If there were Oscars for home theater projectors, the new PLV-Z1 from Sanyo would clean up. For example, as the winner of the Oscar for the best price-performance ratio, for the most elegant design and a special award for the most extraordinary 16: 9 cinema experience in its class.Until now, movie buffs had to dig deep into their pockets to add a wide screen cinema to their home; in exchange they received a heavy, space-hungry projector. The new Sanyo PLV-Z1 is the first home theater projector on the market that offers a true 16: 9 format in a handy size and astonishingly limited weight. Despite its high-class features, the PLV-Z1 is readily affordable even for “normal film fans” too. The projector’s illumination of 700 ANSI lumens and exceptional 800: 1 contrast ratio in particular were previously reserved for high-end devices only. In addition, a newly developed optical system ensures optimum contrast. The design is unique as well. The robust, silver-black magnesium cabinet is discreet yet so stylish, the projector can be integrated unobtrusively and elegantly in any living room. Inside its aesthetic housing the PLV-Z1 contains even more features: With the horizontal and vertical manual lens shift function, the position of the PLV-Z1 with respect to the projection screen is fully adjustable; a manual zoom and vertical keystone correction add the finishing touches to ensure that your feature presentation appears perfectly aligned on the screen. The projector’s comfortable features include an incredibly quiet fan system (28dB, ECO Mode) and 3D Automatic Uniformity Correction Controller, which ensures a uniformly illuminated image at all times. The PLV-Z1 meets professional home theater demands as well thanks to its HDTV compatibility.
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(out of 2 reviews)
Price: $ 699.95
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October 3, 2010
#1
Review by L. Carvo
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I bought it for educational purposes. The various input ports for VGA, Video RCA, Composite Video, and S Video allowed me to install a computer, a VCR, and a DVd player ready to interchange their use when I am giving classes.
The instructions giving in the manual are very easy to follow. The images are very good and can be seen clearly without the need of a dark room. The sound of the fan of the proyector is the average and it won’t bother much.
The projector won’t indicate the number of hours of use of the bulb, but according to the bulb’s manufacturer the lamp last an average of 2,000 hours.
I know that this unit is out of production but I do recommend it in case you want to buy one. From my part, I am more than satisfied with the quality of the pictures -I bought a good quality screen- and with the price I paid for it in Amazon.com.
October 3, 2010
#2
Review by Pablo Martinez-Castro
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I have enjoyed several films now with this great baby.
Resolution is great for the type of projector. Not excellent but absolutely good for seeing a film at home. At least much better than buying a 2 to 3 thousand dlls TV and providing an image that could be as big as twice the biggest TV or even more.
Noise is a bad point; but, with an accurate home theater system with the perfect sound level, you forget about the noise.
The problem is that my wife hates loud sound in home theaters and when we used to go to the movies, so I have to watch movies at home with a very low volume level. That makes this device noise to be fairly noticeable. Yet acceptable.
But, all in all, if you don’t have a wife that hates good level of volume (note that I didn’t say “loud volume”… just a level as acceptable as most movie watcheres fans), this problem does not exist.
And definitely, why would I buy any other projector in the 1000 to 5000 Dlls that gives me pretty much the same?
The sanyo PLV-Z1 is simply the best thing I’ve purchased recently.