As I've mentioned in a previous thread, this projector is the real deal. I don't know of another projector in its price class that throws a more pleasing, deep, colorful and contrasty image.

As always, though, I want to keep this in perspective. Pixels are pretty obvious at anything less than 2 times the screen width. HDTV clips look very good through the 4805, but obviously a 858 x 480 chip will not give you near the detail that can be seen on a Mustang or even a Matterhorn DLP chip (or an equivalent resolution LCD). With those quick negative points out of the way, let's discuss what this projector does well.

Where the 4805 looked better to me than any other sub-$2500 projector was in its smoothness, contrast, and 3-D pop of its image. While not as bright as say, the Screenplay 7205 or 5700, it was definitely bright enough to handle quite a bit of ambient light when we paired it with the 92" Carada High Contrast Grey screen. As many of the people at the show pointed out, this made a heck of a combo, as the Carada Grey helped deepen the blacks (which were quite respectable, almost as good as the HD2s) and made it very resistant to anything but the most extreme ambient light. At one point, we had the 4805 vs the 5700 vs the 7205 on adjacent screens, and it was amazing how the 4805 had much of the same "feel" as the two more expensive projectors, at least in regard to contrast and color accuracy (in fact, the 4805 had deeper contrast, but less detail, than the 5700).