Hi folks,

I was hoping to get our review of Projection Screens under $500 posted today, but we are still adding a few concluding comments, so it will go up on Monday afternoon. This review includes a look at several screen products from Elite, Grandview, Goo, and Saaria. It has been quite interesting to see how these aggressively priced screens stack up against one another, and also how they compare to the performance of the much more expensive screens from Stewart Filmscreen, the Studiotek 130 and the Grayhawk RS. They are not quite as good as the Stewart products, but at a fraction of the price they are amazingly good for the money. If you are looking for a budget alternative, don't miss this upcoming review.

I will also post some comments regarding photography projectors next week, although close reviews of several models that are particularly good for photography are still a few weeks away.

Thanks for using ProjectorCentral,

Evan Powell
Editor

Friday, April 18

Hi folks,

We've just posted a review of the BenQ W20000, the newest flagship, high performance 1080p projector from BenQ. Overall, this is the most impressive home theater projector yet made by BenQ. Though retail priced at $7,999, it is available for 4,999, including a three year warranty. Outstanding value for sharp, high contrast 1080p performance.

The InFocus IN83 is looking very good also--an extremely bright projector that performs admirably in ambient light. However, we've had a bit of technical difficulty with our test unit that we are trying to sort out. Assuming we get this resolved the review should be done next week. However, if the unit has been damaged in transit, we will have to call in a second sample.

With regard to the upcoming photography projector reviews, if there are specific models that are of interest to you that you'd like to see included in the evaluation, please click here and drop me a note.

Thanks for using ProjectorCentral,

Evan Powell
Editor

Wednesday, April 2

Hi folks,

Thanks very much for all the feedback regarding the use of projectors for the display of photography. There is obviously great interest in this subject, and we will focus on testing a variety of models in different price ranges specifically for this purpose. We have already invited a number of submissions for this evaluation, and the equipment is winging its way to Las Vegas.

We have also had screens arriving from a number of vendors for our upcoming screen round up. For this review we will be testing screens priced under $500 for 100" fixed frame. This way we can put a spotlight on the best of the economy class products. After all, there are quite a few very hot home theater projectors selling for under $1,000 these days, and anyone buying these models will need a good economical screen solution to go with them.

At the moment we have the Optoma HD65, the InFocus IN83, and the BenQ W20000 under review. The HD65 review should be posted by Friday, and the other two next week.

Thanks for using ProjectorCentral,