Things are getting delicate and dirty over at Engadget as they go into the second of their three-part series on how to build your own LCD projector. They went ahead and disassembled the LCD monitor that will be used to create the images, and are left with only having to assemble everything together into the final product. Even if you don’t intend to make your own LCD projector, it’s an excellent and entertaining read.
Movie cinemas today are going digital if they aren’t already there, and Sony’s newest SXRD (Silicon Crystal Reflective Display) SRX-R220 projector makes digital cinema even sweeter. Touting it’s 4k resolution (4096 x 2160), it offers over four times the resolution of current 1080p projectors, making pictures sharp and clear. The SRX-220 is able to project on screens over 55 feet wide thanks to its 4kW Xenon lamp which pumps out 18,000 lumens. Sony has had great success with their previous 4k models, the SRX-R105 and SRX-R110, so this new one should be off to a good start. Initial pricing is estimated at well over $100,000 so you probably won’t be seeing this in your home anytime soon.
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Optoma came out with three new portable DLP projectors today. The EP716P and EP719P both weigh in at only 4.4 lbs and offer the same connectivity, two D-sub 15 pin, one Composite RCA, and one S-video plugs. The EP716P has a brightness of 2000 lumens and a SVGA (800 x 600) resolution. The EP719P has a brightness of 2300 lumens and an XGA (1024 x 768) resolution. The other projector introduced today, the EP7150, weighs in at a much lighter 2.6 lbs as well as having a brightness of 2000 lumens and a XGA (1024 x 768) resolution.
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BenQ officially announced their new W10000 1080p DLP projector today. Though we’ve known about it for months, this is the first time that they’ve officially confirmed its existance. The official announcement hasn’t presented any new information that we didn’t already know; the specifications remain unchanged: 1100 ANSI Lumens, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, and a single 1080p DLP chip. Of course, the W10000 won’t begin shipping until December or January so you’ll be waiting a couple more months for it, but it looks like it will cost roughly 628,000 JPY (~$5,000 USD) when it finally ships.
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It looks like 3M is testing the DLP waters again and is introducing a new portable and a new large venue DLP projector. While 3M has used LCD technology for the majority of their projectors in the past, these two new projectors show that 3M is realizing the benefits that both LCD and DLP technologies have to offer. Their new portable projector, the CD10X, offers 1600 ANSI lumens, a 2000:1 contrast ratio and a native XGA (1024 x 768) resolution while only weighing 2.4 lbs. The newest large venue projector, the PD80X, gives out a bright 4000 ANSI lumens, a 2000:1 contrast ratio, and a native XGA (1024 x 768) resolution. No word on when they’ll make it to North America, or what the price will be.
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Sony’s new VPL-FE40 and VPL-FX40 LCD projectors are pretty sleek in design and in functionality. The 4000 ANSI lumens makes them bright enough for most large venues, and the wide range of connectivity including HDMI, Component BNC, RGB and all the others you’d expect on high-end projectors. The VPL-FE40 offers a native SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) resolution while the VPL-FX40 gives a native XGA (1024 x 768) resolution and both will be available in Japan this winter.
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LG introduced a new projector into Korea today with the same design of their popular cellular phone “chocolate.” This new LED projector offers a HDMI and VGA plugs and uses a single DLP chip. While details are pretty sparse, it looks like to be an interesting little projector to compete with Toshiba’s TDP-FF1AU and Mitsubishi’s PK20 in the portable LED projector market. We’ll get a product page for it once more details become available, so stay tuned.
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Engadget is running a three-part series on how to build your own LCD projector using an LCD monitor and a few random supplies gathered from around the internet. While the end result will most likely be very bulky and not particularly portable, it still looks like a fun little project. Many people have had great success with building their own projector as a cost-effective alternative to buying a projector. For others, it’s more of a hassle than what it’s worth, but if you’re handy with the tools, this might be a fun project to do sometime.
Toshiba released their first portable DLP projector that uses an 10,000 hr LED light engine, rather than a traditional mercury-based lamp, that can be battery operated, making it one of the most portable projectors available. Weighing in at only 1.1 lbs (1.9 lbs with the battery), the Toshiba TDP-FF1AU can project a 68 inch diagonal SVGA (800 x 600) image. Instead of lumens, the TDP-FF1AU uses 400 lux units as a brightness gauge. While lux and lumens are very different, for this, it would be best to treat it as a 400 lumens projector, meaning that it’s great for small presentations, but just don’t plan on giving any PowerPoints in the corporate auditorium. For $699 USD, this is nifty little gadget that will be of great use to those not wanting to haul around a 5 lb “portable” projector.
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Coming over from Taiwan shortly, the newest BenQ DLP projector offers portability as well as meeting room capabilities. The BenQ MP721 will be replacing the MP720p by adding a few new features, but for the most part keeping it similar to its predecessor. The main similarities of the two being the XGA (1024 x 768) resolution, 2500 ANSI Lumens brightness, and 2000:1 contrast ratio. It’s fairly quiet for having such a bright bulb, coming in at 24 dB. You’ll also be able to add a wireless network module if you require any additional functionality and such. More information will be available on the MP721 sometime next week, so stay tuned.
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