Test: Einzeltest: Vivitek H9080FD LED-Based DLP Projector
Zitat: LEDs promise longevity, consistent performance; Excellent color; Good contrast mitigated by unrefined dynamic contrast performance
Vivitek’s H9080FD is a first-generation LED-based projector, and it’s the first I’ve seen. It does a number of important things strikingly well, particularly color and gray-scale tracking. With its LED lighting, it should maintain this admirable performance over time. However, it doesn’t match the sharpness, blacks, or contrast of a number of the best high-end-priced projectors we’ve tested. These are crucial performance parameters that most viewers will notice. In addition, its native contrast isn’t strong enough to avoid using the Dynamic Iris feature, which causes artifacts at its lowest setting. The H9080FD isn’t far off from being outstanding, but there’s no margin for error at $15,000. This is a solid start, and I look forward to seeing a second-generation LED projector from Vivitek that addresses these points.