If you’re putting together a home theater on a budget, you may be looking at flat panel TVs and agonizing over LCD vs. plasma, but have you considered a front projector? It’s the only way to bring home that true "big picture" experience, and prices have been coming down to the point where you can now get an HDTV-enabled home theater projector for for about the cost of a 37-inch to 42-inch flat panel. Case in point, Sanyo’s PLV-Z4, a 720P 16:9 home theater projector, now available for under $1000 with a bonus ceiling mount and 92-inch screen.
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Sanyo PLV Z4 – LCD projector – 1000 ANSI lumens – 1280 x 720 – widescreen – High Definition 720p
The Z4’s wide throw distance, whisper quiet fan, excellent color accuracy, flexible vertical and horizontal lens shift, full 720p resolution, widescreen aspect ratio and 7,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio make it an excellent choice for home theater use.
Sanyo PLV-Z4 (PLVZ4) Manufacturer’s Specifications:
* Retail Price: $2999.99
* 16:9 Native Aspect Ratio
* High Definition Capable 1280 x 720 pixel resolution (720p)
* Supported Input Resolutions: 480i, 480p, 575i, 575p, 720p, 1035i, & 1080i
* Brightness: 1000 ANSI Lumens
* Rated Contrast (Dynamic): Up to 7,000:1
* 10 Bit Video Processing
* Manual Zoom/Focus
* Horizontal and Vertical Lens Shift with Standard Lens
* High Contrast Optical System and Twin Iris
* Screen Size Adjustable from 40" to 300"
* Net Weight 11.0 lbs
* Fan Noise 22dBA
* 15 Pin D-Sub, Data Input
* Advanced Menu and Color Temperature
* 1 HDMI and 2 Component Video Inputs
* Composite, and S-Video Inputs
* Size (HxWxD): 5.0 x 15.0 x 12.0 inches
* Throw Distance: 3.9 feet to 30.2 feet
