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With a name like Cineversum, it might sound like you’re stepping into a whole new universe of cinema watching. That’s what the French company is hoping consumers will desire, and achieve, with its new BlackWing Three projector. The beauty of a projector is a three-chip 1080p LCoS-engine model that provides for a 30,000:1 contrast ratio and the full CinemaScope experience if you want to go there—and who wouldn’t these days? The futuristic chassis was even conjured up by renowned French design firm Pineau & Le… View this story
Displays • Front Projection • LCoS • Home Theater • Product News

Fans of Pioneer’s highly acclaimed Kuro plasma will be chomping at the bit to see how the company’s new projector bearing the same branding will perform. Pioneer showed off its new Kuro KRF-9000FD theater projector today at the High End trade show in Munich, Germany. The LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) projector provides for the full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, and a nice little contrast ratio of 30,000:1, for starters. You’ll have some leeway placing the KRF-9000FD in your setup too, with lens shift… View this story
Displays • Front Projection • LCoS • Home Theater • Product News

JVC‘s new projector is a big boy inside and out. Let’s cut to the chase: the company is boasting the DLA-HD100’s 30,000:1 ratio. That’s not a typo. Wow wee. This model uses D-ILA, JVC’s own version of LCoS technology. Three D-ILA devices are used: one each for red, green and blue. The DLA-HD100 also has HDMI 1.3, a motorized Fujinon 2x zoom lens, and a V-Stretch function for “for the most efficient projection of extra wide screen anamorphic movies” (a third-party lens is needed though).… View this story
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Looking to blow up your widescreen movie image a bit, or maybe you need to accommodate more space between your projector and screen? Navitar has introduced what it says is the first available high-definition conversion projection lenses in the industry. The company’s HD ScreenStar lens series is designed to match the performance of HD format projectors and instantly increase the projector’s image size or throw distance by placing the ScreenStar lens in front of the existing lens, the company says. The first two lenses released… View this story
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If this were a musical, we’d sing, “1080p is the word, is the word that you heard ... 1080p is the way we are feeling.” Never mind that 1080p is not a word at all but four numbers and a letter signifying “Full HD” resolution of 1,080 lines, progressively scanned. The point is that 1080p is the big new thing. Or, in musical terms, “It’s got groove, it’s got meaning.” And it’s coming to a lot of HDTVs near you. Only you’ll still have to… View this story
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Tucked into the mountains of North Carolina is a vacation retreat that only looks traditional. Inside is a bleeding-edge theater that seats 10, a super-slick remote control system and 7.1 channels of surround-sound thunder. The columns and arches of the 22-by-24-foot space are part of a classic theater look engineered by theme-theater architectural company First Impressions, whose CineLoungers provide the cushy seating. Located in the center of the house, the theater had to be acoustically isolated from the adjacent great room and office. The owners… View this story
LCoS • SXRD • Seating • Home Theater • Cool Homes

The term “microdisplays” doesn’t refer to tiny televisions but rather to the microscopic digital technology that makes today’s new breed of rear-projection TVs possible. And those TVs are big—with screen sizes from 42 to 100 inches. Still, they’re not as big, deep and heavy as those mammoth rear-projection CRT (cathode ray tube) sets they’re replacing. Many are only 15 inches deep and less, allowing them to fit in cabinets and other places where a big TV just isn’t possible. Best of all, these microdisplays are… View this story
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It’s a stately looking theater, but the requirement for this space was “"simple, elegant quality."” The owner wanted a top-drawer theater that was easy to operate for his family as well as guests, and which fit the elegance of this 18,000-square-foot summer home in the mountains of North Carolina. The owner is a huge sports fan and loves to sit back, relax and watch Florida State play ball in high definition on his 124-inch Stewart Custom Luxus Deluxe Screen Wall, which receives a stunning image… View this story
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Here’s our quick look at the terms and technology in today’s televisions. LCD Stands for: Liquid crystal display. What the &#!!?: It’s what you have in your flat-panel computer display. Available in: Flat-panel TVs, rear-projection sets, some front projectors. How it works: Crystals in a liquid are activated by an electrical current. What’s so good about it: Provides a bright, high-contrast image. What’s not so good: Viewing lower-resolution images can sometimes be like looking through a screen door. DLP Stands for: Digital light processing. What… View this story
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Shopping for a television used to be easy. You’d go to the store, find one that looked nice and that might fit in your living room, point to it and then proceed to hire a crew of movers to get that humongous thing into your house. (We said the shopping part was easy, not the getting it into your house part.) Today, things are different. Thanks to technology, getting a new TV into your house may no longer require a work crew and union contracts.… View this story
Displays • CRT • DLP • Flat Panel • Front Projection • LCD • LCoS • Plasma • Rear Projection • Home Theater • Info and Answers

Big screen or little screen? Flat-panel TV or traditional set? Front projection or rear projection? CRT, or DLP, LCD or plasma? Do you know what video display is right for you? Maybe you need a video display that matches your personality. Are you a big thinker and big doer or a more frugal, simple person? Are you a perfectionist who demands the highest performance, or are you more interested in maintaining your room design? Are you a progressive thinker? A risk taker? A multitasker? Did… View this story
Displays • CRT • DLP • Front Projection • LCD • LCoS • Plasma • Rear Projection • Video Projectors • Big Game Gear • Home Theater • Info and Answers