my profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home

» Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE   » Operations   » Film Handlers' Forum   » Sony 3100 VPL-FX200 projector

Author Topic: Sony 3100 VPL-FX200 projector William Hooper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1879 From: Mobile, AL USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-24-2003 03:53 AM                        Does anyone know anything about this projector? Imaging type, experiences in theatrical use? I'm curious because a theater I once worked at installed one 2 years ago after a management change. It's a LARGE historic house re-seated to 1800 that went from a 40' screen & 35mm projection to a 19' screen & the Sony 3100 VPL-FX200 projector. The new manager "explained" it in a newspaper interview saying that the new "digital" projector showed better movies than the "old projector", & that video was superior to film because "film equipment is obsolete" & "every time the film goes through the projector, it becomes more worn". The interview was part of an article about the start of their annual movie series, which they have shown the last 2 years on this projector. To one 15th of the houses for each show, according to a friend who has been a precision house counter for decades & who went to one of the shows. They used to have 700 to 1500, now 80 & less (with comps).  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 09-24-2003 08:47 AM                    the guys an idiot. 19 foot screen no one is going to see anything on that one from the back row.  |  IP: Logged Martin Brooks Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 900 From: Forest Hills, NY, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 09-24-2003 11:35 AM                        I don't get it. If this is a regular commercial house, how can they operate with only the video projector? Only a small percentage of films are released in digital formats. Or is he attempting to play older films on DVD (which is probably illegal anyway.)  |  IP: Logged William Hooper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1879 From: Mobile, AL USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-25-2003 12:46 AM                        It's a PAC which runs a summer movie series, & an occasional odd film. I don't know what the movies are delivered on, but could be DVD or even VHS. I'm assuming that they're getting non-theatrical rental rates from Swank.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 09-25-2003 03:56 PM                        It's a moving image sourced off NTSC video. Probably about the best you can say about it.  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 09-25-2003 04:03 PM                     Info at ProjectorCentral.com 3100 ANSI lumens out of production 3-panel 1.8" LCD 1024x768 native 1600x1200 max maximum throw 48.7 feet with std lens  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-25-2003 04:08 PM                     The VPL-FX200 is a 3100 lumen XGA projector using three 1.8" panels. It has a quad lamp module so it can run on half-light or have a ready back up. Sony generally make a very good looking video projector in what ever category they are in. So, as 3100 lumen XGA projectors go, theirs probably looks as good or better than anyone elses. Their lenses tend to be better than most too. What else do you want to know about it? Steve  |  IP: Logged William Hooper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1879 From: Mobile, AL USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-30-2003 06:37 AM                        quote: What else do you want to know about it? That's about it. Just curious about their desire to move from the image of 35mm 40' wide to this projector at 19' wide. It seems plain that the public explanation was BS. For$15,999 MSRP !  |  IP: Logged

All times are Central (GMT -6:00)

Printer-friendly view of this topic

Hop To: Select a Forum: Category: Operations -------------------- Digital Cinema Forum Film Handlers' Forum Large Format Forum Ground Level Feature Info, Trailer Attachments & REAL Credit Offsets Category: Community -------------------- Film-Yak Film Handlers' Movie Reviews The Afterlife Bob Maar's Joke-A-Thon Category: Classified -------------------- Equipment and Supplies Wanted/For Sale Help Wanted/Seeking Employment Category: System -------------------- Software Beta Testing Forum

The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.