Pixa's Combo Projector and DVD Player
All-in-one home theater projector is a great choice.
If you're looking for a good-quality projector that can serve as a one-stop media center for DVDs, cable TV, HDTV, video games, PCs, and digital photos, the Pixa
DHT-100 may be just what you need. Designed to be an all-in-one home theater projector, the 8.4-pound device comes with a detachable DVD player and a 128-channel TV tuner, plus a built-in media viewer that supports a variety of memory card formats for displaying digital camera or camcorder images.
I was generally impressed with a preproduction DHT-100's versatility and overall ease of operation in displaying a wide variety of content. The unit's modular DVD player, which features progressive-scan and Dolby Digital 5.1-channel audio output, connects to the bottom of the projector (the latter is insulated to ensure that overheating discs isn't a problem).
A multifunction remote controls the projector, DVD player, media player, and TV tuner. I found the remote rather sluggish in its response time when making DVD movie menu selections and performing a few other functions, but Pixa says the final version will be fine-tuned.
The DHT-100 also plays audio CDs, MPEG videos, and CD photo albums in addition to DVD movies. However, Pixa doesn't intend the DVD unit to operate when it is separated from the projector.
The projector's media player did a fine job displaying digital photos from a CompactFlash card, and the TV tuner also functioned flawlessly. In all my tests, the projector was suitably quiet and easily bright enough (1300 ANSI lumens) to display images under daylight conditions in a living room.
Richard Jantz
