The holy grail of DLP projectors is a 3-chip design. With 3 DLP chips in the projector, there is no need for a colour wheel. And therefore no rainbows. Just clear unadultered DLP imagery. The InFocus ScreenPlay 777 is one such projector (there are only a few around) and it’s MSRP is enough to pop you a third eye: $15k. It has a resolution of 1280 x 720, 2000 lumens of brightness, and a contrast ratio of 5000:1. It has both horizontal and vertical lens shift (yay!). The zoom lens is a 1.25:1 affair, not the most flexible, but better than nothing. But you can buy different lenses in varying throw distances or zoom abilities for many more thousands of dollars.

The projector uses a weird M1 connector, compatible with DVI/HDCP. They provide a short conversion cable for you, but really - why doesn’t this projector just include an HDMI input? Weird.

But what about the picture quality? Excellent flesh tones. Impressive blacks (though not quite as good as the SIM2 C3X 3-chip DLP projector). Though the InFocus does a better job with shadow detail, which is excellent. Dynamic range is good, but the SIM2 outshines the InFocus in this area as well.

According to the people at Projector Reviews, though, the InFocus was more forgiving than the SIM2 when the source material isn’t so great.

Conclusion?

The InFocus 777 will provide a first class home theater image that should blow you and your friends away - even the most critical ones. Overall, it handles just about everything beautifully. […] The SIM2 may be the projector with ultimately the better of the two in overall picture quality, but the InFocus may be the easier to enjoy on most content. Taking that and some other factors into consideration, I would have to pick the SIM2 if the C3X was the same price, as the 777, but considering the $5000 difference, the InFocus is the slightly better value.

InFocus ScreenPlay 777 Projector Review