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DIY HD projector for under €499 [Video]

Chris Davies, Jul 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

If we told you there was a way you could get a custom HD projector for under €499 ($704) with DVI and HDMI inputs, you might go so far as to give your left arm for such a device. Unfortunately that would be the wrong idea, as you'd probably need that arm to put the projector together: you see, it's a DIY kit, and according to German tinkerer Maxi Huber it's the best piece of home entertainment kit he's bought in some time. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

SIM2 Grand Cinema CX3 $42k DLP projector gets reviewed

Chris Davies, Jun 30th 2009 Discuss [1]

If you're going to spend $40k-$42k on a DLP projector, you want to know it can deliver the visual goods. Happily, according to Electronic House, the SIM2 Grand Cinema CX3 Lumis HOST system does just that; the two-piece Full HD projector produced "viewing splendor". Read The Full Story

Samsung P410M compact projector

Chris Davies, Jun 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Samsung have taken the wraps off of their latest pocket-projector, the P410M, and while you'd certainly need reasonably-sized pockets to carry it, it perhaps makes up for things by offering higher than usual specs. The P410M boasts up to 800 x 600 resolution and a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, together with inputs that include VGA, composite and a USB port. Read The Full Story

DIY Laser Matrix Projector for iPhone

Chris Davies, May 20th 2009 Discuss [0]

If you've ever wanted to use your iPhone as a projector, but are too cheap to shell out for a pico-projector like the AAXA P1, perhaps this DIY system is for you. What you gain in price, you lose in flexibility, however; the system uses 35 individual laser pointers to recreate any bitmap font. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Sanyo unveils HD projector with 23.6-inch short-throw

Brenda Stokes, Apr 14th 2009 Discuss [1]

Sanyo showed off a pretty impressive piece of technology in Japan today with their latest prototype projector. This projector is capable of full HD images at 16:9 and 1080p. But that's not the cool part. What's cool is this projector has a super short-throw. I mean, really short. Read The Full Story

Sanyo PDG-DHT100L DLP projector: 1080p, 6500 lumens

Chris Davies, Mar 10th 2009 Discuss [0]

Sanyo have announced the PDG-DHT100L, a pro-class native-1080p DLP projector capable of 7,500:1 contrast and 6,500 lumens brightness thanks to dual 330W HP bulbs and a twin color wheel system. Suited to 24/7 installs, the DHT100L comes with user-interchangeable color wheels that allow the option of high brightness or rich color reproduction. Read The Full Story

Maradin MLP pico-projectors promise high-res in 2010

Chris Davies, Mar 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

Pico-projectors are growing in popularity and number, but less impressive is their typical resolution and brightness. That could all change, though, if Maradin's miniaturized laser-diode projector (MLP) technology gains a foothold; based on MEMS projector tech, the system uses a low-powered laser beam to produce what are reportedly high-resolution, quality footage. Read The Full Story

Wearable projection computer project: Internet ‘sixth sense’

Chris Davies, Feb 6th 2009 Discuss [1]

A group of MIT students have developed a wearable computer that projects its display onto any nearby surface, and is controlled by hand gestures and voice-recognition. A prototype was demonstrated at TED this week, capable of projecting a watch face onto the user's wrist after they trace a circle over it, capturing images framed by their fingers, and pulling up information about an individual and projecting it onto them during conversation. Video demos after the cut Read The Full Story

Epson dims the lights, spotlights a new home theater projector

Shawn Farner, Jan 6th 2009 Discuss [0]

Do you love your home theater setup? Do you sit at work all day, counting down the minutes until you can go home and watch a movie? Are you thinking about your home theater right now? So is Epson. They want to be a part of it, and as a result, they've announced a new home theater projector - the PowerLite Home Cinema 6500 UB. Read The Full Story

CV-MP01 comes in as one of the worlds smallest LED video projectors

Staff Editor, Dec 19th 2008 Discuss [0]

With a world that seems bent on making everything either as big or as small as possible, we do not find the coming of the CV-MP01 anything out of the ordinary. This seemingly useless device seems to be more for the “I told you I could do it” factor. Read The Full Story

Optoma PK101 Pico-Projector gets December 1st preorder date

Chris Davies, Nov 11th 2008 Discuss [2]

Optoma's pico-projector first showed up back in June, with few details aside from a tentative promise of limited distribution in late 2008. Now the company has confirmed that the projector, the PK101, will go on sale in December at Japanese Apple Stores, offering buyers a 120g battery-powered device capable of creating up to 66-inch images at 480 x 320 resolution. Read The Full Story

DIY Fog Screen: video demo

Chris Davies, Nov 6th 2008 Discuss [1]

Halloween may be over, but Finkbuilt's Steve Lodefink has only just got around to showing off the impressive DIY fog screen he built to befreak the local trick & treaters. Based on the principle that you can project an image onto a moving wall of fog, Steve's home-made system creates the screen using drinking straws and a fan, and projects an eye animation. Check out the video demo after the cut Read The Full Story