http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/08/samsungs-sp-a800b-dlp-projector-gets-some-deets/ Engadget HD Comments for Samsung's SP-A800B DLP projector gets some deets http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/08/samsungs-sp-a800b-dlp-projector-gets-some-deets/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/08/samsungs-sp-a800b-dlp-projector-gets-some-deets/Jan 8th 2008 8:08PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/08/samsungs-sp-a800b-dlp-projector-gets-some-deets/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/08/samsungs-sp-a800b-dlp-projector-gets-some-deets/
http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/08/epson-launches-1080p-powerlite-home-cinema-1080-ub-projector/

Is it because it is 8db quieter, has an extra HDMI port, or because it "delivers soft blue lighting and has a 'dolphin-like' design".?]]>Jan 9th 2008 12:09AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/08/samsungs-sp-a800b-dlp-projector-gets-some-deets/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/08/samsungs-sp-a800b-dlp-projector-gets-some-deets/Jan 9th 2008 12:50PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/08/samsungs-sp-a800b-dlp-projector-gets-some-deets/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/01/08/samsungs-sp-a800b-dlp-projector-gets-some-deets/
That said...

I simply have a hard time looking at the specs (namely the Epson's 5x the contrast-ratio combined with 12-bit/x.v. color) and believing that the Samsung can be better, let alone better enough to warrant nearly twice the expense... regardless of who helped design it.

It just seems like either Epson would have to have made SERIOUS errors in hardware implementation, or Joe Kane would have to have added some SERIOUS "magic" to the lesser-spec'd Samsung in order to reverse what would appear to be Epson's clear advantage. The latter may be entirely possible, but based off of all the early reviews I've read, I doubt the former is.

I suppose the only real way to find out for sure is to get optimized (using DVE Blu-Ray, of course) versions of these units side-by-side for comparison. ;)]]>Jan 10th 2008 3:11AM