Buying a Projector – Advice?

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  • #36779
    Avatar photoCharlie
    Keymaster

    I’m interested in buying a projector for home use and I was wondering if anywhere here had any suggestions. I’ve been doing a little bit of research on prices and technologies but the price and availability of projectors in China seems to be quite different from in the US. Anyone here have a projector that they bought in China, or in Chengdu?

    I’m hoping to keep this under 5,000 kuai and I’m definitely interested in a projector capable of 720p output.

    Thanks in advance for any guidance. I will share whatever information I find here so other people can find it in the future.

    #36780
    Avatar photoFederico
    Participant

    Brother, I’m coming!
    I checkout and this model of ACER is good/spec price:

    ACER H5370BD – http://item.jd.com/847986.html

    little more expensive these 2 models of BenQ

    BenQ TH700 – http://item.jd.com/521498.html
    BenQ TH750 – http://item.jd.com/927002.html

    Anyway here a comparation with ACER H5370BD:

    http://home-theater-projectors-review.toptenreviews.com/

    #36781
    Avatar photoCharlie
    Keymaster

    Thanks Federico!

    I checkout and this model of ACER is good/spec price: ACER H5370BD – http://item.jd.com/847986.html

    This one looks perfect. What’s most important to me is 2,500+ lumens (流明) and 720p output for less than 5,000.

    I found another BenQ model that looks good also, here’s a link: BenQ TW5286 on 360Buy. Any opinion on this one? It’s a little bit cheaper and 2,800 lumens.

    One thing I noticed about all of these models is that they seem to only be available in China. I wonder what the reason is for that. If you Google them looking for information in English, you can’t really find anything except for Taobao agents or Chinese website listings.

    #36782
    Avatar photoRick in China
    Participant

    If you plan to use it quite a bit, suggest also taking a look at the model’s pricing on replacement lamps — sometimes cheaper isn’t always cheaper 😀

    #36784
    Avatar photoFederico
    Participant

    BenQ TW5286 isn’t native 720p, but sure you must add around 1000 rmb…

    #36785
    Avatar photoFederico
    Participant

    If you plan to use it quite a bit, suggest also taking a look at the model’s pricing on replacement lamps — sometimes cheaper isn’t always cheaper :D

    😉 yes, lamp can to be a problem, but not big…

    #36815
    Avatar photoCharlie
    Keymaster

    BenQ TW5286 isn’t native 720p, but sure you must add around 1000 rmb…

    Ahh, yes… I ended up ordering the Acer on 360Buy.com this afternoon, to be delivered soon. Thanks for your help Federico!

    If you plan to use it quite a bit, suggest also taking a look at the model’s pricing on replacement lamps — sometimes cheaper isn’t always cheaper :D

    Good point. I searched for replacement lamps and it looks like they’re between 300-500rmb. That seems suspiciously cheap to me, I thought replacement bulbs for projectors were more than 1,000 rmb. Here’s a link: Acer H5370 Bulbs

    #36816
    Avatar photoFederico
    Participant

    Charlie, my pleasure! waiting for a movie with your new “beast” 😉

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