Toshiba TLP-S30U…Great Price, Very Nice!

Toshiba brought this projector out when the industry was starting to boom, back in 2003 when many people still though that projectors were cumbersome and expensive. Most television buyers were afraid that a projector simply wouldn’t be bright enough to handle their viewing needs.

This is exactly when Toshiba decided that the personal computer market was not enough and that they wanted to expand their high quality instruments to include a variety of projectors. Toshiba made the TLP-S30U affordable, and extremely bright.

The lumens are rated at an incredibly high 1400 ANSI, and are able to pound out the brightness. It is bright enough to light up the wall during the Sunday afternoon football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons.

The projector derives it brightness from its 165W projector lamp that is nestled comfortably inside. The cooling system is great, and although it is a little bit loud at 38db, is sufficiently efficient at making sure the projector lamp goes the distance. The projector lamp is rated to last for 2000 hours, however, I’ve heard that it can last up to 1000 hours more.

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Let’s talk about the starting price. It came out with a price of $1500, so you can imagine what they might go for today. It allowed the introductory buyer to enter into the game without having to shell out the mad money. Priced so much cheaper than a big screen television, and easy to move around and re-position, the TLP-S30U was a great alternative to the traditional television.

The TLP-S30U is clearly user friendly and was definitely made for television. As you pear around the back you will notice the amount of inputs it offers. It included the typical component video and personal computer hook-ups as well as EDTV, SDTV and HDTV up to 1080i. It allows the sports fan to order the High Definition channels and truly see the difference.

Now what projector review wouldn’t be complete without talking about the actual resolution? We will begin by telling you that the contrast isn’t great with a 400:1 contrast ratio and the native resolution is set to 800x600p, which is simply an SVGA quality. We will end by telling you that the resolution can compress up to 1600x1200p, allowing you to watch those HDTV television channels and still have super crisp picture. We will see you soon