Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance Posted on February 15, 2011 By Art Feierman 1. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review2. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-2 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Overview3. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Highlights - Specs for Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Sharp XV-Z17000 Special Features - 3D Projector features4. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-4 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Black Levels and 3D - XV-Z17000 Color Management5. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Appearance - XV-Z17000 Control Panel6. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-2 - Input/Output - XV-Z17000 Menus7. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Remote Control - Sharp XV-Z17000 Lens Throw8. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-4 - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens9. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality - Sharp XV-Z17000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Flesh Tones - Sharp XV-Z17000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail10. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-2 - What is all this fuss about black levels?11. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-312. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail Performance13. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-5 - Sharp XV-Z17000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality14. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-6 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports15. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance - Sharp XV-Z17000 Brightness - Pre-Calibration Measurements16. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-2 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Sharpness17. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-318. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-4 - Sharp XV-Z17000: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise19. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Sharp XV-Z17000 Color Temperature - Sharp XV-Z17000 Basic Settings - RGB Settings20. Sharp XV-Z17000 – Projector Screens - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Screen Recommendations21. Sharp XV-Z17000 – Competitors22. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Warranty23. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - The Bottom Line24. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary-2 - The Very Bottom Line on the XV-Z17000 projector: - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Pros - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Cons25. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Typical Capabilities In this section we consider the brightness, sharpness, and image noise of the Sharp XV-Z17000 home theater projector. Also considered are the physical attributes of light leakage and audible noise. Sharp XV-Z17000 BrightnessThe numbers below were recorded by Mike before and after calibration. They were taken with the original pre-production Z17000 projector. We often mention that we normally anticipate that full production projectors will be a bit brighter than pre-production ones. However, since this projector is essentially an updated 3D version of the existing Z15000, that’s probably not the case. Pre-Calibration Measurements Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE: Standard 921 @ 7796 Natural 921 @ 7832 Dynamic 1195 @ 7770 Movie 1 670 @ 6623, 1063 with iris on High Brite and Bright Boost turned on. 347 lumens in Eco mode, High Bright Boost Off. Movie 2 670 @ 6625 Game 1195 @ 7819 Effect of different settings on lumen output The XV-Z17000 has two iris modes, manual, and dynamic. Both may operate at the same time. Iris 1 is the manual which has two settings: High Brightness, and High Contrast. The other iris, the dynamic one also has two modes: Off and On. Iris on High Brightness = 24% increase in output over iris on High Contrast Bright Boost turned off = 22% drop in output from either Eco, or Eco off modes Eco On is about 26% brighter than Eco off. Note that the Sharp has four brightness modes. Starting with the least bright, there’s Eco mode. Next comes Eco mode with Bright Boost On, then Eco Off with Bright Boost Off, and finally, the Brightest mode: Eco Off, Bright Boost On. That also translates to a very bright projector, even in Movie Mode, and even with the iris on high contrast, this projector produces well over 600 lumens. The Z17000, as you can see above, approaches 1100 lumens in Movie Mode, if you pull out all the stops. You’ll only pick up a bit less than 15% more lumens with Dynamic mode. Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode): Zoom out 1237 Mid zoom 1195 Zoom in 1153 With only a 1.15:1 zoom ratio, I was surprised that there was even 84 lumens difference, which works out to about 7% The Calibration page will provide the settings we used. That includes basic settings as well as gain and offset. We will revise, with numbers from a production projector if there are color table changes, between this unit and full production ones. I don’t expect that to be the case, though. 1. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review2. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-2 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Overview3. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Highlights - Specs for Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Sharp XV-Z17000 Special Features - 3D Projector features4. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-4 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Black Levels and 3D - XV-Z17000 Color Management5. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Appearance - XV-Z17000 Control Panel6. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-2 - Input/Output - XV-Z17000 Menus7. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Remote Control - Sharp XV-Z17000 Lens Throw8. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-4 - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens9. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality - Sharp XV-Z17000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Flesh Tones - Sharp XV-Z17000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail10. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-2 - What is all this fuss about black levels?11. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-312. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail Performance13. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-5 - Sharp XV-Z17000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality14. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-6 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports15. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance - Sharp XV-Z17000 Brightness - Pre-Calibration Measurements16. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-2 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Sharpness17. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-318. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-4 - Sharp XV-Z17000: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise19. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Sharp XV-Z17000 Color Temperature - Sharp XV-Z17000 Basic Settings - RGB Settings20. Sharp XV-Z17000 – Projector Screens - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Screen Recommendations21. Sharp XV-Z17000 – Competitors22. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Warranty23. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - The Bottom Line24. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary-2 - The Very Bottom Line on the XV-Z17000 projector: - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Pros - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Cons25. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Typical Capabilities Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-6 Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-2
