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Hitachi PJTX100 UltraVision by barleyguy - Aug 20, 2007
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| HD 720 (1280x720), 1200 ANSI Lumens, 9.0 lbs, $2,999 (MSRP) |
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| Personal Experience |
| I've had this projector for 1 year. I bought it in August of 2006 when it was around $1000. I've seen them used in today's market for around $400, which is a steal considering the performance. Pros: - Excellent color accuracy and saturation, especially if calibrated - Excellent optics and focus - Good scaler. Does a respectable job at all input resolutions, and accepts 1080p. - Good ANSI (real life) contrast - No variable iris - Very bright. When used near the front of the zoom and center of the lens shift, it gets every bit of its rated brightness. - Very tweakable. Full control of the color gain, and multistep gamma adjustment. If you take the time to tweak this projector, you can get it exactly on a color spec. Cons: - Slightly weak black level and shadow detail in dark scenes - No variable iris - The filter needs to be cleaned every 100 hours of use. The projector will remind you to do this. Users of older versions without this reminder reported dust blob problems. Hitachi has also changed the filter in the newer versions so it has an extra grid in the filter. (I listed the lack of variable iris under both pro and con, because variable irises are one of the biggest problem areas in new projectors, but they do enhance performance in dark scenes.) |
| Problems |
| The fan expels from the front. This projector is very quiet if you sit behind or to the side of it, but has a fan noise problem if you place it behind the seating area. For that reason, I would recommend ceiling mounting it in front of the seating position. |
