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IFA, IBC, Cedia and Cinema

by Bob Raikes

I’ve had a writing week and my fingers have been hammering at the keyboard. We got the IFA report out earlier this week and the main issues were just a few hours behind. I …

Tags:Editorial| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Digital Projection Demos 4K Projector Using TRP Chip

by Chris Chinnock

The shift vs. native resolution debate got a little more intense at CEDIA with the debut of several prototype 4K projectors using the 4 million mirror TRP chip set from TI. This is a …

Tags:Cedia 2016| Digital Projection Inc (DPI)| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 23 - Issue 37

JVC Launches Native 4K Projector at CEDIA

by Chris Chinnock

CEDIA 2016 was the venue for the U.S. launch of the company’s new 4K native (4096×2160) projector using its D-ILA LCOS imagers. We had a full report on this projector based upon its IFA …

Tags:4K DCI| Cedia 2016| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Home Cinema| JVC| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Sony Adds VW675ES 4K HDR Home Theater Projector at CEDIA

by Chris Chinnock

Sony announced a new home theater projector to its ES line at CEDIA. The VPL-VW675ES offer native DCI 4K resolution (4096 x 2160) and HDR support for HDR10 and Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) – …

Tags:Cedia 2016| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Projection| sony| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Two New White Papers on the Value of Wide and Accurate Color

by Isaac Oburu

Insight Media has published two new white papers that describe the basics of color science, the trends toward wider color gamut displays and projectors and the value of these wider colors in two vertical …

Tags:Home Cinema| Home Theatre| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Laser Projectors| Simulation| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Sony Brings 4K HDR Capability to its VPL-VW320ES Home Projector

by Isaac Oburu

Following on from the arrival of the first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray film releases by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Sony is delighted to announce it is bringing 4K HDR capability to its VPL-VW320ES home …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Home Cinema| Projectors| Software| sony| UltraHD

Sony Eases Home Cinema Entry

by Tom Allen

Sony’s VPL-HW45ES is its newest projector, intended as an entry model into the world of home cinema. Based on Sony’s SXRD (a variant on LCoS) technology, it acts as a step down from the …

Tags:Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 13

BenQ Shifts to Laser Phosphor

by Bob Raikes

BenQ showed us a new laser phosphor projector, the LU9235 which is a 1920 x 1200 resolution DLP projector with 6,000 Ansi lumens of output and a promised light source lifetime of 20K hours. …

Tags:BenQ| Home Cinema| Installation Projectors| Interactive Displays| ISE 2016| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 23 - Issue 06

Scale-1 Does VR Without a Headset

by Tom Allen

French company Scale-1 Portal will introduce a VR projection solution at CES in January, which brings owners right into the action. ‘SCALee’ is a Windows 10 PC, UST projector and camera, housed in a …

Tags:Home Cinema| Interactive Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 52| Windows