The XEED SX50 is a special projector from Canon. It's the first projector we've seen that can display images at 1400 x 1050 -- and that's in native mode. Its lumens rating is above average at 2500, with a modest contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a 1.7x optical zoom.
The SX50 uses an exclusive technology from Canon called Aspectual Illumination System (AISYS) as well as super slim Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) panels.
Setup was easy -- there's a large tilt underneath the front of the projector as well as a stabiliser and a little leg on the back.
The control buttons are small and a little fiddly. The remote control is quite small and has quite a few buttons but they are well laid out and some are coloured to make it easy to quickly identify adjustments. The buttons also light up.
On the side of the projector there is a limited number of connectors with component, RCA audio, and networking connections are absent.
The image quality of this projector was second to none. Its contrast was excellent and detail was superb in all aspects. Video playback also appeared very smooth. Even though it came second last in the lux tests (measuring brightness), its projection was very even across the screen. The only real downfalls of this projector are the high price tag and short lamp life.
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Lamp doesn't last long enough for the price.
There isn't enough IR ports.All ok if you don't mount it but once mounted IR ports just not good enough