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Value Electronics
Crowns Kings
of Projection
Competition in NYC
JVC models reign in traditional longthrow
projector categories, while LG
impresses judges in ultra-short throw
(UST). By Robert Archer
ONE OF THE MOST anticipated
events in the home
video market outside of
trade events such as CEDIA
Expo is the Value Electronics
projector shootouts.
The N.Y.-based specialty
company and Value Electronics'
president Robert
Zohn are well respected
in the market. Hosting its
shootout competition in
New York City on Dec. 10
and 11, the company broke
the event into two categories:
ultra-short throw (UST)
and long-throw projectors.
Value Electronics gathered
a panel of experts to evaluate
a selection of projection
products using SDR (standard
dynamic range) and
HDR (high dynamic range)
images. The dealer employed
Seymour Screen Excellence
120-inch Radiant White
screens, along with video
switching, video distribution
and video test equipment
from Murideo, and HDMI 2.1
cabling from Ethereal.
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Projector Shootouts
2022 Day 1: Ultra-Short
Throw
Starting the evaluations was
the UST category with products
from five recognized
manufacturers: AWOL Vision
LTV-3500; Epson LS800B;
Hisense PX1-PRO; LG
HU915QB; Samsung LSP9T
The LG HU915QB won
nine of the 15 judging categories
and was crowned
" King of UST Projectors " by
the panel. The unit won the
overall average of all scores
in HDR, SDR, and combined
totals. The AWOL LTV-3500
fared well in the bright
content category and took
second place.
Epson's LS800B, Hisense's
PX1-PRO, and
Samsung's LSP9T were
nearly tied for third place,
although Value Electronics
notes, the Epson came in
third place by taking three
of the 15 categories.
Attendees were also
treated to a surprise showValue
Electronics' Robert Zohn had video experts evaluate
projectors using Seymour Screen Excellence screens,
Murideo test gear and Ethereal HDMI cabling.
ing of the next-generation
Hisense Laser TV model
- the L9H, which was
available for viewing with a
100-inch screen.
Additionally, AWOL's
" Vanish Laser TV " which
comes included with an
UST projector, cabinet, and
rollable screen was also on
display outside the Projector
Shootout room.
Day Two: Long-Throw
Projectors
With more products in the
large category of long-throw
projectors, Value Electronics
divided the competition into
three tiers.
$4,000 to $7,000 category:
Epson LS12000; LG
AU810PB; JVC DLA-NP5;
Sony VPL-XW5000ES
Sony and JVC earned just
about a deadlock with
only one-tenth of a point
difference in overall score,
but given that slim margin,
the JVC NP5 did edge out
the VPL-XW5000ES. Value
Electronics says the Sony
had an advantage in bright
content, upscaling and tone
mapping, but JVC's benefits
in near black, color accuracy,
and motion.
$11,000 to $16,000 category:
Sony VPL-XW6000ES;
JVC DLA-NZ7; JVC DLANZ8
JVC's
DLA-NZ8 took a slight
edge in this section with its
high score for near black and
HDR performance. However,
among the two closer priced
models, Sony's XW6000ES
and JVC's NZ7, the Sony had
the better SDR performance
and overall score concludes
Value Electronics.
$25,000 to $30,000 category:
Sony VPL-XW7000ES;
JVC DLA-NZ9
In the most expensive series
of products to be evaluated,
Sony did very well in both
Bright Content and 1000 Nit
Tone Mapping Categories,
but the JVC projector's lead
in Near Black and Sharpness
gave it the win.
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