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R.I.P For Home Theater Projectors?

by Pete Putman

Recent trends in large flat screen displays have me wondering if we are seeing the beginning of the end for home theater front projection. (We are already seeing pressure on front projection for commercial …

Tags:Home Cinema| Home Theatre| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Sony Focuses on New Master Series TVs

by Chris Chinnock

At the Sony press conference, President and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said Sony is focused on three main areas: electronics (to capture, record, watch and listen), entertainment (music, movies, anime, TV and games), and financial …

Tags:Home Cinema| IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Projectors| Smartphones| Smartwatches| sony| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

IMax and DTS Launch Joint Certification and Licensing Programme

by Andrew Fenn

IMAX and DTS have announced a new home entertainment partnership and launched the IMax Enhanced programme. The new certification and licensing programme combines the highest-end consumer electronics products with IMax digitally remastered Ultra HD …

Tags:audio| Home Cinema| IMAX| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Barco Upgrades Prometheus 3 Chip DLP Projector

by Bob Raikes

Barco’s high end home cinema group, Barco Residential, has launched the latest version of its high end, three chip DLP Prometheus III projector which has a laser light source. The unit supports native 4K …

Tags:Barco| DLP Projectors| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Barco to Demo High-end Residential Projector Family at CEDIA Expo 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Barco Residential will introduce the newest in a line of projectors for high-end residential spaces and yachts at this year’s CEDIA Expo, which takes place at the San Diego Convention Centre in California, US …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 33

PMA Research Announces February’s Top-Selling Projectors

by Andrew Fenn

Front projector specialist PMA Research has posted its most recent tracking service results to the company’s website. Devices are split into three main categories and the top five biggest sellers from each are displayed …

Tags:Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| PMA Research| Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Optoma HD27e Supports Rec.709

by Bob Raikes

The HD27e – the next evolution of Optoma’s HD27 FullHD 1080p lamp-based DLP home entertainment projector – is now available. The new model offers brighter images, with 3,400 lumens, runs quieter (25dB) and has …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Optoma Brings DLP Home Projector to Europe

by Bob Raikes

Optoma has released the UHD40 UltraHD projector which uses a DLP engine and outputs 2,400 Ansi lumens. and looks like the product that is being sold as the UHD50 in the US and was …

Tags:Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Acer Launches “World’s Smallest” UHD 3000-Lumen Laser Projector

by Andrew Fenn

Acer has announced that its new home theatre projector, the Acer VL7860, is now available in the US . Claimed to be the world’s smallest Ultra HD, 3000-lumen laser projector, the VL7860 features a …

Tags:Acer| DLP Projectors| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 06

UHD DLP projector from BenQ

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has a new UltraHD DLP projector, the W1700 (HT2550 in the US) that uses a proprietary low dispersion lens that improves quality as well as “CinematicColor” which means that the projector has an …

Tags:BenQ| DLP Projectors| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Barco Residential’s new Medea 4K is ‘Entry Level’

by Bob Raikes

Barco has announced a new projector for home use, the Medea 4K, with a new optical engine and light source that is joining the Barco Residential range as an ‘entry level’ UltraHD laser projector. …

Tags:Barco| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Optoma Adds to Darbee Range

by Bob Raikes

Optoma has a new DLP projector, the HD39Darbee that is for home cinema and gaming. The company claims good gaming response with an input lag of 16ms. Resolution is FullHD with 3,500 Ansi lumens …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 31