Sanyo PLV-70 manual

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changed between the two models.

The most exciting aspect of these changes are that they are all for the better, many of them corrections of attributes that we found less desirable in the PLV-60. This should be regarded as excellent news for those familiar with the PLV-60 and who like it.

The width of the new case is about the same as the PLV-60, but the length on the PLV-70 has been shortened by about two inches. The lens is now offset slightly to one side, rather than being placed square in the middle. Gone is the hard power switch. If the PLV-70

is plugged in, it's on standby.

Gone too are one of the filters, bringing the total to just two, which have been relocated to the side of the unit near the integrated carrying handle, which folds down when not in use. You access the filters along the bottom, where a small opening and a ridge along the bottom edge of the filter allow you to catch it with your fingernail or perhaps the edge of an ATM card or what have you.

It would seem to me that the filters might have been better placed on the opposite side of the case from the handle to thwart the gravitational properties of dust, a theory that might bear some fruit as it is my

understanding that both of the production units have been returned to Sanyo to remove dust and in my case -- a stray fiber of some sort -- that has made it's way into the optical assembly.

I must give kudos to Sanyo's support, however. They paid for Airborne to pick up the projector on their account, took care of the problem and sent the unit back to me the same day they received it. I sent it on a Tuesday and got it back on Thursday. Of course, dust ingress has been the bane of LCD projectors of all makes since the dawn of the technology, and if my review unit was any indication, there is still room for improvement. But relax, that's about the only troublesome news I have to report...

The other main complaint about LCD projectos, with a few exceptions, is the visibility of the pixel structure. While this hasn't posed a great problem for most owners of the PLV-60, Sanyo chose to incorproate their Micro Lens Array technology to the PLV-70, rendering pixel structure as an insignificant issue. Oh sure, if you strain hard enough from your normal seating position, you can still see the structure on occasion, but I dare say that you can probably see it on your computer monitor as well. For some reason, home theater fans are much more

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