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• 1. May 15, 2019 at 7:49 AM

     Phil Hinton, May 15, 2019 at 7:49 AM

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     The Vivitek HK2288 is a projector that has been on the market for over a year now, but with a recent price drop to half of its original cost, is it now the 4K DLP bargain? Let's find out...
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     Phil Hinton, May 15, 2019 at 7:49 AM
  2. May 15, 2019 at 2:17 PM

     Idle Bull, May 15, 2019 at 2:17 PM

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     Will be interesting to see how this stacks up against the new BENQ offerings.

      

     Idle Bull, May 15, 2019 at 2:17 PM
  3. May 15, 2019 at 2:37 PM

     gadget man, May 15, 2019 at 2:37 PM

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     Looking at the reviews already out for the benq the vivitek as no chance of competing.

      

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     gadget man, May 15, 2019 at 2:37 PM
  4. May 15, 2019 at 2:37 PM

     dman_15, May 15, 2019 at 2:37 PM

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     The only price I can find is over 2k?
     Thats Epson TW-7400 money and there is no way this will hold a candle to that projector.
     
     The benq 1700 and tk800 and viewsonic px747 are all less than £1k now and come with a set of calibration controls, is this using a different Ti chip to warrant looking at?

      

     dman_15, May 15, 2019 at 2:37 PM
  5. May 15, 2019 at 4:21 PM

     Mallardo, May 15, 2019 at 4:21 PM

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     If I was in the market for a new projector around this budget I wouldn't bother with any of these Faux K, supposedly HDR models. I would go for something like a Sony HW45ES. "Only" 1080p but overall a far superior picture for the money.
     
     There is hardly and 4K steaming content anyway, and UHD's cost a small fortune.

      

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     Mallardo, May 15, 2019 at 4:21 PM
  6. May 15, 2019 at 7:52 PM

     jakimp, May 15, 2019 at 7:52 PM

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     there is a lot of HDR streaming content on Netflix and amazon prime and both give better than decent PQ at a very low price point in my opinion

      

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  7. May 15, 2019 at 10:00 PM

     Mallardo, May 15, 2019 at 10:00 PM

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     But projectors in general and certainly at this price point can't do HDR, so it is just a meaningless spec to try and sell the product. As for 4K, most streamed HD content looks considerably worse that Blu ray due to compression so I don't see how 4K would be any different.
     
     Projectors are very different beasts from TVs, it's not all about resolution. You could spend 25K on a Sim2 1080p projector. That tells you all you need to know really.

      

     Mallardo, May 15, 2019 at 10:00 PM
  8. May 18, 2019 at 6:53 PM

     Pecker, May 18, 2019 at 6:53 PM

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     I'm incredulous at some of the responses to this product at this price, and implicitly at Phil's review.
     
     A 4K DLP for just over a grand, which doesn't do too badly nearer black?
     
     That's not just good, it's close to witchcraft!
     
     By the way, the continued sniping at 'faux 4k' really is ridiculous. It's true 4k as it appears on the screen in front of your eyes. How it gets there is pretty irrelevant.

      

     Pecker, May 18, 2019 at 6:53 PM
  9. May 18, 2019 at 9:45 PM

     Gilbers, May 18, 2019 at 9:45 PM

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     Apparently not :
     
     Is DLP's 4K Really 4K?
     
     ...although the difference in real world situations appears to be a small one.

      

     Gilbers, May 18, 2019 at 9:45 PM
  10. May 19, 2019 at 1:58 AM

      cybergools, May 19, 2019 at 1:58 AM

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      I concur....can't find any at! £1299 (half price)

       

      cybergools, May 19, 2019 at 1:58 AM
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