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  InFocus Play Big IN83

  The InFocus IN83 works beautifully out of the box, delivering smooth, rich pictures. That said, it fails to sizzle, plagued by a mild black crush despite a new DarkChip4 engine.

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  JVC DLA-HD100

  Although a top performer in some respects, the JVC DLA-HD100 projector's relatively high price makes it a questionable value considering its colour accuracy issues.

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  Mitsubishi HC6000

  One of the better performers in the entry-level 1080p projector race, the Mitsubishi HC6000 also benefits from a comprehensive feature set.

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  BenQ W20000

  If you're on the verge of upgrading your 480p projector and are on the lookout for a high-performance DLP entry, take a look at the BenQ W20000.

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  Sim2 Domino D10

  Sim2's first foray into the entry level projector space isn't exactly cheap, or for that matter pretty. But the Domino D10 looks great where it really counts.

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  2007: The best of home theatre

  We pick our favourite A/V gear released in the past year -- from televisions to disk players and even to a particular high-def games console.

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  Panasonic PT-AX200E

  The InFocus IN83 works beautifully out of the box, delivering smooth, rich pictures. That said, it fails to sizzle, plagued by a mild black crush despite a new DarkChip4 engine.

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  Panasonic PT-AX100E

  The PT-AX100E is similar to Panasonic's award winning PT-AE900 -- it keeps all the excellent visuals, but this time it's twice as bright. An excellent projector for the money.

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  Panasonic PT-AE900

  The PT-AE900 is an upgrade to Panasonic’s popular PT-AE700 high definition home theatre projector. By further improving the picture quality and remote control, Panasonic seems to have made a great projector even better.

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  Sony VPL-VW100 projector

  On paper, Sony’s VPL-VW100 is one of the most impressive home theatre projectors out there at the moment, boasting specs equal to some of the more expensive high-end models.

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  Panasonic PT-AE700E

  For image quality, ease of set-up and its HD widescreen capabilities, this projector leaves many of its more fancied and more expensive competitors for dead.

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  Epson EMP-TW1000

  It may lack luxury functions, extended connectivity and the inky blacks of pricier models, but this is well offset by beautiful HD pictures, extended lens shift and ultra-short throw capabilities.

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  Sharp XV-Z21000

  Sharp's XV-Z21000 is a top performer among 1080p projectors, and delivers a solid feature package and sleek design to boot.

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  Panasonic PT-AX100E

  The PT-AX100E is similar to Panasonic's award winning PT-AE900 -- it keeps all the excellent visuals, but this time it's twice as bright. An excellent projector for the money.

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  Sony VPL-VW100 projector

  On paper, Sony’s VPL-VW100 is one of the most impressive home theatre projectors out there at the moment, boasting specs equal to some of the more expensive high-end models.

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  BenQ PE8720

  The BenQ PE8720 delivers class-leading performance with style and convenience, but at a healthy AU$9,999 price tag.

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  Panasonic PT-AX200

  The Panasonic PT-AX200 is an easy to use, flexible projector that provides excellent resolution for both data and movies. However, this powerful unit is only a minor, if cheaper, upgrade of its predecessor and lacks full high definition.

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  Epson EMP-DM1

  The Epson EMP-DM1 is a manageable size and would be a reasonable purchase as a projector to bring out on special occasions but the overall picture quality and lack of a lens shift feature let it down.

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  Sim2 Domino D10

  Sim2's first foray into the entry level projector space isn't exactly cheap, or for that matter pretty. But the Domino D10 looks great where it really counts.

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  Mitsubishi HC4900

  Mitsubishi pushes the entry level price point of 1080p projectors even lower with the HC4900. It's a very solid contender that's made all the more appealing by its asking price.

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  JVC DLA-HD100

  Although a top performer in some respects, the JVC DLA-HD100 projector's relatively high price makes it a questionable value considering its colour accuracy issues.

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  T-Visionarium: Behind the 360 degree 3D cinema

  What do you get when you put two artists and a team of clever techies together in a dark room with a AU$1 million equipment budget? ZDNet.com.au visited the University of New South Wales iCinema centre to find out.

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  Two hot robots from CES 2008

  CES presents two robots to scare your pets with: WowWee's curvaceous Femisapien and the R2-D2 DVD projector from Nikko Entertainment.

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  SIM2 releases new range, budget model

  Italian projector specialist SIM2 has announced a slew of new projectors -- including the company's first "budget" model -- some of which incorporate several groundbreaking features.

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  Home theatre screens capture cinema experience

  At the CEDIA 2007 Expo on the Gold Coast last week, home theatre systems distributor Mareor demonstrated projector screens that aim to bring the cinematic experience into the home.

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  CES 2007: InFocus preps instant home theatre

  The InFocus Play Big IN1 is an inexpensive DLP projector with an integrated DVD player and speaker to output sound.

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  CES 2007: Viewsonic ViewDock projector for iPod

  Viewsonic announced the ViewDock projector, which features a built-in iPod dock.

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  Optoma HD81: 1080p comes to projectors

  The ongoing rollout of 1080p native-resolution displays -- you know, the ones that should be able to deliver every detail of the highest-resolution HDTV format, 1080i -- has finally come to home-theatre projectors, and one of the first to be available is the Optoma HD81.

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  ViewSonic brings budget projectors

  ViewSonic debuted a series of budget projectors ranging in price from US$899 to US$1,499 for basic home and business projector needs.

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  LG projector: wallflower power

  In what the company calls an industry first, the LG AN110DP projector mounts almost flush against the back wall of a home theatre.

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  On the floor at Sony.Experience More

  CNET.com.au attended the annual Sony.Experience More showcase to check out the latest from the Japanese electronics giant.

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  HDMI 1.3 - is it worth waiting for?

  HDMI 1.3 is touted as a major enhancement of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification. John Falcone looks at what it offers, and whether you should hold off purchases until AV gear with this HDMI update is more widely available.

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  Budget cineplex: home-theatre projectors

  Got a big space on your wall? Don't want to get a boxy big-screen TV and can't afford a plasma? Then you may want to consider a budget home-theatre projector.

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  Oi!: But do they have popcorn?

  A residence in Sydney's eastern suburbs has a AU$3 million home theatre featuring two Runco 1080p DLP projectors.

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  CES 2007: Viewsonic ViewDock projector for iPod

  Viewsonic announced the ViewDock projector, which features a built-in iPod dock.

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  CES 2007: InFocus preps instant home theatre

  The InFocus Play Big IN1 is an inexpensive DLP projector with an integrated DVD player and speaker to output sound.

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  But do they have popcorn?

  A residence in Sydney's eastern suburbs has a AU$3 million home theatre featuring two Runco 1080p DLP projectors.

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  T-Visionarium: Behind the 360 degree 3D cinema

  What do you get when you put two artists and a team of clever techies together in a dark room with a AU$1 million equipment budget? ZDNet.com.au visited the University of New South Wales iCinema centre to find out.

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  On the floor at Sony.Experience More

  CNET.com.au attended the annual Sony.Experience More showcase to check out the latest from the Japanese electronics giant.

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  Two hot robots from CES 2008

  CES presents two robots to scare your pets with: WowWee's curvaceous Femisapien and the R2-D2 DVD projector from Nikko Entertainment.

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  Are all HDMI leads compatible with different versions of HDMI?

  Can you please tell me if HDMI leads are compatible with the different versions of HDMI? Do I need a newer lead to access HDMI 1.3 or are the leads all the same and only the inputs outputs different?

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  SIM2 releases new range, budget model

  Italian projector specialist SIM2 has announced a slew of new projectors -- including the company's first "budget" model -- some of which incorporate several groundbreaking features.

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  Home theatre screens capture cinema experience

  At the CEDIA 2007 Expo on the Gold Coast last week, home theatre systems distributor Mareor demonstrated projector screens that aim to bring the cinematic experience into the home.

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