What's this? Overall score is based primarily on picture quality; ease of use is also figured in. Overall scores are not directly comparable to those of other types of sets, since sound quality is not a factor. The displayed score is out of a total of 100 points.
The Sharp PG-MB66X is a front projection TV available from
Sharp.
The PG-MB66X typically costs
between $88.23 - $889.00.
Consumer Reports recommends that you match the features on a model to the needs you have. Here's
our take on some of the specifications and features that are commonly available on front projection TV
models like the PG-MB66X.
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The zoom control allows you to grow the image size. The zoom factor specification indicates how many times larger the image can grow. A "2x zoom factor" for example tells you the image can be made two times larger.
About This Brand
Sharp has been making LCD TVs longer than almost any other manufacturer. The company sells its TVs under the Aquos brand and has one of the most advanced LCD panel manufacturing plants in the world. Like many other major brands, Sharp segments its lines into several different series, ranging from competitively priced, value-oriented models to full-featured, higher-end sets. It recently introduced its first 3D-capable sets. It also sells DLP-based 1080p home theater front projectors.
Features & Specs - Sharp PG-MB66X
Zoom factor The zoom control allows you to grow the image size. The zoom factor specification indicates how many times larger the image can grow. A "2x zoom factor" for example tells you the image can be made two times larger.
I am very disappointed with the choices Sharp made designing the PG-MB66X projector. After 7 hours of troubleshooting and talking on the phone with Sharp technical support, the poor quality display was tracked down to the method Sharp uses to adjust for keystone. It is not a problem with my equipment as was vehemently claimed at one point. Neither is the problem caused by Windows fonts. Adjusting the display effects settings may appear to help a little, but the real problem remains with the keystone adjustment method. This projector adjusts for keystone by re-mapping the image to a trapezoid on the square display matrix. When the image is re-mapped, vertical lines - either boarders or character stems, become thin and sharp in places when they map directly to pixels, or fat and fuzzy when they are spread between two columns of pixels. This causes some characters to appear normal and others to appear bold. Vertical lines appear to modulate between sharp and fuzzy. After 7 hours of work, the result is a passable compromise, but only because Sharp would not take back this projector. If you do not need keystone adjustment, this is a very nice projector. If you do need keystone adjustment, look someplace else. This one is not up to the quality standard I had come to expect from Sharp. If I had it to do over again, I would look for another projector vendor.
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