Video (Projectors, Processors...)
JVC DLA-HD1 1080p LCD Projector
While JVC has established a name for itself at the very highest, professional end of the projection market, it has never really broken the domestic scene. One or two projectors using the company’s proprietary D-ILA technology have come our way over the years, but none have made convincing enough arguments with their home cinema performances [...]
Epson PowerLite S5 multimedia projector review
Epson PowerLite S5 multimedia projector : Epson America, Inc. announced the feature-rich Epson PowerLite S5 multimedia projector, offering SVGA resolution and 2,000 ANSI lumens at an attractive price point of $649 (estimated street price) for brilliant presentations in almost any environment. Engineered by Epson, the number-one selling brand of front projectors worldwide, the versatile Epson [...]
EPSON PowerLite Home Cinema 400 Home Theater Projector review
In an ideal world, everyone who wanted great home theater would have a dedicated, light controlled theater room. Unfortunately most people don't have that luxury. If you are among them, the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 400 with its 1500 ANSI lumen output and $1100 price tag after rebate is worth a close look. With good [...]
Optoma ThemeScene HD73 projector review
We don’t mind admitting that we’re pretty excited by Optoma’s ThemeScene HD73. Why? Because it uses a DarkChip3 DLP chipset – a relatively recent, high-specification 1,280 x 768 affair that usually only appears on projectors costing several hundreds of pounds more than the HD73.
Compared with the Texas Instruments DC2 chipset usually favoured at this [...]
BenQ W10000 1080p DLP Front Projector review
1080p DLP front projection is slowly starting to dribble into the market but pricing has been high. BenQ is providing the W10000 for the street price of just under $6000, providing a full 1920×1080 DLP Dark Chip3 DMD far closer in price range with other recently released 1080p technology at $5k and below.
As noted, [...]
Sanyo LCD projectors
Sanyo LCD projectors : Sanyo, one of the world's largest manufacturers of projectors is "In Tune with Networking" this week at InfoComm when they announce the high-luminance PLC-XF47 and PLC-XP100L LCD Projectors, which will offer Sanyo's exclusive PJ-NET Organizer Plus C for monitoring projector functions remotely. Projectors are commonly used for traditional and general activities [...]
Planar PD7010 DLP projector
We’re often struck by how few American brands manage to make their mark in the UK’s AV scene. The dominance of European and far Eastern brands is almost total, which inevitably raises questions of whether perhaps US brands just don’t understand the quirks of the UK market as well as they might. So here’s hoping [...]
HD Projectors in Boardrooms - Technology Showcase
HD projectors are all the rage for corporate boardrooms and meeting centers these days, yet the question of what “high definition” really means is becoming increasingly confusing. In addition, several manufacturers have started producing HD projectors capable of handling 1080p even though there is precious little source material currently available in that resolution. This resolution [...]
Mitsubishi HC5000BL Projector
Of the half dozen newly announced "affordable" 1080p projectors (under $10,000 list price), this is the least expensive, and the first one in to us for review. As a result, we can't reasonably compare the HC5000BL against our experiences with other competing 1080p projectors. Still, the performance for overall image quality, out of the box [...]
