KING SIZE ENTERTAINMENT

While having a big screen display TV is good, it cannot even remotely reach picture sizes as those used by a projector With one of these, you can have the mov ‘experience’ in your own house

Features

The ZEN master uses the LCD technology to project the image on a screen. It consists of 3 different for each of the red, green and blue components. As light passes through the LCD panels, ndividual pixels can be opened to allow light to pass or closed to block the light. This is how an actual image is projected on to the screen. The ZEN master is an entry level home entertainment projector that supports a resolution of 800×480 pixels. This resolution is enough to play NTSC DVD’s at their native resolutions but not PAL. This resolution is enough for watching digital television broadcasts The projector supports a contrast ratio of 500:1 which is rather low compared to other projectors that are available in the market. The brightness is rated at 1200 umens which is again only average at best. What makes this projector a truly home entertainment system is that it has built-in stereo speakers and a TV tuner

for viewing television directly through this device. The projector can project a picture that is at 200 cm diagonal length. This is approximately equal to about 78.7 inches size of screen which is larger then most LCD or pasma TV avaiabe n the market.

Layout and Design

You can adjust the focus by rotating the front lens in the required direction. On the sides are the different connectivity options ike tv tuner, S video, VGA, component video, etc. Using these options, you can connect devices like your PC, game consoles, television cable, your DVD player, etc to the projector. A 80 mm fan exhausts the heat from the projector. The top also has built-in stereo speakers. The height of the projector can be adjusted through the screws provided on the bottom while keystone correction is in the

form of a rotating knob provided on the side of the projector.

Performance

The performance of this projector can be rated as average at best. It was almost mpossible to differentiate about 5 blocks in the colour shade test. The resolution test distinctly showed moire patterns Although, we must say that its response times were very good. We observed no streaking and ghosting effects while watching high speed action in movies Some of the details, though, in the bright and the dark areas were lost in our movie watching test

Verdict

At a price of Rs 42,000, this home entertainment projector offers all the basic features required to watch TV and movies If you don’t mind the average performance and you want a projector that will not burn a hole in your pocket, the ZEN master PTV-01 B is the projector of your choice that’s cheaper then many LCD TV’s that are smaller in size

FOR: In-built TV tuner, low on price, can play NTSC DVD’s, in-built stereo speakers


AGAINST: Low brightness, Low contrast ratio, average colour reproduction