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Sony VPL-VW200

The good: Exceptional color fidelity; deep black with excellent shadow detail; superb feature package; includes panel alignment and blacking; solid connectivity.

The bad: Expensive; some loss of resolution because of the scalar; MotionFlow anti-judder processing creates artifacts and makes film look more like video; no horizontal lens shift.

The bottom line: Although it certainly costs more than most of the 1080p competition, the SXRD-based Sony VPL-VW200 delivers one of the best pictures of any projector we've tested.

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InFocus Play Big IN83

The good: Clean, film-like and smooth pictures; accurate primary and natural colors; unique swivel stand; handy touchlight remote; three 1080p24-enabled inputs.

The bad: Black crash; noisy even at low power; chassis lacks onboard controls; no lens cover; a bit chunky.

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

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Epson Dreamio EMP-TW1000

The good: Vivid colors; judder-free, 3D-like HD visuals; bright; future-proofed; wide zoom and lens shift; 24Hz 1080p; affordable.

The bad: Slightly soft standard-definition pictures; manual lens adjustments; single HDMI; Japanese-centric D4 jack.

The bottom line: The Epson EMP-TW1000 lacks luxury functions and inky blacks but excels in the basics, critical for truly theatrical home entertainment in our space-conscious Asian quarters.

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