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I just love starting arguments, so I'm sure everyone here loves paying the extra money for THX…right? It's a cool name, and super expensive, so it's the best…right? Starting at a cool $35k! Touted as the "world's first 1080p HD video display products to achieve THX certification," the Video Xtreme lineup of DLP projectors have survived the rigorous testing necessary […]
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Not the cheapest (which is normally a benefit of going rear projection) but it does get rid of the dreaded "rainbow effect" while still giving you a great picture. Overall, I'd say they like it…but in that $4000 price range, you've got a lot of options anyways, so may want to rethink this one. Besides its exotic light engine, the […]
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1080p Resolution…in a projection unit….for only 12 grand? Count me in for one! Heck, how about 2! The Sharp XV-Z20000 is the third 1080p single-chip DLP projector to pass through our doors. At $11,999 it bucks a growing trend to less expensive, high resolution projectors. But it's far lower in price than competitors such as the $20,000 Marantz VP-11S1 or […]
Read moreNot coming out in the US until January 2007, but not like you have $5k laying around for this bad boy anyways…do ya? If you do…can I come watch the Super Bowl at your house? 🙂 As predicted, the svelte new projector rocks the PowerLite moniker, while maintaining the bevy of impressive specs and curvaceous design. Beneath the hood of […]
Read moreThis sounds too good to be true, and the article doesn't mention actually seeing it in person, so I'll withhold judgment until somebody does a legitimate review of this. The sunlight has plagued projection units as long as I can remember, and the promise of a cure might make enough people bite the bullet. NP of Denmark has announced its […]
Read moreSome pretty cool pricing comparisons if you're curious as to why those companies are trying to take so much of your hard earned cash for those gorgeous displays. The material costs for a 1080p 52-inch DLP (digital light processing) rear-projection TV (RPTV) are about US$807.52, nearly half of that from a 1080p 52-inch LCD TV and a PDP (plasma display […]
Read moreNot the cheapest display on the market, but these guys still seem to like it. They also offer a 1080p version in the Elite version of it. Pioneer’s 7th generation plasma, the PDP-5070HD makes strides over last years offering, the 5060HD with improved black levels and color decoding. Pioneer has also ditched their media box receiver in favor of an […]
Read moreAll six Star Wars films on HD is almost worth my while to subscribe to Cinemax HD. I am gonna guess the othe r98% of subscribers are in it for the cable porn. If you can't get Cinemax, all six films will be coming to HBO HD sometime next year. From the article: All six ‘Star War’s films will air […]
Read moreHave a tub of popcorn and a barrel of soda for me when you go to these upcoming flicks in the theater. Week Of October 15th, 2006 Marie Antoinette – Biopic of the beautiful Queen of France who became a symbol for the wanton extravagance of the 18th century monarchy, and was stripped of her riches and finery, imprisoned […]
Read moreThis year's MEdia Center Show Awards are coming soon. It is sorta like the Oscars, except with more pocket protectors and less money. You know what they say, if you don't vote you can't bitch. Media Center Show Awards *Best Media Center Utility: *Best Online Spotlight application : *Best Video Conversion / Editing Tool : *Best Communication Tool: *Best Community […]
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