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(More customer reviews)I purchased the Sanyo PLV Z4 LCD projector for my home theater which is in my newly-refinished basement. I had originally considered purchasing a big screen (55"-60") HDTV; however, when I looked in to the prices of the major brands (Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, etc.), I found them to be cost prohibitive.
I switched my focus to an LCD projector, and I began to research the major brands (Optoma, InFocus, NEC, etc.). Two specs came to mind- brightness and contrast ratio. The Sanyo PLV Z4 provides good brightness (1000 lumens-better than some, worse than others) and an excellent contrast ratio (9000:1). This high contrast ratio is what convinced me to purchase the Sanyo PLV Z4. Plus, since I bought it from an authorized vendor ($1600 on Ebay), it came with a free screen and a free replacement lamp (a $500 value).
My Sanyo PLV Z4 is hooked up to a switch box ($60 on Ebay) via a 20' HDMI cable (required for Hi-Def projection), which then splits and goes to my HD cable box and upconverting Oppo DVD player ($200 on Ebay). When I watch my beloved Red Sox lose to the Yankees in HD, you can practically see the tears in the eyes of the Fenway Faithful.
The audio is provided by a Harmon-Kardon AVR 635 receiver and is hooked up to a 5.1 speaker setup with a 10" Velodyne subwoofer. I installed a 106" (diagonal) 2.5 gain glass beaded Da-Lite pull-down screen at the other end of the basement, and it feels like I am at the movies.
Two films my wife and I saw recently, "The Island" and "The Lost City" looked and sounded fantastic on this system. "The Island," which has many special audio and visual effects, looked fantastic. "The Lost City," which is Andy Garcia's ode to pre-Castro Cuba, is filled with the sounds of Cuban jazz. The film looked great on the projection screen, and sounded better through the Harmon-Kardon receiver and vintage JBL speakers.
The Sanyo PLV Z4 provides an excellent picture and has two unique and useful features. First, it has an automatic cover that closes over the lens when the projector is shut down. Second, it has a side-to side picture adjustment to help place the picture just where you want it. This feature was critical when I intalled this projector, since it is mounted to a beam which is offset from the center of the ceiling in my basement.
If you consider the cost of a big screen HDTV ($3000 for a 46" Sony- which is less than 1/2 the size of my screen), add on the home theater ($2000), you are in for $5000. My system's picture is twice the size, and the sound is excellent. Admittedly, setup is a bit complicated, but you only have to do it once, and there is plenty of help available online.
Now, when I want to go to the movies, all I have to do is go downstairs.
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