InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 4 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 Shadow Detail PerformanceShadow detail is excellent! Not a complaint here at all. It definitely is doing a an even better job than the Epson UB projector, but then, the Epson isn’t the best at shadow detail, although it is very good, as commented in its review. The combination of way better than average black level abilities, processing, and settings are scooping out just about all the shadow details I could expect. Remember, that there isn’t a direct correlation between black levels and shadow detail performance. Some projectors with extraordinary black levels may only be good at shadow detail. Shadow Detail Performance in InFocus IN83Shadow Detail Performance in Panasonic PT-AE2000UShadow Detail Performance in Epson Home (or) Pro Cinema 1080 UBShadow Detail Performance in Sony VW60PreviousNext Of the first two images above, note that the exposures are almost identical (about as close as it gets), and colors are similar – although the Epson is more saturated (as noted – it relates to camera settings, in this case, not the actual screen image). Of particular note, however, is that this dark scene – with no really bright areas, is ideal for projectors with dynamic irises like the Epson. You can see that the blacks of the shades are blacker on the Epson. The difference is very slight, but an accurate reflection of the performance of the two projectors. In scenes with lots of bright mixed with lots of dark, the IN83 seems to have the slightest advantage over the Epson, but in all dark scenes, the Epson does a slightly better job. That said, you can also see that the InFocus is doing a slightly better job on shadow details – note the faint vertical lines of the shades, just to the right of Clint’s hand. The Epson’s handling of them fades completely by the top of the screen, while the InFocus has no problem at all. The JVC below (the projector I own) does a great job on shadow detail, and even better on black. This image, however is a bit darker than the Epson or InFocus IN83, so the camera picks up less details in dark areas. (You can detect the difference in brightness of the images by looking at the top of Clint’s palm). With the JVC, there is still some skin tone, while they are blown out by the camera’s limitations on the InFocus image. Shadow Detail PerformanceVery dark scene from Space Cowboys, of Clint Eastwood having a beer - InFocus IN83Very dark scene from Space Cowboys, of Clint Eastwood having a beer - Epson Home Cinema 1080 UBVery dark scene from Space Cowboys, of Clint Eastwood having a beer - Viewsonic Pro8100Very dark scene from Space Cowboys, of Clint Eastwood having a beer - Sony VPL-VW60Very dark scene from Space Cowboys, of Clint Eastwood having a beer - JVC DLA-RS1PreviousNext 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 3 InFocus IN83 Darkchip4 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 5