ViewSonic Announces Three 120Hz 3D DLP Projectors

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Viewsonic has announced a new line of short throw projectors that can project a large image from a short distance from a wall or screen. The new projector models include the PJD6211, PJD6221, and the PJD 6381. All three of the projectors are also 3D capable.

The PJD 6381 has one of the shortest throw ratios available on a DLP projector at 0.68. The resolution of the projector is 1024 x 768 and it has 2500 ANSI lumens of brightness and a 2500:1 contrast ratio. The projector will ship in August for $1,249. Read more

Posted on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

BenQ Joybee GP1 DLP Projector Review

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Today we are checking out the BenQ Joybee Projector. The tiny projector is very portable and offers great color reproduction. The projector includes a carry case and is among the most portable projectors available.

An iPod dock is also available as an accessory and the projector can play video directly from a USB drive. D-sub connectivity also allows direct connection of a PC as well. Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 09:06:45 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

CES 2009: DLP showcases all tiny Projectors based on the Pico Chipset

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TI's DLP Technology will showcase most of the tiny projector's its partners built based on their ultra-tiny DLP Pico Chipset at the CES 2009. DLP needs to be careful though and move their technology forward as 3M unveiled a new tiny projection platform as well that seems to allow the building of smaller projector gadgets.
The tiny DLP Pico based projectors on display include the Samsung MBP200, Optoma Pico and also the new WowWee Cinemin. DLP Technology divides the products based on their miniature projection technology in Pico Projection media player, modular Pico Projectors, and Notebook companions. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Jan 2009 08:40:10 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sim2 Domino D60 1080p DLP Projector released

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Italian high-end home theater projector maker announces the new Domino D60 projector with a price point under $5,000.

The new Sim2 D60 features a single-chip DLP projection system, which is based upon the latest 1080p DarkChip3 0.95-inch DMD chipset from Texas Instruments.
The TI DarkChip3 incorporates two recent developments: BrilliantColor improves optical efficiency and extends the system’s available color gamut, while Dynamic Black contrast-enhancement significantly boosts effective black-level. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:27:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Christie Unveils New 3-Chip DLP Projectors

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If you have been to the movies you have probably watched a film on a Christie projector. My local theater likes to show the little Christie logo film twice before it shows the film. Christie has announced some new projectors in the high-end Pro Av projector class.

The Christie M series has six new models ranging from 5000 lumens up to 9500 lumens and two resolutions are available including 1400 x 1050 and 1920 x 1080. Two new lens options are also offered on the series with a short zoom 1.25-1.6:1 SX+ / 1.16-1.49:1 HD and a long zoom 7.5-11.2:1 SX+ / 6.9-10.4:1 HD. Pricing is unknown, but this is one of those things that if you have to ask, you probably can’t afford. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Texas Insturments Produces First Wide UXGA DLP Chip

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Texas Instruments has introduced the first WUXGA DLP chip for use in projectors that can produce images at a native resolution of 1920 x 1200 at 16:10 aspect ratio. This is the same screen resolution commonly seen on 24-inch LCDs.

The projector runs on the DLP .95 chip and is the first to offer the 1920 x 1200 resolution. "While 1080p has been widely regarded as the top shelf standard for resolution quality and use for video-centric applications like HDTVs, we recognized that select businesses could stand to benefit more with pixel qualities that surpassed even that of 1080," said Anders Lokke, International Marketing & Communications Manager at projectiondesign. "WUXGA is incorporated inside our F10 WUXGA and F30 WUXGA projectors. This was something that our high-end visualization and simulation customers were asking for and we are proud to be the first to introduce and to deliver it to the market." Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 May 2008 08:22:59 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

DLP Products Demonstrates Second Gen Pico-projector

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DLP Products from Texas Instruments demoed a second-generation pico-projector today at the Society for Information Display mobile display conference. DLP Products also announced that there technical manufacturers plan to market products using the pico-projector including Foxconn, Sypro Optics, and Young optics.

This new streamlined prototype is thinner and smaller than the original pico-projector we saw back at CTIA in March and the new prototype has improved picture quality as well. The new pico-projector measures in at about 10mm with no fan or other moving parts needed. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Oct 2007 11:03:41 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

IFA 2007: 3D DLP HDTVs powered by Texas Instruments

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Texas Instruments shows a new 3D technology fro DLP HDTVs at the IFA 2007.

3D-Ready HDTV are already made by Mitsubishi and Samsung.
The 3D DLP technology requires wearing synchronized shutter glasses. Read more

Posted on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:42:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Texas Insturments Proves not All is Bigger in Texas with the Pico DLP Projector

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Sure mobile TV and video on cell phones sounds really cool till you consider that you will have to watch on a tiny screen that will be 2 inches if you are lucky. That’s where Texas Instruments is stepping in with the tiny Pico projector.

This Lilliputian projector uses TI DLP tech and is so small that is can fit into a cell phone. The projector measures in at a mere 1.3 inches and can put out DVD quality images in widescreen TV sizes. Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:50:56 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Interactive Digital Cable Ready (iDCR) DLP HDTV and HD Set-top Box

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Samsung, Time Warner Cable and Advance/Newhouse Communications announce that interactive digital cable services are now live on the Samsung HL-S5686C Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP) compliant DLP HDTV and SMT-H3050 High Definition Set-top Boxes.

The new interactive cable service is currently available in NYC and is supposed to be soon coming to Milwaukee (=beer city).

Time Warner Cable's new interactive cable service includes its OCAP Digital Navigator and its in-house developed Interactive Program Guide. In 2007, Time Warner Cable and Advance/Newhouse Communications will continue to rollout OCAP on Samsung OpenCable products in other divisions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. Read more

Posted on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CES 2007: More about the Viewsonic ViewDock iPod DLP Projector

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We already published some video footage of the ViewSonic iPod Projector yesterday. Shane has below some more details on this unique iPod accessory.

If you are really into your video iPod but wish that you could see your programming on a big screen you will like this product. Viewsonic is expanding the ViewDock line of displays with a DLP projector specifically made for the Video iPod.

This projector will charge your iPod while you play back your content. I was able to see the ViewDock projector in use and it looked pretty good even in a room with moderate lighting. The projector has 2000 lumens of brightness and a 2000:1 contrast ratio and also has a few additional inputs on the rear for things like your PC or DVD player. Read more

Posted on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

CES 2007: Viewsonic PJ503D DLP Projector for the Masses

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Some of the coolest items that I have seen at today’s CES show were from Viewsonic. Viewsonic is a popular maker of LCD displays and TVs and what you might not think of Viewsonic for are projectors. Today I was able to see several new projectors from Viewsonic that should make a big impact on the market.

The most interesting projector was called the PJ503D. This projector has 1500 lumens of brightness, 800 x 600 SVGA resolution, uses DLP technology and sports a throw distance of 60 – 236 inches. Those specs may make you wonder why exactly I was so impressed by the projector; all this has been seen and done for a long time. What hasn’t been seen or done with a projector of this type is a price point of $399 all day every day. Read more

Posted on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

CES 2007 Video Report: ViewSonic iPod DLP Projector PJ258D

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ViewSonic introduced the world's first "Made for iPod," DLP front projector.

The ViewSonic PJ258D features an iPod dock to let you directly project iTunes video onto your wall or screen.

Nikki Inderlied interviews ViewSonic at the Show Stoppers event at CES. See the iPod DLP Projector and a new upcoming low-cost 1080p TV from ViewSonic.
Watch the video. Read more

Posted on Tue, 9 Jan 2007 09:30:04 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

RCA HD61LPW175 61 Inch DLP TV Review

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DLP projection TVs are still a lower cost option for large screen TVs. Digital Trends reviewed the 61 inch RCA HD61LPW175.

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"The feature set of the HD61LPW175 covers the basics with CableCard and one HDMI jack. The HDMI input is one of five total inputs, including three back panel jacks (two component/S-Video and one composite) and a side-mounted composite A/V set. A side-mount mini headphone jack is included too.
The side-mount input is convenient for plugging in game players and camcorders but it’s composite only, which won’t do much good for DV camcorder users or PS2 players who want to get the most out of their hardware. At the least, S-Video and USB jacks would be nice adds."
Read the full RCA HD61LPW175 61 Inch DLP TV Review. Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 May 2006 02:06:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Marantz VP-11S1 Full HD DLP Projector

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Marantz introduces the VP-11S1 full HD DLP home cinema projector in Japan.

The Marantz VP-11S1 features besides full HD resolution (1,920x1,080) a 6500:1 contrast ratio. It is powered by the Texas Instruments DLP processing. 10 bit video processing (VXPTM) optimizes the HD image in various ways. The new Marantz DLP projector is also upscaling low resolution video sources to full HD resolution. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:40:31 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Samsung 71 inch DLP HDTV SVP-71L8UH

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Samsung announces a new 71 inch DLP HDTV with 1080p resolution.

The Samsung PAVV SVP-71L8UH is only 518mm deep. This huge DLP HDTV features 10000:1 contrast ratio. The full resolution is 1920x1080, ideal for Xbox 360 or Sony PS3.
Apparently this new Samsung DLP HDTV SVP-71L8UH will be available in the US starting next month.
There is already a 71 inch Samsung DLP HDTV on the market in the US with the model number called Samsung HLR7178W. Cannot really make out a difference without more technical details on the SVP-71L8UH. They could be the same.
More details and photos on AVing. Read more

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:58:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Byd:sign 52 inch DLP Rear Projection TV

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Japanese Byd:sign is starting to sell a 52 inch Projection TV with DLP technology for 299,800 yen ($2,750).

In Japan this new projection TV is a price breaker. It would not be in the USA, as a quick price comparison shows.

Still the new Byd:sign dc:5275dpj looks great. The TV has 1280×720 pixel resolution and a 1000:1 contrast ratio. Other features include DVI and SD-Card and Memory Stick slot for viewing photos.
The 16:9 Projection TV measures 1262×439×891mm.
More details on the Byd:sign site (Japanese). Via Nikkei.Net (Subscription).

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Posted on Thu, 23 Jun 2005 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Cinego D-1000 DLP Projector with DVD Player Ships

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Radioshack is selling the Cinego D-1000 that appeared first at the CES 2005.

The Cinego is DLP home theater projector with built-in DVD Player and 2.1 sound system.
The Cinego D-1000 can project video with a size of 140 inch and up to 11 feet distance. The supported resolution is 854x480 pixels. Contrast ratio is 1500:1. ANSI lumens are only 550, which means only usable when in a dark room.
The stereo speakers are built into the projector, the subwoofer is extra.
The integration is very interesting and sounds convinient. It would be interesting to know how loud the fans are. I4U reader Terry D. emailed us saying that If you want to pay attention to it, you can hear the fans. He has not watched a movie with very silent passages but he think that people would ignore the fan noise. When you watch LOTR, fan noise is certainly not an issue. The noise elevates during a 3 minute cooling off period during shutdown.

RadioShack is exclusively selling the Cinego D-1000 for $1,299.99. Compare Prices on DLP Projectors.

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Posted on Mon, 23 May 2005 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sharp DLP Projector with Hi-Vision Resolution - XV-Z2000

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Sharp announces a new DLP based Home Theater projector with a max. resolution of 1280x720.

The Sharp XV-Z2000 uses DLP technology that is more and more overtaking LCD based projectors. The XV-Z2000 uses Sharp DMD technology to achieve the higher resolution and a 2500:1 contrast ratio.
The Sharp XV-Z2000 goes on sale on December 10th for 522,900 yen (~5000 USD).
More details in Sharp Press-Release. Visit our FlatScreenMania site for the best LCD and Plasma TVs.

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Posted on Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:01:33 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

RCA HDLP50W151 DLP HDTV Review

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DesignTechnica reviews the RCA HDLP50W151 DLP HDTV (Buy Now - lowest price right now: $2337.77).

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"To sum it up, the RCA Scenium HDLP50W151 is an excellent display device that is very attractive and reasonably priced for an integrated HDTV set. At a suggested retail price of $3,999 (probably less than $3,500 street), it offers new DLP display technology featuring integrated HDTV tuning. It’s also housed in an attractive cabinet that can easily fit sit onto a base with storage, or can be placed into a wall unit.
It has all of the right connections presently needed for any upscale Home Theater and then some. Since it includes 2-way 1394, the set can easily be tethered to an HD-level DVHS VCR or HD PVR (such as RCA’s new DVR10) for the recording of pristine HD images. The HDLP50W151 (or its identical, but larger 61-in. sibling – HDLP61W151) is strongly recommended for repeated viewings."
Read the full review.

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Posted on Thu, 12 Aug 2004 02:19:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung HLN617W 61inch DLP Projection TV Review

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DesignTechnica reviews the Samsung HLN617W 61" inch DLP Projection TV ().

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"Simply put, the Samsung HLN617V 61" DLP TV is a stunning. The image quality is second to none, it has enough inputs for most power users, and performs excellently for gaming and movie viewing.
While some people may experience the "rainbow effect", we have yet to meet someone that actually notices it. There is no blurring or ghosting, like LCD rear projection units, and PS2/Xbox/PC games look amazing. When you don't want to pay over $10,000 for a plasma display of equivalent size, the 61" Samsung DLP will satisfy even the most demanding videophiles.
Low resolution programming and games that do not run in at least 480p look exceptionally poor. If you think this is the TV for you, make sure you match it with high quality, high definition sources. The picture is so sharp, you'll never be able to go back to a standard definition picture ever." Full Review.

Buy the Samsung HLN617W on Amazon.com.

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Posted on Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:42:45 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr