Marantz VP 15S1

There's no denying that the Marantz 15S1 isn't cheap at the best part of six grand, and I'd also have to question if its extra colour intensity is enough to justify it costing £1,500 more than JVC's HD100. But for now, at least, it can proudly call...

Combines incredibly sharp and detailed pictures with very punchy whites and an impressive black performance ; creates pictures with real sense of depth

Colours are ever-so-slightly on the pale side of neutral ; £6000 is pretty expensive

The ’15S1 offers a truly stellar performance – it’s the one to get if money’s not a concern

Remarkable clarity and accuracy ; excellent build quality ; great processing

Heavy ; six-segment colour wheel may produce rainbow effect

It's weight could be an issue for some, but the stunning image quality will win you over

Excellent build quality ; No real-world rainbow effect ; Excellent remote ; Best-of-class Gennum VXP video processing ; Custom optics with long-throw lens option

Expensive for single-chip DLP ; No horizontal lens shift

The custom Konica lens, coupled with the 1080p DC4 DLP chip provides a razor-sharp image ; The Gennum processor, as modified by Marantz, provides excellentvideo processing, including scaling, vertical stretch andde-interlacing ; The VP-15S1 can...

The fan noise can be intrusive during quiet scenes or duringaudiophile listening that also includes video, such as when you areusing your music server and its video interface for a music listeningsession ; The amount of heat produced by the projector,...

Marantz's VP-15S1 offers stellar performance at a reasonable price. Theserious videophile may notice that the VP-15S1's low light detail orcolor accuracy suffers slightly in comparison to the more expensiveVP-11S2, but the VP-15S1's performance in...

Superb resolution, Terrific blacks and contrast, First rate video processing, Natural colors, Outstanding user interface

Price (a little, not a lot), Light output still not as strong as competing PJs

The Marantz VP-11S1 was our projector of the year in 2006, and impressed me enough to buy it to use as a reference. The VP-15S1 adds some impressive new wrinkles that improve on the 11S1's performance in some key respects, and does so at half the...