InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 8 Posted on July 8, 2008 By Art Feierman 1. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 1080p DLP Home Theater Projector Review: Overview - InFocus IN83 Review: Highlights - Overview2. InFocus IN83 Projector: Physical Tour - InFocus IN83 Projector: Physical Tour3. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 2 - InFocus IN83 Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - InFocus IN83 Projector: Skin Tone Handling4. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 3 - Black Level Performance - Black Level Performance - The image from The 5th Element.in the IN835. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 4 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance6. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 5 - Shadow Detail Performance - InFocus IN83 projector7. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 6 - InFocus IN83 Projector: Sharpness - Sharpness8. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 7 - InFocus IN83 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports9. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 8 - InFocus IN83 Projector: Overall Image Quality - InFocus IN83 Projector: Bottom Line10. InFocus IN83 Home Theater Projector: Warranty - InFocus IN83 Home Theater Projector: Warranty11. InFocus IN83 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons - InFocus IN83 Projector: Cons - InFocus IN83 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - InFocus IN83 Projector: Pros12. InFocus IN83 Projector: Typical Capabilities - InFocus IN83 Projector: Typical Capabilities - InFocus IN83 Projector: Competitive Aspects - InFocus IN83 vs. Epson Home and Pro Cinema - InFocus IN83 vs. JVC DLA-RS1x, and DLA-RS213. InFocus IN83 vs. Optoma HD81-LV - InFocus IN83 vs. Optoma HD81-LV - InFocus IN83 vs. Sony VPL-VW40 and Sony VPL-VW60 - InFocus IN83 vs. the rest of the 1080p projectors - Bottom line: IN83 compared to the competition.14. InFocus IN83 Home Theater Projector: Summary - InFocus IN83 Home Theater Projector: Summary - InFocus IN83 Projector: Bottom Line15. InFocus Play Big IN83 Projector Specifications The InFocus, simply does it all well, no, rather it seems to do everything spectacularly (except for merely being extremely good at black levels). There is a point where a slight improvement in black levels (often referred to as the “Holy Grail” of home theater projectors), is less important that superiority in other areas. And that is exactly where the InFocus IN83 sits, among the competition when it comes to overall picture quality. A few more images for your consideration (I took them, so you might as well look at them.) InFocus IN83 Projector: Overall Image Quality The Infocus IN83 is a tough one to beat when it comes to overall image quality. I’ve already raved about skin tones, impressed you with extremely good (but a few are better) black levels, and first class shadow detail. When brightness is weighed into the equation, the IN83 gets tough to beat. For your consideration: Animation almost always looks great on projectors, but the IN83 was spectacular on Cars. Below, are a few from House of the Flying Daggers: InFocus IN83 Projector: Bottom Line Outstanding! The InFocus rivals the best projectors at shadow detail, and at overall color handling it’s the best yet. Sporting extra sharpness, and twice the brightness compared to our Best in Class (under $10,000) champ, the JVC RS2, will have the InFocus IN83 definitely winning over many fans of the RS2. And that’s despite the RS2’s “better than everyone elses” black levels. 1. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 1080p DLP Home Theater Projector Review: Overview - InFocus IN83 Review: Highlights - Overview2. InFocus IN83 Projector: Physical Tour - InFocus IN83 Projector: Physical Tour3. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 2 - InFocus IN83 Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - InFocus IN83 Projector: Skin Tone Handling4. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 3 - Black Level Performance - Black Level Performance - The image from The 5th Element.in the IN835. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 4 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance6. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 5 - Shadow Detail Performance - InFocus IN83 projector7. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 6 - InFocus IN83 Projector: Sharpness - Sharpness8. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 7 - InFocus IN83 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports9. InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 8 - InFocus IN83 Projector: Overall Image Quality - InFocus IN83 Projector: Bottom Line10. InFocus IN83 Home Theater Projector: Warranty - InFocus IN83 Home Theater Projector: Warranty11. InFocus IN83 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons - InFocus IN83 Projector: Cons - InFocus IN83 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - InFocus IN83 Projector: Pros12. InFocus IN83 Projector: Typical Capabilities - InFocus IN83 Projector: Typical Capabilities - InFocus IN83 Projector: Competitive Aspects - InFocus IN83 vs. Epson Home and Pro Cinema - InFocus IN83 vs. JVC DLA-RS1x, and DLA-RS213. InFocus IN83 vs. Optoma HD81-LV - InFocus IN83 vs. Optoma HD81-LV - InFocus IN83 vs. Sony VPL-VW40 and Sony VPL-VW60 - InFocus IN83 vs. the rest of the 1080p projectors - Bottom line: IN83 compared to the competition.14. InFocus IN83 Home Theater Projector: Summary - InFocus IN83 Home Theater Projector: Summary - InFocus IN83 Projector: Bottom Line15. InFocus Play Big IN83 Projector Specifications InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 7 InFocus IN83 Home Theater Projector: Warranty