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Sony VPL-VW50 "Pearl" Projector SXRD Projector
 |  Nov 19, 2006  |  0 comments

Sony took official ownership of CEDIA 2006 on Day 1 when it officially announced the VPL-VW50 SXRD front projector. Sony had previously lit the world on fire with the VPL-VW100<A HREF="http://ultimateavmag.com/videoprojectors/1205sony/">"Ruby"</A>, a fully outfitted three-chip 1080p SXRD projector with a retail of $10K, which was significantly less money than the premium single-chip 720p DLPs that ruled the day when it was released in Fall 2005 (not to mention that is a full two-thirds cheaper than Sony's first SXRD front pro, the <A HREF="http://ultimateavmag.com/videoprojectors/504sony/">Qualia 004</A>).

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Panasonic PT-AE1000U LCD Projector: Coming Attraction
Shane Buettner  |  Nov 16, 2006  |  0 comments
  • $4,000 (MAP)
  • 1920x1080 three-chip LCD
  • Key Connections: Dual HDMI inputs
Features We Like: Dynamic iris for deep blacks, motorized zoom and focus, vertical and horizontal lens shift, Color Management System
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Panasonic PT-AE1000U LCD Projector: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Nov 16, 2006  |  0 comments

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Optoma HD70 DLP Projector
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Nov 15, 2006  |  0 comments
HD projection on a budget.

Sure, 1080p is getting all the buzz, but even the cheapest 1080p displays are still really pricey. For example, the lowest-priced 1080p projector is 4.5 times the price of this little Optoma. The HD70, while "only" 720p, has a distinction all its own that makes it one of the coolest products to come out in months: It's the lowest-priced HD projector ever.

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BenQ PE8720 720p DLP Projector
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 29, 2006  |  0 comments

With all the hullabaloo about the new 1080p projectors, some of them at prices lower than any of us dreamed possible only a few months ago, is there any point in reviewing a mid-priced 720p design?

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Sony VPL-VW50 Front Projector: On the Bench
Shane Buettner  |  Oct 26, 2006  |  0 comments
  • $5,000
  • 1920x1080 threee-chip SXRD
  • Key Connections: Dual HDMI inputs, two component inputs, one RGB on 15-pin DSUB, one Ethernet
Features We Like: Full 1080p that not only accepts 1080p/24 signals, but displays it at frame rate that direct multiples of 24 for smoother motion, dynamic iris for deep blacks, uses less expensive lamp than previous SXRD PJs, and did we mention the price?
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BenQ W10000 Front Projector: Coming Attraction
 |  Oct 26, 2006  |  0 comments
  • $8,999
  • 1920x1080 single-chip DLP
  • Key Connections: One HDMI input and two component inputs
Features We Like: 1080p single-chip DLP at a good price, Faroudja deintlerlacing with DCDi, motorized zoom, focus and vertical lens shift
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Sony VPL-VW50 SXRD Projector: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Oct 24, 2006  |  0 comments

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SIM2 HT5000 DLP Projector: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Oct 24, 2006  |  0 comments

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Runco RS-1100 DLP Projector: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Oct 24, 2006  |  0 comments

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Mitsubishi HC5000U LCD Projector: First look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Oct 24, 2006  |  0 comments

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Meridian D-ILA1080MF1 D-ILA Projector: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Oct 24, 2006  |  1 comments

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BenQ W10000 DLP Projector: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Oct 24, 2006  |  0 comments

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Mitsubishi HC5000U Front Projector: On the Bench
Shane Buettner  |  Oct 19, 2006  |  0 comments
  • $4,500
  • 1920x1080 three-chip LCD
  • Key Connections: HDMI and DVI inputs, rest TBD
Features We Like: Three-chip 1080p at an outrageous price, Silicon Optix processing, dynamic iris for deep blacks, motorized lens shift and zoom, 5,000 hour specified bulb life
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InFocus Play Big IN76 DLP Projector
John Higgins  |  Oct 15, 2006  |  0 comments
It's time to get a projector.

At the Home Entertainment Show this past June, the Home Theater staff put together the HTGamer Gaming Pavilion. The purpose was twofold. Not only did it give expo attendees a place to rest their weary feet for a spell, the pavilion allowed them time to relax and experience gaming on three different home theater systems. The first image these lucky attendees set their eyes on as they entered the room was a small rebel force attempting to break through the tyrannical Empire's lines of storm troopers in Star Wars: Battlefront II. An Alienware Aurora 7500 high-performance PC fed the image to the InFocus Play Big IN76 DLP projector and onto a Stewart GrayHawk screen. Even in a less-than-optimal convention environment, the IN76 produced an awe-inspiring image. But how would it perform in a theater?

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