Ultimate AV takes a quick look at the Sharp XV-Z20000. It’s a single-chip 1080p DLP projector that costs a whopping $12k. Which is a bargain, almost, compared to some other 1080p DLP projectors. Uh… okay.

This projector has a manual zoom lens, focus, and vertical lens shift. Sheesh. For $12k I’d expect automated, and a horizontal lens shift as well.

The colour temperature posed problems, but this projector is otherwise quite excellent with excellent resolution, scaling, deinterlacing, and black level. See the complete sneak peek below.

Sharp XV-Z20000 1080p DLP projector: Short Take