Sharp XV-Z17000

3D images suffer no crosstalk or flicker ; Extremely detailed 2D and 3D ; Glasses are comfortable and effective

2D contrast could be better ; Some judder with 3D ; It runs a little noisily in 3D-friendly lamp modes

The mid-range space of the projector market is getting seriously interesting right now. In their different ways JVC’s X3, Sony’s HW30ES and now Sharp’s Z17000 projectors all offer some serious quality for your money. In the Z17000’s case, that...

Decent 2D and 3D performance; quiet; free of rainbow effect and little crosstalk

4:3 mode unavailable with HDMI-connected source; no optical keystone correction

Setting up and using the Sharp XV-Z17000 easy, especially. The XV-Z17000 offers several image shift and image rotation settings that provide very flexible projector-to-screen positioning. The XV-Z17000 performs very well in either 2D or 3D mode, with...

The Sharp has minimal control for balancing grayscale, but does have a color management system two two CMS areas. You can select colors off the image, or use the provided color chart, then tune the saturation hue, etc. We normally do not calibrate...

Gerade in puncto 3D macht der Sharp XV-Z 17000 jede Menge Spaß, weil er weder nerviges Übersprechen noch störende Flackerorgien zeigt und auch noch gut sitzende Shutterbrillen mitbringt. Die geringe Bildhelligkeit im 3D-Betrieb ist systembedingt und...

Der XV-Z17000 von Sharp ist ein hervorragender 2D-Projektor, der die Latte in Sachen Schwarzwert und Maximalkontrast bei DLP-Beamern ganz weit nach oben legt. Die hervorragende Güte seiner Optik macht ihn zudem wunderbar scharf. Umso schöner, dass die...