Sharp PG-F320W DLP Projector

Performance
We plugged in our PC via DVI, and embarked on the arduous task of getting the picture right. This was where we encountered the menu of the projector, a simple one with individual settings for RGB, brightness, contrast and 5 presets out of which Movie and sRGB were workable. We selected sRGB and started tweaking. A couple of things to note in this stage was the ease in focusing it right. I found it quite a breeze to get a sharp image, though spatial position was not that simple, as the unit displays the image initially on a slight tilt to the left, and this is definitely the projector’s fault as our surface is dead flat. Finally we did get a fine large 155-inch diagonal screen, from about 5.7 m throw distance. I have to say that this projector can get quite a large image, and mainly the higher resolution of 1600x1200 makes a difference when we blow up the image to 150 plus inches.

After this we were thoroughly impressed again in the brightness contrast department, as we ran our black moving bars test, and also 256 level grayscale test. Here the projector did not hiccup to display extreme low blacks, that too with detail. Even the other end of dynamic range, the high whites were neutral. 6500K neutral point was maintained more or less throughout the grayscale, of course with a few imperfections here and there.

Next, we started watching some 720p HD downloaded trailers and films like 300 and Ratatouille to figure out the quality, and this is the verdict. The sharpness and detail aspects of the projector are very nice, we got a distinct image with well defined borders, and especially icons and programs for presentation looked nice. Our pictures had blackbars as the native ratio is 16:10, but the colors are so deep that we were glued to it without distraction. Of course, only when it is pitch dark, can we get a good enough picture. This projector is not bright enough to play in a lit-up room, and since it is a data projector, I expected it to be a bit brighter in this respect.  

Conclusion
The cost of the projector is Rs. 99000, which is an expected price for higher resolution projectors, that too DLP models. This product has very few flaws, and overall it has deep colors, and very movie like appearance attributed to good quality DLPs. It’s a very well built, well performing projector.