Planar Clarity c70SPw DLP Cube at InfoComm 2008

Planar Clarity c70SPw DLP Cube Specifications
Display: 70″ DLP Rear Projection x 4
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080

One of the coolest things about Planar’s Clarity c70SPw-based DLP cube that was showcased at InfoComm 2008 was not only the size with four 1080p displays but that there were virtually no borders among them. The high definition content goes [...]

Samsung SP-A800B: 1080p Projector

Samsung SP-A800B Specifications
Display: DLP
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Aperture Ratio: 95%
Brightness: 1000 ANSI Lumens
Response Time: 16 microsecond (0.016 ms)
Contrast Ratio: 10,000:1 (native)
Lamp: UHP, 300W, 2000 hours
Other: 1080/24p Film Mode
Color Gamut: SMPTE-C, HDTV, EBU
Connectivity: VGA, S-Video, Composite, Component, HDMI (2), RS-232
Power Consumption: 380W
Dimension: 15.4 x 8.3 x 18.9″ (WxLxD)
Weight: 22lbs

Samsung announced during InfoComm 2008 that its SP-A800B [...]

Optoma Pico Projector at InfoComm 2008

Optoma Pico Projector Specifications
Display Technology: DLP Pico Chipset
Pixel Format: 480 x 320
Color Gamut: 100% NTSC
Battery: 3.1V Lithium Ion, about 1 hour of operation
Light Source: RGB LED
Availability: Early 2009
Price: < $400

Update 2008.06.20 8:52AM PST
There we go: a much better picture of Optoma’s pico projector. According to the press release, Europe and Asia will be getting the [...]

Acer P5260i: WiFi Projector

Acer P5260i Specifications
Display Engine: DLP with 1024 x 768 Pixel Format
Brightness: 2700 ANSI Lumen
Contrast Ratio: 2000:1
Connectivity: WiFi (802.11b/g), VGA, DVI-D, HDMI
Video Support: MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV9, AVI, DivX, XviD, ASF, VOB

Acer’s P5260i is a projector that can be connected wirelessly: 802.11b/g to be exact. Unfortunately, there is no ‘n’ support. Even though the P5260i has [...]

Foxconn PD-S2900: DLP Pico Projector

Foxconn PD-S2900 Specifications
Display Technology: 0.45″ TI DLP
Pixel Format: 858 x 600
Brightness: 55 ANSI Lumens
Dimension: 102 x 92 x 36mm
Weight: 0.83lbs, 381g
Availability: Taiwan in Q3′08

Foxconn showcased its pico projector the PD-S2900. The PD-S2900 is based on TI’s DLP technology and beams a slightly wide 858 x 600 pixels. The pico projector is tiny and weighs very [...]

projectiondesign F10 AS3D: Active Stereo 3D DLP Projector

projectiondesign F10 AS3D
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)
Projected Display Size: 17ft
Display Technology: DLP
Other: Active 3D Stereoscopic Projection

According to projectiondesign, its F10 AS3D is the only portable high resolution active 3D stereoscopic projector on the market. projectiondesign is planning to showcase the F10 AS3D at the upcoming InfoComm conference that will be held in Las Vegas. [...]

Optoma #1 Projector Brand in Taiwan

Pacific Media Associates (PMA) just announced market share results for projectors for Taiwan. Optoma beat out Epson for the top spot in Q1′08 with 28.7% unit shipment share. A total of 17,700 projectors were shipped in Taiwan in Q1′08. Epson was #2 with 22.2% share followed by Viewsonic with 7.2% and BenQ with 7.1% share.

Optoma [...]

Samsung HL67A750: 67″ LED DLP TV

Samsung HL67A750
Size: 67″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 10,000:1
Video Processing: DNIe
Input: HDMI (3), Composite (2), S-Video
Tuner: NTSC/ATSC, Clear QAM
Dimension:
60.8 x 41.5 x 16.6″ (with stand)
60.8 x 41.5 x 15.5″ (without stand)
Weight: 86.7lbs

Samsung’s HL67A750 is a 67″ DLP rear projection TV (RPTV) that has a special light source: LED. Instead of using an Ultra [...]

Luminus PhlatLight at SID 2008

Luminus Devices develops and manufactures PhlatLight® (Photonic Lattice) LED products. At SID 2008, Luminus demonstrated PhlatLight powered products and PhlatLight LED chipsets. I met up with John Langevin, VP, Sales and Marketing and Paul Fredrickson, Director of Marketing at the Sheraton.

The Luminus PhlatLight RGB LEDs were extremely bright!
At the suite, Luminus demonstrated its PhlatLight Backlight [...]

ProjectionDesign F30: 1920 x 1200 DLP Projector

ProjectionDesign F30
Display Engine: TI 0.95″ DLP
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Brightness: 4,300 Lumens
Light Source: UHP (2x 300W)
Light Source Lifetime: 2,000 hours (5,000 hours in eco mode)
Input: DVI, HDMI, VGA, Component, etc.

Most projectors coming out these days these words associate with them: 1080p, Full HD, 1920 x 1080, etc. These words connote that they will [...]