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26 reviews
Aug, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 26 reviews of Samsung SP-A800B. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Opinions about the black level and usability are generally positive. The image quality and design are also mentioned favorably. Some have doubts about the reliability. Opinions about the noise and price are different.
design, image quality, usability, black level
reliability
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Samsung SP-A800B is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.
Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)
Samsung's second HD projector is good, but there's still room for improvement.
Expert review by : TechRadar (techradar.com)
Samsung makes a stylish projector debut
Impressive styling ; Excellent colour and greyscale rendition ; Calibration-friendly
Black levels could be better ; No provision for keystone correction
A stylish and vibrant projector that offers a lot for a decent price
Expert review by : Kevin Miller (cnet.com)
Samsung SP-A800B
Extremely accurate color including spot-on color decoding for both SD and HD, nearly perfect primary colors, and linear grayscale tracking; superb black level and shadow detail performance; plenty of light output; excellent lens; solid feature package...
Black levels not as deep as some high-end projectors; no horizontal lens shift.
The Samsung SP-A800B delivers the most accurate color of any projector we've tested, and as a whole it outperforms every projector in its price range.
Expert review by : Clint DeBoer (audioholics.com)
The new SP-A800B DLP projector from Samsung Electronics looks to be a nice addition to the 1080p DLP family, though it lacks some advanced features (like DarkChip3 or horizontal lens shift) we'd
Expert review by : Rasesh Tanna (technews.in)
The IFA2007 is bringing lots of new gadgets to the fore, this time its the Samsung DLP projector which definitely looks neat and futuristic. The Samsung SP-A800B comes with 17 x 8.3 x 18.8 inches dimensions, but who really cares about that when it...
Expert review by : About.com (about.com)
Having had a chance to view the Samsung SP-A800B, and getting a thorough presentation from Joe Kane on the philosophy of its development and role in the home theater market, I must say that I was impressed with the final result, with just few caveats.
Expert review by : Televisions.com (televisions.com)
Outstanding 24p picture., High contrast ratio., Sensational colours., Easy operation., Ultra-sharp zoom lens with lens-shift.
Weaknesses in 1080i de-interlacing., 480i/576i not possible via HDMI.
Our new reference projector! Why? Because the JKP-certified Samsung leaves the competition in the dust with its neutral pictures, pure colours, and excellent fine-detail reproduction. The versatile and precise lens-shift guarantees top HDTV quality,...
Expert review by : David Birch-Jones (avguide.com)
There are two steps to high-end projection TV heaven. Step 1: get the latest projector that video guru and industry veteran Joe Kane helped design. Step 2: have Joe Kane personally install and set up/calibrate same, all the while telling you about the...
The SP-A800B is a textbook example of proper video design. All too often, video display engineers get a tad “creative,” looking for ways to differentiate their products, with the resulting efforts veering far from the established technical standards....
Expert review by : Thomas J. Norton (hometheater.com)
Today, 720p is largely an afterthought in the projector market, and Samsung has moved on. The new SP-A800B is an up-to-the-minute 1080p, single-chip DLP design, built as before to reflect Kane's video priorities, including state-of-the-art color...
Expert review by : Thomas J. Norton (soundandvision.com)
Samsung has an unusual history with high-definition video projectors. Its most recent 720p DLP model, designed in consultation with video expert Joe Kane, was superb, even standard-setting in many important respects. But dealers were rare, and worse,...
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