Samsung SP-A600 – Physical Tour Posted on October 17, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Samsung SP-A600 Projector Review - SP-A600 Projector Highlights - Samsung SP-A600 Projector Overview - Samsung SP-A600 Special Features - Samsung SP-A600 Color Wheel2. Samsung SP-A600 – Physical Tour - Samsung SP-A600 Physical Appearance - SP-A600 Projector - Control Panel - Samsung SP-A600 Inputs and Outputs - Samsung SP-A600 Menus - Samsung SP-A600 Remote Control3. Samsung SP-A600 – Physical Tour - SP-A600 Lens Throw - SP-A600 Lens Shift - SP-A600 Anamorphic Lens4. Samsung SP-A600 Projector – Image Quality - SP-A600 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Samsung SP-A600 Projector - Flesh Tones5. SP-A600 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Level Performance:6. Shadow Detail Performance7. Samsung SP-A600 Projector – Image Quality28. Samsung SP-A600 Projector – Image Quality3 - SP-A600 - Overall Color & Picture Quality9. 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Samsung SP-A600 – Projector Screens - Samsung SP-A600 vs. BenQ W5000 - Samsung SP-A600 - Warranty - Samsung SP-A600 - Review Summary - Samsung SP-A600 Projector - The Bottom Line16. Samsung SP-A600 – Review Summary1 - Samsung SP-A600 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Samsung SP-A600 Projector: Pros - Samsung SP-A600 Projector: Cons - Samsung SP-A600 Projector: Typical Capabilities SP-A600 Lens ThrowThe manual lens is a bit less limited than most DLP projectors. Still, it is only a 1.3:1 zoom ratio, which is close to the 1.2:1 ratio that is typical of DLP home theater projectors. This doesn’t give you much placement flexibility. For a 100 inch, 16:9 aspect ratio screen, you can place the projector (measured from front of lens) as close as 11 feet, 1 inch, and as far back as 14 feet, 5 inches. That’s a workable range for ceiling mounting, and nicely goes back far enough that the projector can be mounted behind the audience in many rooms, depending on how far back you like to sit. SP-A600 Lens ShiftThe SP-A600 lacks any adjustable lens shift. The offset ratio is 125% (I’m working from preliminary specs). That will place the center of the lens approximately 12 inches above the top of the screen surface when ceiling mounting. SP-A600 Anamorphic LensSamsung does not support an anamorphic lens for this projector. Keep in mind, this is a low cost 1080p projector. Personally, I don’t think it makes sense to pair a multi-thousand dollar anamorphic lens and sled system to an under $2000 projector. My take is that you would definitely want to spend for a higher quality, typically “ultra-high” contrast projector, for the extra performance, before plunking down for an anamorphic solution. 1. Samsung SP-A600 Projector Review - SP-A600 Projector Highlights - Samsung SP-A600 Projector Overview - Samsung SP-A600 Special Features - Samsung SP-A600 Color Wheel2. Samsung SP-A600 – Physical Tour - Samsung SP-A600 Physical Appearance - SP-A600 Projector - Control Panel - Samsung SP-A600 Inputs and Outputs - Samsung SP-A600 Menus - Samsung SP-A600 Remote Control3. Samsung SP-A600 – Physical Tour - SP-A600 Lens Throw - SP-A600 Lens Shift - SP-A600 Anamorphic Lens4. Samsung SP-A600 Projector – Image Quality - SP-A600 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Samsung SP-A600 Projector - Flesh Tones5. SP-A600 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Level Performance:6. Shadow Detail Performance7. Samsung SP-A600 Projector – Image Quality28. Samsung SP-A600 Projector – Image Quality3 - SP-A600 - Overall Color & Picture Quality9. Samsung SP-A600 Projector – Image Quality4 - Samsung SP-A600 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports10. 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