Meridian 810 Specifications
Projected Display Size: Up to 25 Feet (without pixelation)
Projected Pixel Format: 4096 x 2400 (10MP)
Projected Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 16:9, CinemaScope (2.35:1)
Display Engine: JVC’s D-ILA
Brightness: 4000 Lumens
Contrast Ratio: 10,000:1
Scaling Engine: Marvell-designed 4x 1080p Scalers
Availability: September 2008
Pricing: US$185,000

Meridian’s 810 front projector is touted as the reference video system by the company. The 810 displays an [...]

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 [...]

Panasonic LB80 Series
Models:
4:3 Aspect Ratio: PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB80U, PT-LB75NTU, PT-LB75U
16:10 Aspect Ratio: PT-LW80NTU
Brightness:
2600 Lumens: PT-LB75NTU, PT-LB75U, PT-LW80NTU
3200 Lumens: PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB80U
Contrast Ratio: 500:1
Pixel Format:
1024 x 768: PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB80U, PT-LB75NTU, PT-LB75U
1280 x 800: PT-LW80NTU
Projected Image Size: 33″ to 300″
Other: Built-in mono speaker
WiFi (802.11b/g): PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB75NTU, PT-LW80NTU
Dimension: 368 x 88 x 233
Weight: 2.96kg (<7lbs)
Price: PT-LW80NTU $3,499, PT-LB80NTU $3,299, PT-LB80U [...]

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 [...]

Epson EX90
Pixel Format: 1024 x 768
Display Technology: 3LCD
Brightness: 2600 Lumens
Weight: 6lbs
Price: MSRP US$899

On May 12, 2008, Epson announced its EX90 portable projector geared for the business market. The EX90 features the company’s twin-optimized reflective E-TORL technology that enhance lamp lifetimes of up to 50%. E-TORL technology also enhances light efficiency so that less power is [...]

Pioneer PRO-FPJ1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Display Technology: Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS)
Input: HDMI 1.3 (2)
Price: $9,000
Availability: June 2008

Pioneer is getting into the high-end projection business with its PRO-FPJ1 Elite KURO front projector that is geared toward cinematic installations. Pioneer is stating that advanced calibration is available on the PRO-FPJ1 and that black levels [...]

Samsung SP-P310ME
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Pixel Format: 800 x 600
Display Technology: DLP
Light Source: LED
Brightness: 1,300 Lux, 50 ANSI Lumen
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Lamp Life Time: >20,000 Hours
Input: Composite, VGA
Dimensions: 5″ x 2″ x 3.7″ (Length, Width, Depth)
Weight: 1.5lbs
Battery: 5200mAh external battery option
Power Consumption: <30W (without battery)
Standby Power Consumption: 400mW (max)
Pricing: MSRP $749 (PriceGrabber: $700.05)

The Samsung P310ME Pocket Imager is [...]

Epson EMP-TW2000 / PowerLite Pro Cinema 1080 UB
Projection Technology: 3LCD
Optical Zoom: 2.1x
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Max Lamp Life: 2,500 - 3,000 hours
Contrast Ratio: 50,000:1 (dynamic), 4,000:1 (native)
Brightness: 1,600 ANSI Lumens
Input: HDMI 1.3 (2), S-Video, Composite, RS-232, Component, VGA
Dimensions: 406 x 124 x 310mm (width x height x depth)
Weight: 5.6kg (12.32lbs)
Price: £2,986.85

Note: The EMP-TW2000 front projector [...]

Pioneer’s KURO plasma display panel (PDP) TVs have extreme performance and has set the standard for black levels. Pioneer has stated that it will introduce KURO front projectors and LCD TVs.
The second generation KURO PDP TVs feature a near absolute black by reducing the idle luminance. Compared to the 2007 KURO models, the second generation [...]

Young Optics Incorporated (YOI) announced shipment of its pico projector by Q2′08 - Q3′08. YOI’s pico projector TI’s DLP chip and RGB LED as the light source. The pico projector is rated to consume less than 1 watt with a brightness of 7 lumens, according to the company. YOI expects the pico projector to comprise [...]