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JayAllan
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Curt Palme CRT Tech
Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 24305 Location: Langley, BC
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garyfritz
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Link Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 5:12 am Post subject: |
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Wow. That is some seriously cool technology. The projector sits nearly underneath the screen, only 6" from the screen wall, and projects up at a steep angle. The screen has tiny reflective surfaces that bounce the light coming from below out to the user -- and it rejects light from basically any other angle. Brilliant! They say you can watch it in a fully lit room. Their video even shows watching it with direct sunlight hitting the screen, but that may be advertising hype.
If this really works, it would be a game-changer. This is what big-screen projection TV is supposed to be. It's currently $9k for the projector AND the rocket-science screen -- not at all out of line compared to some of the high-end digital projectors & screens people already use. If that price drops appropriately as the technology matures, it could get affordable for the less-than-wealthy-enthusiast pretty quickly.
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HogPilot
Joined: 21 Jan 2010 Posts: 2383
TV/Projector: Vizio P702ui-B3, Pioneer Elite Pro-151FD & 111FD
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Link Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 5:51 am Post subject: |
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I've seen this in person twice, once in a bright Carrefour, the other time in a dark room. It's DLP-based, so it's what you would expect from a DLP in terms of sharpness, uniformity, and contrast. The projector was about average brightness, so in a normally lit room I think it would work for sports, but not for watching TV shows or movies. I also didn't care for the texture of the screen, which was visible from normal viewing distances. Personally for this amount of money one could get a normal front projector with a DNP Supernova or SI Black Diamond screen and have a much larger and brighter image. I think the only benefits are the incredibly short throw distance, and of course the laser-based light engine that should be very stable over its long life.
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Nashou66
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HogPilot
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Link Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:57 am Post subject: |
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The VDC system appears to be significantly dimmer at 400 lumens per unit and is LED-based; the LG system claims 150 nits with its laser-light source, which is the equivalent of about 1300 lumens on a 1.0 gain 100" diagonal screen. The former seems to be aimed more at data/office applications whereas the LG is aimed at home installs.
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