EQUIPMENT Review
Marantz
®
VP-11S1
1080p DLP Projector
1080p Native With
Gennum Processing
The Marantz VP-11S1 is the first pro-
duction-version 1080p DLP
™
front projector
that I have received for review. It utilizes
Texas Instruments’ new 0.95-inch, 1080p
DarkChip3
™
DLP technology, a faster 6x-
speed 7-segment color wheel, and custom
Konica-Minolta optics.
The VP-11S1 ($19,999) includes Gennum’s
newest VXP
™
video processor, which provides
10-bit video processing, 1080i film-mode
(inverse-telecine) deinterlacing, and motion-
adaptive deinterlacing with directional inter-
polation for 1080i broadcast video.
Appearance
The VP-11S1 uses the same case as
previous Marantz 720p DLP projectors. The
unit that I received had a cream-colored
finish, but it’s also available with a black fin-
ish. A darker gray bezel surrounds the larg-
er-than-normal lens assembly, which is
slightly offset from the center of the projec-
tor. Warm air is exhausted through the front
bezel. A manual lens shift dial is located on
top of the case, along with a set of operat-
ing controls. All inputs are on the recessed
rear panel. There was no light leakage from
the projector body, but I covered the blue
power indicator on top of the case with a
small piece of black electrical tape.
Set Up
With a 100-inch diagonal (87 3/16-inch x
49-inch) 16:9 screen, the 1.45x zoom lens
provides a lens-to-screen throw distance
between 10.6 and 15.4 feet. This is an
exceptionally wide zoom range, but the pro-
jector will also be available later this year
with an even longer throw lens. The long
throw version ($21,999) will provide a throw
distance of 15.4 to 23.2 feet for a 100-inch
diagonal screen.
The VP-11S1 has manual focus and
zoom adjustments. The focus adjustment is
silky smooth and can be set very precisely
for optimum focus. It’s more convenient to
adjust focus using a remote control, but
few remote-controlled lenses have as much
adjustment precision. There is also a manu-
ally adjusted optical lens shift that permits
the projector to be ceiling-mounted above
the top of the screen. The preferred ceiling
mounting position is no higher than the top
of the screen, but lens shift provides suffi-
cient offset to mount the projector up to
32.5 percent of the screen height above
the top of the screen. The projector
includes a built-in focus pattern that
changes color from white to green to indi-
cate that the vertical offset is outside of the
preferred lens shift, but performance is
barely affected by the higher mounting
position. The wide-range vertical lens shift
should avoid having to use the electronic
keystone correction, which is always detri-
mental to picture quality, but it is particular-
ly poor on this projector.
Connections
The rear panel has seven video inputs—one
composite (RCA connector), one S-video
(4-pin mini-DIN), two YPbPr (RCA connec-
tors), one RGB (15-pin D-sub), and two
HDMI inputs.
The YPbPr and RGB analog inputs are
“Marantz has produced an outstanding
1080p DLP projector using Texas
Instruments’ new 1920 x 1080 pixel
DarkChip3 technology.”
Chipset: Texas Instruments Digital Light
Processing
™
Technology 1920 x 1080 pixel
0.95” DarkChip3
™
DMD
™
Lamp: SHP 200W DC
Zoom Lens: f: 30.7 to 44.5 mm / F: 3.0 - F:6.0
Contrast Ratio: 6500:1
Light Output: 600/700 ANSI LUMEN Typical
Features
Video Processing: Gennum VXP
™
Color Temperature: 5 steps
Preset Gamma: 8
Lamp Life: 2000 hrs (average)
Video Inputs
Composite Video: 1 (RCA)
Y/C: 1 (S-Video)
Component: 2 NTSC/ATSC (2x 3 RCA)
RGB/HD: 1 (VGA D-Sub 15)
HDMI 1.1: 2
In/Outputs
RS-232C: 1 (D-Sub 9)
RC-5: 2 (3.5 mm mini)
DC Trigger: 2 (3.5 mm mini)
General
Power Requirement: AC 100-120 V / 220-240 V,
50/60 Hz
Power Consumption: < 350 W
Dimensions (WHD In Inches) 15 15/16 x 6 1/8
x 18 15/16
Net Weight (In Pounds): 29
Warranty: 3 years
Price: $19,999
Manufactured In Japan By:
Marantz America, Inc.
1100 Maplewood Dr
Itasca, IL 60143
Phone: 630 741 0300
www.marantz.com
SPECIFICATIONS
Greg Rogers
compatible with 480i/p, 540p, 576i/p, 720p,
1035i, 1080i, and 1080p. These inputs are
compatible with 720p and 1080p signals at
24, 25, 30, 50, and 60 FPS (frames per sec-
ond), and 1080psf (segmented frame) at
24, 25, and 30 FPS. The analog RGB input
is also compatible with a variety of PC for-
mats up to 1024 x 768 at 85 Hz, and 1600 x
1200 at 60 Hz. The RGB input accepts sig-
nals with positive or negative HV sync, or
sync on green. The projector is fairly slow
when changing input signal formats (480i,
720p, etc.) taking about four or five sec-
onds to identify and sync to a new signal.
The rear panel includes an RS-232C
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