Sanyo PLC-XU50 User Reviews

I bought this projector second hand - 12months old. I payed just £165 through e-bay and was amazed at what I got for my money. The image size is fantastic and I just project straight onto my wall with no problems. The wall is actually painted brown, yet the image is still perfect. I do use the lamp saver feature as I am not too sure how long is left on the current bulb and I wantto prolong it as long as possible. The projector took me 5 minutes to get out of the box and have up and running first time. It is so easy to setup that I haven't bothered permanenty installing it. I just get it out when I need it. plug it in and within 2 minutes I can have it up and running. The projector also looks great and is very compact and certainly beats all the big, bulky projectors on the market. Its small size means that it is very portable. This along with its quick setup time makes it great if you have to use it for any presentations etc. Overall this is a great projector, I have had no problems with it at all and would highly recommend it to anyone.

I must say I'm impressed with this little projector. I purchased it used (4 months old) for 925 bucks + shipping. I've been using it for about 2 months in the capacity of a home theatre and I must say I'm very impressed. The projector is presently mounted in the corner of my livingroom approx 16' from the opposing wall (which is white and textured). I've been using this unit in "lamp saver" mode to extend lamp life. As long as the room is dark, the image is magnificent. I only watch movies at night so "Lamp Saver" mode has been fine for my needs. I'm glad I bypassed Big Screen, Flat Panel, and certainly Plasma monitoring technologies to move right on to projection technology. Projection technology is getting better and cheaper all the time. I don't see other entertainment technologies lasting very long with projection technology making such leaps and bounds. Those CRT/LCD/Plasma units are obtrusive and ugly compared to having *nothing* against my wall, not to mention overpriced and oversized. Unless I point out the projector up in the corner, you don't even know it's there. One of my favorite features of the XU50 is the H and V keystone correction. This is a *way* desirable feature as it allows me to mount my projector in the *corner* of my room, completely off-axis of the projected image instead of having to "center" over the projected image. This technology allows my back wall to don *art*, NOT a projector, and allows for easier cable management down the corner of the room behind a curtain. In addition you can view the image off axis (like at the movie theatre) and not get a degraded image unlike other monitoring technologies. I would highly recommend projection over plasma/lcd/and certainly CRT technology. And in the projection arena this little projector sure does give you a lot of bang for your buck.

Any Problems: If I could change anything I would want the zoom to be controlled remotely. When I show movies in Widescreen mode I'm able to zoom in a good 30-40%. It would be nice to do this remotely instead of having to climb up on a chair to do this. I would also like to see a hotkey on the remote for changing from Widescreen to Fullscreen mode and visa-versa. It's kind of a drag to go through the entire menu to toggle between these modes because often times Widescreen DVD's often go to "Fullscreen" mode for the "Special Features" section and Menu sections. It would be nice to simply toggle between these formats with a single button instead of trodding through the menu system. It would be nice to have a hotkey for toggling between lamp-saver and full-lamp mode. But that's nit-picking, isn't it...

Had an Epson XU50 for around 6 months now for my home theatre setup and must say am more than impressed all round, great image, easy to use (even wifey can use!)-all round very happy.

I have been using this projector for 4 months in the office and at home. I previously had a DLP projector. I have to admit that LCD gives a better colour reproduction especially with computer images. LCD technology is the way to go for home or business projection.

Any Problems: Whenare the manufacturers going to get digital keystone right, a keystoned image is never as good as the orginal.