Typical price: £2,000
What is it: DLP Projector
What we think: The best of the budget projectors, the ScreenPlay 5700 is good looking, quiet and offers particularly good brightness and colour reproduction
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 15 May 2005
Tags: InFocus, InFocus ScreenPlay 5700, DVD movies, flatscreen, plasma
We like:
Compact size; very quiet; cinematic picture straight from the box; native PAL resolution
We don't like:
Lacks some contrast; not a true hi-def resolution
You might also need:
RGB Scart cable, component cable, desktop stand or ceiling mount
CNET UK judgement:
The projection world has had an overhaul thanks to Texas Instruments' DLP chipset, and no one deserves more credit than InFocus for helping implement this. The projector doesn't have a high-definition compatible resolution, which should deter long-term investors, but the picture quality is peerless at this price
Full review:
Still commonly regarded as a luxury for the cinema, pub or arty student flat, projectors have nonetheless been quietly improving and dropping dramatically in price while the world fixates on flatscreen. Thanks mainly to Texas Instruments' pioneering DLP chipset, which is making LCD projectors more or less redundant, the cost of good-quality projectors has fallen as low as £1,000 -- quite amazing considering the technology inside them and the cinematic benefits they give to movie viewing. Continue Reading...
InFocus ScreenPlay 5700 History
19 Jul 2005 in Reviews
DLP delights: budget projectors for home cinemas
Projectors -- once the pursuit of the rich, now available for just over £1,000. If you've ever harboured a desire to turn your living room into a full-blown cinema, start by getting a projector.
22 Apr 2005 in Crave
InFocus ScreenPlay 5700: welcome to the Crave Cinema
InFocus' ScreenPlay 5700 provides cinema atmosphere for under £2,000
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