Yamaha DPX-1300

Yamaha makes another venture into the projector market

Some people like to boast about how they have a "home theater" and then you find out they've got a 42" or 50" TV. Nice, but not exactly a theater experience. Blow them away by setting up the Yamaha DPX-1300 projection television. This "Best Of" is so...

Skimming over the spec sheet for the Yamaha DPX-1300, you may get the impression that this DLP projector isn't anything special, but a quick look can be deceptive. Ok, so the native resolution is just 1280 x 720

720p isn't dead yet. Like any type of product, toward the end of its run, you tend to find the most advanced, best examples. Years of development culminate in the last few models in a category. Take, for example, the few high-end CRTs on the market....

Like any type of product, toward the end of its run, you tend to find the most advanced, best examples. Years of development culminate in the last few models in a category. Take, for example, the few high-end CRTs on the market. They're some of the...

"If you're familiar with the look of Yamaha's last two flagship DLP projectors, this latest version will definitely give you a case of déjà vu. But that's true of the latest projectors from most manufacturers. The world of home video projection is...

I opened my review of the Yamaha DPX-1200 with that paragraph. Now, with the introduction of the DPX-1300 ($12,495), Yamaha is on its fifth generation single-chip DLP projector, and the above words still apply.

If you're familiar with the look of Yamaha's last two flagship DLP projectors, this latest version will definitely give you a case of déjà vu. But that's true of the latest projectors from most manufacturers. The world of home video projection is...