Relisys projectors are manufactured by Teco, a Taiwanese company that is probably better known for its LCD flat-panel displays. The RLP1000 is a silver brick, but what it lacks in curves it makes up for in features and ease of use.

The RLP is easy to set up and operate from the top panel or the card-style remote control. The remote's buttons are colour coded but not backlit, so you'd struggle in a dark room. While buttons for digital zoom, freeze and speaker volume are clearly useful, others, such as OSD transparency, black level and colour temperature could reasonably have been left to the on-screen menu.

The composite, component and S-Video connections are conveniently located on the side, with the computer connections at the rear. There's also a through-port for audio, though given the capabilities of the speaker and the lack of a cable, these are a bit superfluous. The front of the projector is raised and lowered via two screw feet, which is a bit fiddly, and there are dedicated buttons for digital keystone correction on the top panel and remote.

Picture quality is very good at the native 800 x 600 resolution. With a quoted brightness of 1,500 Ansi lumens, the picture is bright enough to be seen in a semi-darkened room, and at projection distances of less than three metres you could get away with just turning off the lights.

Screen resolutions up to 1,280 x 1,024 can be displayed by compressing the image, but the quality leaves a lot to be desired.

We wouldn't be surprised to see the RLP1000 retailing at or under £1,000. For an SVGA (800 x 600) model with analogue and digital inputs, a variety of video connections, 1.25:1 zoom lens and Faroudja de-interlacing for improved video performance, this is pretty good value.

Contact: Relisys
www.relisys.com

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