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Reviews of the Samsung SP-A800B

9.0

CNET Review

June 10, 2008

The Good: Extremely accurate color including spot-on color decoding for both SD and HD, nearly perfect primary colors, and linear grayscale tracking; superb black level and shadow detail performance; plenty of light output; excellent lens; solid feature package with numerous picture-affecting options; beautiful styling.

The Bad: No horizontal lens shift.

The Bottom Line: The Samsung SP-A800B outperforms every projector in its class hands-down, and competes favorably with the three-chip DLP units that cost three times as much.

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9.8

alaTest.com

By alaTest | October 15, 2008

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 80/100 and users 70/100. Comparing these reviews to 10603 other Projectors reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 98/100 = Excellent.

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No Rating

ultimateavmag.com

By Thomas J. Norton | September 1, 2008

Review Summary: Ultimate Choice Premier Choice Budget Choice --> Reviews Recently Added Video Displays Video Projectors Flat Panel Displays Rear Projection TVs CRT Displays Speakers Speaker Systems Subwoofers Sources DVD Players/Recorders HD Disc Players/Recorders HDT

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7.0

trustedreviews.com

By John Archer | June 14, 2008

Review Summary: There's a lot to like about Samsung's A800B. The brand's connection with Joe Kane has certainly helped the projector stand out from the pack in the shadow detail and colour tone departments, and the design is both practical (in that it's terrifically quie

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8.0

techradar.com

Review Summary: Setting up the projector is straightforward. Samsung states that the SP-A800B has been 'designed to show images optimally on a 100-120in screen' - and funnily enough, my Unity-gain One fitted the bill nicely

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Manufacturer: Samsung

Part number: SP-A800B

General

Device Type DLP projector - High Definition
Width 15.4 in
Depth 18.9 in
Height 8.3 in
Weight 22 lbs

Projector / Panel

Image Brightness 1000 ANSI lumens
Image Contrast Ratio 10000:1
Resolution 1920 x 1080
Native Aspect Ratio Widescreen
Lamp Type 300 Watt
Lamp Life Cycle 2000 hour(s)

Projector Lens System

Focus Type Manual
Zoom Type Manual

Video Input

Analog video signal Composite video, RGB, S-Video, Component video
Digital video standard High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
Digital Television Video Formats 480p, 576i, 576p, 480i, 1080i, 720p

Video Input Device

Type None

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces 2 x HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A, 2 x Component video input, 1 x Composite video input, 1 x Serial RS-232, 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x S-video input - 4 pin DIN

Power

Power Device Power adapter - Internal
Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
Power Consumption Operational 380 Watt

Environmental Parameters

Sound Emission 25 dB

DLP

DLP/LCD technology statement Instead of having glass panels (LCD) through which light is passed, the DLP chip's surface is made up of thousands of tiny mirrors each representing a single pixel.