The IN78 gets off to a flying start under test conditions, what with the sparkling finish and equally satisfying, painless set-up procedure. A swivel stand and a backlit, easy-to-negotiate remote control, make the process nice and simple.

It's a DLP projector and is 'only' HD Ready rather than Full HD. It has a 1280 x 720 resolution, coupling this with a not-to-be-sniffed-at DarkChip3 chipset. Again, despite the spec, this projector is more than capable of receiving and delivering 1080p/24fps images.

Up and running, we're impressed by what we see. Going back to watch test favourite Training Day, this time in Blu-ray format, we're struck by the subtlety of the image before us.

The natural colour palette is presented faithfully, with an attention to contrasting shades of colour that's not bettered here.

Detailed and stable picture
Fine detail is great, too, with the BD of Full Metal Jacket revealing skin tones and jungle backgrounds with equal measures of insight.

Dark blacks are handled well, too, the DLP chipset helping to deliver a solidity and sureness to the picture.

So what's not to like? Well, very little in isolation but the InFocus lacks a little punch and dynamism to colour palettes when really pushed, say by Cars.

Edge definition could be a little crisper, too, not least with tricky fast motion. It's just the extra touch of class that we expect from a five-star product that the IN78 doesn't quite offer in this competition.

Thanks to the hefty price-cutting that InFocus has actioned, this remains competitive and by all means track it down for a bargain, especially if you value the look of the main unit - there's no competition in that respect.

But for all-out picture performance per pound, it can now be bettered.

For
Great-looking package that's easy to set up; good attention to detail; strong blacks

Against
Not the stunning colours of the very best; could be crisper