About a year ago Sanyo announced the availability of the PLV-1080HD Home theater projector. The price has now spiraled down to about $1100, very close to the Sub $1000 projectors offered by Optoma and Vivitek.  The PLV-1080HD is the entry level projectors in a series that includes PLV-Z3000 and PLV-Z700, both rated highly.

The PLV-1080HD is a Full HD LCD (1080P) with the 3LCD panel and uses SANYO’s proprietary 3D color management system. The contrast ratio is 10,000:1 and is rated at 1200 Lumens. The projector has 2 HDMI, 2 Component Video, 1 S Video, 1 Composite and VGA type RGB ports. These are more than adequate to connect the latest HD to older analog sources. Additional features include an electronic shutter that protects the lens from dust when not in use and a fan, rated at only 21dB. The projector does weigh nearly 17 lbs.

Now that there are so many choices in the price range, how does the PLV-1080 HD stack up to the competition? One, it has been the market a lot longer than the Optoma HD20 and the Vivitek H1080FD. In some ways, this is tried and tested model. Reviews at Amazon have been mostly positive. The offerings from Mitsubishi, H3800, and Epson, 8100UB, are a little more expensive but have similar features. Unless you put them all side by side and look at them, it probably wouldn’t matter which one of these you choose. Read the reviews, look at the features, check your wallet and then decide which one to get.

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