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If you didn’t think there was room in your home for a big-screen projector, think again. Smaller-footprint projectors are becoming more and more popular, thanks to their portability, ease of use and ability to project quality images without a dedicated projection screen. Case in point: BenQ’s Joybee GP1 Mini LED projector. It’s not quite a true “pocket” projector, but it only weighs a couple of pounds and after setting it up you can get quality images up to around 80 diagonal images. You can sign… View this story
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In the market for a high-end projector for your ultimate theater room? SIM2 has continued its stellar Grand Cinema C3X series with the Grand Cinema C3X Lumis projector, to deliver your high-def images via 3-chip DLP. The 3000 ANSI lumens of brightness will keep your eyes glued to the screen. The up-to 35,000:1 contrast ratio will let you see details you may have missed in previous viewings of your movie collection. The company employs the latest 0.95-inch 1080p DC4 DLP chipset from Texas Instruments, along… View this story
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Runco‘s always been ahead of the game when it comes to projection systems. The company can take a lot of credit with the 2.35 theater trend. Now that this year’s CEDIA Expo is under way, the company is presenting its latest innovative projector—based on LED technology. The “InfiniLight” lampless LED (light-emitting diode) illumination provides the imagery to Runco’s new QuantumColor projectors, Q-750i and Q-750d. Along with the energy-efficiency and long lifespan of the LEDs, color bursts onto the screen with the help of Runco’s new… View this story
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It wasn’t too long ago that plasma and LCD TVs were the sexy additions to someone’s home theater.  Projectors, however, are starting to taking over in the world of home theaters. Many consumers are opting for a projection-based home theater or media room because of the value it represents. A quality high-definition projection system can be put together for reasonable money. The most obvious benefit of a projection-based system is the large screen. But there are other factors besides the screen size: Availability of 1080p… View this story
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If you’re a home theater aficionado looking for larger-than-life visual experiences, the latest technology and a flexible setup, take a look at SIM2’s new modular projector system. The Grand Cinema C3X Lumis HOST pairs a reference-quality 3-chip DLP projector with a discrete outboard control module/video processor to provide some of the finest blacks and color you will see anywhere—and it better at its $40,000 to $42,000 base price. The C3X Lumis HOST is based on a trio of the DarkChip4 DLP chipsets that yields improved… View this story
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Want a projector that will deliver dazzling high-def images until 2064—and never have to replace the lamp? Rather than settle for the 2,000 or so hours of viewing you may get out of today’s projectors before you need a new bulb, you could consider a lamp-free model that uses LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). One of the attractions? A 60,000-hour lifespan with no LED replacement, meaning at a modest estimate of two hours of daily viewing—projectors still aren’t the primary display for most homes—it will last… View this story
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We’re always on the lookout for great deals on A/V for your home. Televisions, projectors, screens, receivers, speakers ... if you’re trying to put together a media room, home theater or other A/V system why not try to save a few bucks here (especially if you want to spend a few more bucks there)? And we’ll try to cover something from a variety of categories. Here are some sweet discounts we found this week: Onkyo TX-SR607 A/V receiver: Amazon has this beefy receiver marked down… View this story
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U2, Monsters vs. Aliens, My Bloody Valentine, Chuck, the BCS National Championship, NBA All-Star Saturday Night—can you name the common theme? If you said, “They’ve all been filmed and broadcast in 3D,” then you win the grand prize. OK, maybe no prize, but it does mean that you’re up on the latest video trend. We’ve come a long way from 20th-century campy sci-fi 3D movies, as anyone who’s attended an IMAX 3D showing can attest to. Yes, we’re still wearing glasses to get the full… View this story
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The all-in-one home theater system from Epson is improving with the times, as the company has announced that you can now include its latest 1080p projectors as part of the theater rig. That would be the Ensemble HD Home Cinema System, which Epson teamed with Atlantic Technology in giving you an instant home theater that includes screen, projector, speakers, controller with DVD player, and remote. It is now offered with Epson’s 3LCD 1080p front projector options of the PowerLite Home Cinema 6100 and Home Cinema… View this story
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French screen manufacturer Screen Research is out with a sweet model it’s dubbed “Supreme 2”—with its supremely easy installation and good looks we can see why. The fixed frame screen is available with Screen Research’s patented THX- and ISF-certified ClearPix2 screen fabrics and the ISF-certified SolidPix fabrics, and you’ll be able to get them in a range of sizes to fill your theater wall. The “supreme” velour finish aids in the projection image’s perceived contrast, really making it pop off the screen, and works with… View this story
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Projection systems can turn a media room into a true home theater room, but the two variables often get in the way of our screen dreams—enough space on the wall for a screen, and accommodations for the projector. Premier Mounts is hoping to cut down on dilemmas with the latter of those, with its recently introduced Universal Short-Throw Projector Arm (UNI-STB) providing more flexibility to mounting short-throw projectors. The arm is able to adjust from 7 to 27 inches from the wall with support for… View this story
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Don’t have a dedicated theater that you can make black as night for when you want to watch a movie? No problem. Screen Research’s latest addition to its SolidPix line lets you add a screen to just about any room environment. The French manufacturer has announced its GrayPix Ultra-contrast screen fabric is shipping, so you can have it installed in your dedicated theater room or, the increasingly common multi-purpose media room. The Imaging Science Foundation-certified screen material will work well in rooms with more ambient… View this story
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