What Hi Fi Sound and Vision
13 MAR 2009
Sanyo PLV-Z700
If you’re looking for a projector under a grand that delivers all-round, the Sanyo ticks all boxes
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The world of projectors has been a tough market for manufacturers such as Sanyo these past few years.
With brands like InFocus and Panasonic delivering an impressively high level of performance at ludicrously low prices, it’s been hard for others to keep on the pace.
Nevertheless, Sanyo has been quietly churning out machines of considerable quality, with the PLV-Z2000, the last projector we tested, receiving a solid four-star verdict.
The ’Z700 sees Sanyo taking on the big-hitters in prime battle territory – the sub-£1000 price-point.
Specification is on the money
Certainly where specification is concerned, it delivers the goods. It’s an LCD, 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution machine, complete with twin HDMI and component inputs, and simple set-up controls.
You will find picture-shift controls on one side of the unit and focus and zoom functions on the lens itself. Sanyo claims a brightness of 1200 ANSI lumens and a contrast ratio of 10,000:1, and up and running it’s super-quiet, running at a barely audible 21dB.
The styling won’t have you purring with excitement, but the illuminated remote ?is a definite tick in the positive column.
Watching Seraphim Falls on Blu-ray, our first impressions are very good.
There’s a luxurious richness to the picture, thanks to deep black definition and impressive contrast levels that show a wealth of colours in between.
The Sanyo also uncovers the varying shades of snowy landscapes at the start of the film.
Impressive attention to detail
Moving on to Burn After Reading, the impressive attention to detail ensures there’s plenty of detail on display, highlighted most succinctly by natural, believable skin tones.
The DVD of The Fall boasts bright, vivid colours, and again we’re happy with what we see – motion ?is handled comfortably, too.
The more time we spend with the projector, enjoying video content and also comparing it to other models we've tested, the more we’re convinced of its class.
For £999, or even less if you hunt around, the Sanyo produces a big-screen image of which you can really be proud.
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