Jason Turk
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=990081
t is the first DC4 single chip (and of the time of this write-up, the only one), which is TI’s new 1920x1080 chip that
is capable of much higher contrast levels than previous generations.
It has a
steel framed support internally to minimize vibrations,
Konica-Minolta lenses, hand-picked optics, hand-picked DLP chips, etc… When you pay for an expensive projector like this,
one should expect a company to put this level of detail into all aspects…and they certainly do. In addition, the VP11S2 has
the latest generation Gennum VXP video processor, which in and of itself is a huge advantage.
The VP11S2 does not have any CMS system, and the red/green colors are a bit oversaturated, but I didn’t find that they were too distracting (more on that later).
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=13040436#post13040436
OBSERVATIONS:
I hooked up my HD-DVD and BluRay players, and started to feed some source material. Here is what I found:
Contrast/Black Levels: I have seen about every DLP made, and I can say with 100% truth that this has the BEST black levels on a DLP I have seen to date. In fact, they were so good, I would compare them directly to levels accomplish by some of the LCOS based machines (note I did my testing with Iris 1…most closed). Now I know the DC4 is helping a great deal with this, but I don’t think that is the only thing going on, so I suspect that Marantz has some other tricks up their sleeves. Whatever, I don’t care, it works!
Now, because of the extremely good black levels, the VP11S2 easily has the highest on/off contrast I have seen on a DLP as well. In fact it is the only one that achieved greater than 10000:1 (a good amount greater)! I think I need one of these.
Light Output: The VP11S2 is rated at 1000 lumens. Now we all know rarely do the manufacturers ratings achieve what they claim when properly calibrated. Well, this came darn close let’s just say (when set to max light output—Iris 3, Normal Lamp). Likely most people would not want to run it full open most the time as that will drop the contrast. But, I found that even at Iris 1, there was still sufficient light to fill my screen (at least with a fresh lamp). With the 3 iris settings, the end user can really set it up on the fly for different viewing environments/sources. This was very impressive.
Colors: As I mentioned before, the VP11S2
was a bit oversaturated with no CMS to adjust that. I don’t feel this is a downfall by any means, but for
those who want perfection in this aspect, you may need to look elsewhere, OR grab a video processor that has a CMS system built in. With that combo, you would be looking at pure beauty. Fortunately, even with the slight oversaturation, the dynamic contrast kept the colors vibrant and “poppy”, giving a really 3d look to the image.
Sharpness: Yes. Yes it is sharp.
In fact,
super sharp. I was able to easily resolve every pixel with extreme detail on the edges (when viewed super close up).
Moreover, the Konica-Minolta lens is so high-grade, that there was virtually no CA at all. This further added to the ultra-detailed images. This is one of the reasons I really love DLP’s. For me personally, I just love the razor sharp detail on movies, and especially live TV.
Ψαχνω να βρω και κανενα αλλο ριβιου, γιατι ετσι οπως τα λεει αυτος , η πολυ πρωι ξυπνησε και εκανε το ψιλοριβιου, η πιωμενος θα ηταν,
η εχουμε θεματακι........:grinning-smiley-043