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Review: Sharp XV-Z20000

Sharp’s flagship DLP home-theater projector delivers what you’d expect for $9K: a bright, clean picture, noticeably smoother than most 1080p projectors we tested. Color wasn’t perfect out of the box, but with easy-to- navigate menus, which offer more adjustments than any other projector â¿¿ or TV â¿¿ in our test, we quickly fixed it. It’s […]
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Rating:

7/10

WIRED
Image looks great even at arm's length. Separate picture-setting memory for each input, of which there are plenty. Remarkably quiet.
TIRED
Overly simplistic remote buries basic functions beneath several menus. Similar-quality LCD light-thrower costs much less.

Sharp's flagship DLP home-theater projector delivers what you'd expect for $9K: a bright, clean picture, noticeably smoother than most 1080p projectors we tested. Color wasn't perfect out of the box, but with easy-to- navigate menus, which offer more adjustments than any other projector â¿¿ or TV â¿¿ in our test, we quickly fixed it. It's smart, too, handling off-kilter HD sources with ease.