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toytoy
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 Aug 12 2008, 05:00 PM
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Thanks for the price htkaki. DIY is a good idea. But wat material to use? Any cloth can do? I m thinking of getting a plywood or something smooth and paint it with white/gray paint hehe. Can get a lot of paint mixtures online that's suitable for PJs but dunno where to start lah.
Actually my living room wall is a little little bit greyish already. But problem is wall not smooth. Will the rough surface of the wall be very very obvious if i just project the image on the wall itself?
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toytoy
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Aug 12 2008, 05:11 PM
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Thanks rx330, i'll try to look around for cheap cheap screen materials hehe. Must it be cloth? I've just got an idea but dunno feasible or not keke. It will be expensive to get a big piece of wood that is 64"x96" right? So can i use plaster ceiling board? I can ask the plaster ceiling contractor to help right? They can fix a few boards together to get the size i want and I just frame it up or something lah. Then can hang on the wall ma. They can make the surface very very smooth wan right? hehe. Is it workable ar? But end of the day i still think its a bit weird to have a fixed screen on the living room. I m thinking of having a retractable screen so that i can hide a LCD TV behind the screen or something. When not using PJ can still watch LCD TV, if wan to use PJ just pull the screen down. hehe But this will be very expensive ler. Sigh, such dilemma lah.  |
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toytoy
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Aug 18 2008, 08:51 AM
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Will the plywood leave a lot of tiny tiny holes on the surface after soaking up the paint? I was thinking of using plywood and paint but afraid that the surface will be very uneven to produce a good and smooth surface.
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toytoy
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Aug 20 2008, 05:00 PM
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QUOTE(htkaki @ Aug 18 2008, 09:00 AM) toytoy, so you ve decided to go for HD pj?  I very much want to go for HD PJ lah, but still have many things to consider hehe. So now thinking if DIY is feasible  No worries, when i have decided, you will be the FIRST to know HEHE :wink: This post has been edited by toytoy: Aug 20 2008, 05:02 PM |
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toytoy
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Sep 15 2008, 02:08 AM
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A big thanks to htkaki for letting me audition the hd65. Honestly i m impressed with the image quality and my gf who does not believe 'big picture can be clear' was equally impressed if not more hehe. Problem is with the rainbow effect. Me and my gf were one of the unlucky ones who can see rainbow. But it was at the beginning that I've noticed very strong rainbow effect. During the later part of the audition I m not sure whether i've got used to it or i forgot to notice 'coz bz looking at good quality pictures hehe' Is it possible to be cured from the rainbow thingy or can the eye adjust itself to get used to the effect? Anyway i'll be joining this big family next month 'hopefully'. Now have to find screen , keep money for ps3 and htsf2300 + BDs hehehe. Headache, headache. Once again thanks everyone who has helped me and a big thanks to htkaki for letting me audition a few tvs and his precious hd65 hehe. |
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toytoy
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Sep 15 2008, 11:40 AM
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To all hd65 gurus. I have some question regarding output from PC to HD65. I have an old PC P4 2.8ghz and a dinosaur graphics card ATI Radeon 9100. Video card has VGA, DVI and S-Video. I know I can hook up VGA straight to hd65. Will this give me 1280x720 native? What is the quality difference compared to DVI-VGA or DVI-HDMI Using converters? I m not sure if DVI-HDMI is workable? How about S-Video to Component using converter? With all the options listed above, which would be the best quality? Or do i have to get a new PC/Graphics card with HDMI out? I read online that it is possible to Upscale DVDs using FFDShow filter on the PC. Will it be possible to upscale normal avi, rmvb files also? The PC will serve as my main multimedia player b4 i get a PS3. This post has been edited by toytoy: Sep 15 2008, 11:41 AM |
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toytoy
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Sep 15 2008, 04:20 PM
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Thanks for the reply Tun Mega, I guess I'll have to find out myself lah after i got the PJ hehe. Have to use Analog VGA if HDCP is a problem |
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toytoy
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Sep 16 2008, 01:37 AM
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DVI-HDMI vs VGA? Any difference in quality? One is Digital Signal while the other is Analogue. |
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toytoy
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Sep 16 2008, 03:09 PM
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Just found a perfect Video card for HTPC. Ati HD3450, Only around RM120. Perfect for DVI-HDMI output for 720p and 1080p. I think i'll get this and pair it up with my good ol' P42.8Ghz and I've got myself a low profile HTPC ready for HD65 kekekekeke.
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toytoy
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Sep 16 2008, 03:33 PM
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Nonono, not internet surfing. Use the PJ to view videos in the computer. 720p HD Videos/Movies stored in the computer. hehe.
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toytoy
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Sep 16 2008, 03:53 PM
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Haha sorry sorry, i terperasan PJ for 'daily' internet surfing is a no no |
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toytoy
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Sep 18 2008, 02:34 AM
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Mega, how long it takes you to hit 80jam?
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toytoy
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Sep 19 2008, 09:08 AM
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QUOTE(pierreye @ Sep 18 2008, 05:56 PM) I would advice that you go for normal Desktop HTPC. I had previously used low profile and the biggest issue is the power supply is non standard ATX PSU and second is due to the slim profile, you can't install 120mm fan. 80mm and 60mm is quite noisy. For HTPC, you want low fan noise. Actually I meant to say Low-End, but mistakenly said low profile hehe. I m using normal Desktop as HTPC. I said the card is perfect becoz it only costs rm100 and it supports full HD out htkaki, see you next weekend ar Mega: 6 moon only hit 80jam ar. If i 1 day use 2 jam 6 moon = 360 jam liao leh. Mega still bachelor ar? keke, i thot he's married with 2 kids liao This post has been edited by toytoy: Sep 19 2008, 09:11 AM |
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toytoy
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Sep 19 2008, 03:57 PM
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A little info to support why HD3450 is good for building a HTPC. It's the lowest end of the new ATi 3xxx card. I bought one for RM100 oni hehe. But have to get DVI > HDMI converter for around RM2x. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « "Processing of HD video requires large amounts of memory bandwidth. The initial implementation of UVD on the ATI RadeonTM HD 2000 series had restrictions dependant on the available memory bandwidth on a given board. The net result was, at launch, the lowest bandwidth ATI RadeonTM HD 2400 PRO solutions targeted playback of all HD content at 720p pixel resolutions. If the desktop resolution was set any higher than 720p, then HD video decoding would fall-back to software in order to save GPU bandwidth. Subsequent Catalyst™ software updates have improved the situation such that VC-1 and H.264 content encoded in 1080p will play back using UVD at desktop resolutions as high as 1920x1200 (higher than 1080p), however 1080i VC-1 and H.264/AVC as well as HD MPEG-2 content still fall-back to fully software based encoding.
The ATI RadeonTM HD 3000 series of graphics processors features improvements to the UVD engine that both reduce CPU utilization under HD decode and also improve memory bandwidth utilization in order to maintain hardware HD decoding at higher resolutions. The net result is that even the DDR2 equipped ATI Radeon™ HD 3450 will facilitate hardware decoding of 1080p and 1080i VC-1 and H.264/AVC encoded content at 1920x1200 / 1080p desktop resolutions." |
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toytoy
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Sep 21 2008, 11:29 PM
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QUOTE(rx330 @ Aug 12 2008, 06:32 PM) Found this in the earlier post. I think i m gonna get this screen also. Bro rx330. How long it takes for this guy to deliver ur screen? Shud be reliable hor? U pay thru pay-pal ar? How to do it ar? I m planning to make a 106" Diagonal Screen hehehe. Me no good at DIY, ask carpenter to free for me hehehe. Bro htkaki, my room ready liao. screen going to buy liao, frame going to make liao. BD ordered 3 liao (although not yet buy PS3 ) but still no hd65. My hand... actually leg so itchy wan rush to seremban now hahaha. Sigh, it's torturing to wait lah. |
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toytoy
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Sep 22 2008, 12:17 AM
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Yaya nice long holiday, can go vacation hehe. I hope i can get the PJ asap, wanna enjoy during raya. But then raya time my house have some reno work, sigh, can't really enjoy my holiday oso. After they finish i still have to clean up the mess Good news is maybe they'll free the frame for me hehehe. But no screen yet to fix on the frame. I'll juz project it on the wall first to test out the area. My wall is cream color, shud be ok right? A bit bit yellowish. hehe. But all this are juz dream until i get the PJ |
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toytoy
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Sep 22 2008, 10:22 AM
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So i buy pay pal credit using CC and then pay the seller right? 1 week + is very fast hehe. I thought it'll take a long time. The price is USD49.99 now. U bought at the same price? Thanks |
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toytoy
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Sep 22 2008, 12:14 PM
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Okok, thanks for the info bro.
Bro one quick question.
For building a 106" Diagonal screen, the measurement is 92"x52", so will it be sufficient if i buy a 94"x54" screen? If not how big shud i need ar?
94"x54" only USD39.99
108"x54" is USD44.99
112"x60" is USD49.99 can build up to 115" screen hehe.
This post has been edited by toytoy: Sep 22 2008, 12:27 PM
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toytoy
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Sep 23 2008, 10:06 AM
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QUOTE(toytoy @ Sep 22 2008, 12:14 PM) Okok, thanks for the info bro. Bro one quick question. For building a 106" Diagonal screen, the measurement is 92"x52", so will it be sufficient if i buy a 94"x54" screen? If not how big shud i need ar? 94"x54" only USD39.99 108"x54" is USD44.99 112"x60" is USD49.99 can build up to 115" screen hehe. All Bros, need ur input on this. Need to buy the screen soon |
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toytoy
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Sep 23 2008, 03:06 PM
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Hmm, then might as well get the biggest one. 112"x60". Price difference not great but gives me option to go for bigger screen next time |
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