPING 88% more pixels/definition.

At least two members of this forum already have a 1920x1080 projector and a third is "saving up" his/her pennies.

DaveG

[Barry Beckham]

Sounds perfectly logical to me BJ