Who makes an exceptionaly clear projector image?

Question

I have an IN72 DLP projector for my bedroom and though it's a great picture for being 480p,the image is not as crisp as I would like it to be.It's also kinda dark and grainy with NTSC digital cable.I want something that sparkles in it's image but dosen't cost $5k. Thinking of stepping it up a notch to 780p native 1080i compatable,being that a true 1080i will cost a pretty penny!Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Hi. One of the best native 720P projectors at the moment is the Sanyo PLV -Z5 .It has the highest contrast ratio of 10,000 to 1 which gives a brilliant image on a good screen .The lowest retail price at the moment is about $1067.00.Next is the Hitachi Ultra Vision HDP J52 with 7,000 to 1 contrast ratio for about $850.00 which is very reasonable.

Have a look at the specs. bellow;

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Sanyo-PLV-Z5.htm

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Hitachi-UltraVision_HDPJ52.htm

Answer 2

What constitutes a "clear projector image?" And when you acquired the Infocus IN72, did you calibrate the overall picture using any calibration disk, such as an AVIA or the THX Optimizer so that the video image is correctly set, especially the contrast level. And what about your current screen? According to Goosystems.com, your screen should be gray and not white so that your contrast level is maximized.

Nevertheless, should you choose to upgrade to another 780i or 1080i format in any of the LCD projectors suggested by other forum members, you should be aware of the following drop in actual lumens output [set at cinema and economy modes]:

LCD Sanyo PLV-Z5 = 180 lumens
LCD Hitachi HDP-J52 = 300 lumens
LCD Epson Cinema 1080 = 205 lumens

And then there's the DLP Infocus IN72 = 478 lumens

Unfortunately, whenever there's a movement [which you call "stepping up a notch"] towards a higher level of compression, i.e., to 780 or 1080, there's a tradeoff in which the level of ouput lumens is reduced as you can tell in the above chart. And do you want to deal with still another issue which sacrifices the wonderful brightness that your IN72 is noted for? I don't think so.

Good luck!

Answer 3

The sharpest picture is 1080p. There is an Epson projector (and I beleive few more are coming out soon) for just under $3k.