Steven Stone over at Ultimate AV got a chance recently to review the Hitachi HDPJ 52 LCD projector. The projector doesn’t have a motorized zoom or focus, but does have both horizontal and vertical lens shift. Interestingly, the projector includes both a dynamic iris and a user-adjustable one.

The projector is quiet and its black level was more dark charcoal, but shadow detail is still pretty decent. The colour accuracy is great. The picture is also quite sharp. The list price is $3995, which is a bit high for a 720p LCD projector, in my mind.

But Mr. Stone thought the projector was good enough to buy - which is high praise enough, and makes you think that it warrants a closer look.

Ultimate AV: Hitachi HDPJ 52 Projector