I had been waiting to get my DVI to HDMI cable before making my final judgement on the unit, so I will post below my impressions.
General
I got the white version of the projector, once you see it up close you can notice that the surface is not white but has a pattern on it, it is quite nice. (if someone PMs me how to upload pics I will do so). The remote is white as well and buttons are backilt which is a very nice feature.
Mounting
Although the reseller assured me it came with the stand, it only includes the wall mounting bracket. This is very easy to install but since I wanted to be able to move around it caused some initial problems. I tried to get it fired up to project against the ceiling to test for dead mirrors but the unit has some protections circuitry not allowing it to project when on its back. It also cannot be standing (leaning against something) without the desktop stand because it has an air inlet at the bottom which would get blocked. In the end I decided to go to IKEA and get a cheap shelf and use that as a temporary tall stand so I could move it around, and start my viewing. About the cable you will definately need a cable tray to hide them comming out of the unit so the mounting look clean.
Operation
Once I got the projector "wall mounted" and running. When the unit turns on, it automatically opens the lens lid and slides open the top part of the projector to allow the excess heat to leave the unit. This was a bit noisier than expected, yet cool. Once it is on, you can easily focus using the remote, which has the nice feature of displaying a white grip pattern with the words "FOCUS" in the middle to aid you with the operation. The zoom is also motorized which is another plus for this projector. The lens shift is located on the left side of hte unit and is quite practical, I did find it strange that it takes a bit slow to respond.
Image
The first thing I checked for was dead mirrors, fortunately non were found
The image is very sharp, I use as source my HTPC and it looked amazingly sharp even when only using the vga monitor cable. Then watching films the colours are quite punchy and the image is very 3D like. I have noticed that Yellow is not that easy for some DLPs to display (specially in the past), this one has some really good yellow the Simpson are yellow and do not have any greenish color
I also looked at Moulin Rouge, particularly on a dark scene where Kidman sings about flying away. My HT1000 could not really handle that one very well and would display some murky dithrered darkish red on the background, no problem for the LG. The Episode 4 (original starwars) looked like a brand new movie to me, the colors and black were right on. On the starfiels there was not RBE, but it was present on other scenes when there was and extremely bright object or a intense reflection and not necesaruly on a dark scene. So although this colour wheel was touted as a RBE killer it is not, I think it actually help portray the colors much better. The RBE is on par with the HT1000.
Minor Quirks
The silent lamp mode on the lamp does decrease the brightness, but does not make the fan go slower, so the noise remain the same, yet lower light output.
At the far left side of the screen, I cannot get it to focus withthe rest of the screen. This are is slightly out of focus compared to the rest, particularly on the top left. You can only notice this while using an HTPC and looking at text.
I have contacted LG about this and they tell me there is a new software to get rid of these problems. I will post news on this as it develops.
My last complain is the 220V power supply on the unit. All other projectors i have seen are universal.
Comments
As a whole, I am quite satisfied with the unit. Im sure these minor problems will most likely be fixed with the next firmware. The design an picture are great and I'm curious to see what new products LG has for us in the future.