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Sony VPL VW60 - SXRD projector

Sony's entry-level SXRD-based front projector, the VPL-VW60, is the successor to last year's price-busting VPL-VW50. Also as a 1080p resolution projector with the same $4,999 list price, it faces stiffer competition these days with more 1080p projectors available for lower prices. Based on my findings with the company's flagship VPL-VW200,...

Tags: menu system, Cinema Black Pro menu, Sony VPL-VW60, Sony Corp., projector

Product reviews 2008-02-21

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Samsung SP-A900B

Samsung, with the help of video guru Joe Kane, again delivers outstanding performance in the high-end front projection DLP category with the flagship SP-A900B. This 1080p resolution, one-chip DLP projector sports the latest Dark Chip 4 chip from Texas Instruments, but otherwise appears virtually the same as the SP-A800B that...

Tags: Projectors, Network technology, picture menu, menu system, Samsung SP-A900B, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., projector

Product reviews 2009-09-14

Sanyo PLV-Z3000

The front projection category continues to grow and become more affordable to the masses. These days you can get a decent 1080p front projector for cheaper than most 60-inch plasma TVs. Of course, you do have the additional cost of a screen to factor in, but that screen can be...

Tags: Projectors, Monitors & displays, TVs, Sanyo PLV-Z3000, Sanyo Electric Co., projector, picture quality

Product reviews 2009-02-17

Sanyo debuts 120Hz 1080p LCD projector

If you just aren't satisfied with a 50-inch plasma or 52-inch LCD, a front projector can provide a much larger image (like 100 inches), and increasingly projectors are sporting more home theater-friendly features. You can find a growing number offering full 1080p HD resolutions, for instance, and now LCD-based projectors...

Tags: Sanyo Electric Co., LCD, 1080p, PLV-Z3000, Projectors, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-21

Samsung SP-A800B

Samsung's flagship one-chip DLP-based home theater projector, the SP-A800B, takes accuracy of signal reproduction to a new level. My previous reference projector, the Samsung SP-H710AE, was designed by Joe Kane, and that well-known video guru and author of Digital Video Essentials also designed the SP-A800B. While the 710E is spectacularly...

Tags: Projectors, Home entertainment, TV & Home Theater, picture menu, Movie mode, Samsung SP-A800B, projector, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-06-10

JVC DLA HD100 - D-ILA projector

JVC's DLA-HD100 1080p resolution front projector is the company's new flagship model, while the DLA-HD1 from last year remains in the line at a lower price point. The HD100 adds some improvements that are certainly desirable--including improved black level performance and contrast ratio--but oddly the color accuracy and light output...

Tags: DLA HD100, DLA-HD100, JVC, menu system, projector

Product reviews 2008-03-11

Panasonic PT-AE2000U

Panasonic has been in the front-projection business for a long time, and has been aggressively pricing its home-theater projectors for just as long, which has effectively driven prices down in the category as a whole. As a result it's now more affordable than ever to get a really big screen...

Tags: grayscale, HDMI, menu system, Panasonic, Panasonic PT-AE2000U, projector

Product reviews 2007-12-19

Sony VPL VW200

Sony's 2007 flagship front projector, the VPL-VW200, uses the company's variant of LCoS, called SXRD, and like most high-end projectors, it features a native resolution of 1080p. Those specs and jargon may well impress your buddies, but the real story is in the picture. The VPL-VW200 is the most color-accurate...

Tags: menu system, projector, Sony Corp., VPL-VW200

Product reviews 2007-12-12

JVC DLA-HD1

JVC's first relatively affordable 1080p DILA aka LCoS projector has garnered a lot of praise on Internet forums recently. The DLA-HD1's coveted 1080p resolution, at a price somewhere between the Sony VPL-VW50 aka the Pearl and its big brother, the VPL-VW100 aka the Ruby, may have something to do with...

Tags: JVC, JVC DLA-HD1, projector, 1080p

Product reviews 2007-08-07

JVC Projector DLA-RS1U

JVC's first relatively affordable 1080p DILA aka LCoS projector has garnered a lot of praise on Internet forums recently. The DLA-RS1U's coveted 1080p resolution, at a price somewhere between the Sony VPL-VW50 aka the Pearl and its big brother, the VPL-VW100 aka the Ruby, may have something to do with...

Tags: JVC, projector, 1080p, DLA-RS1U

Product reviews 2007-07-27

BenQ W10000

BenQ has been a major player in DLP front projection display technology for years, and the company's latest flagship projector, the W10000, is a one-chip design with Texas Instruments' new 1080p resolution chip. A good-size lamp means the 10000W will drive large screen sizes, which is an important consideration...

Tags: projector, BenQ W10000, BenQ Corp.

Product reviews 2007-04-10

Sony VPL-VW50

Sony shook up the high-end front projection market last September when it introduced the VPL-VW50 SXRD front projector at a list price of $5,000. The unit, dubbed the "Pearl," is still among the least expensive 1080p front projectors available. It does some things really well, although it falls short in...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, projector, VPL-VW50 SXRD, Advanced Iris, 1080p, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2007-02-26

Sony VPL-VW100

Projectors can produce comparatively enormous pictures, so a high native resolution is even more important in a projector than in a standard HDTV. After all, if the picture measures 100 inches diagonally as opposed to 50 or 42, you'll have a lot more opportunity to discern individual pixels and notice...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, projector, Sony VPL-VW100, Sony Corp., 1080p

Product reviews 2006-05-18

Dell 2400MP

The Dell 2400MP resets the bar for what you can expect from a mainstream budget projector, combining class-leading brightness with sharpness and value. This projector is capable of delivering more than 3,000 lumens, which tops every projector in the budget category and equals Dell's own much more expensive 5100MP. The...

Tags: Dell 2400MP, projector, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2006-05-12