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[CES 2013] If you’re thinking of setting up a home theater in your house and you’re on a budget, you might want to check out Epson’s latest offering: the 3LCD PowerLite Home Cinema 750HD. Designed for first-time home theater enthusiasts or those on a tight budget, this affordable and versatile 2D and true 3D projector is Epson’s brightest home theater projector to date.

The Home Cinema 750HD projects up to 3,000 lumens of color and 3,000 lumens of white brightness for dark or light rooms. It also features full HD, active shutter 3D with 720p resolution, and can project at up to 300-inches. The projector is equipped with a built-in speaker, and a range of connectivity options for your DVD players, TV receivers, gaming consoles, computers, and mobile devices.

The Epson Home Cinema 750HD will be available in late March for $899.

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LG announced today that it will unveil a new ultra-short focus Cinema Projector at CES 2013. Thanks to its Ultra-Short Focus design this projector will offer you a 100″ Full HD Video experience despite being as close as 55cm from its projection screen. This yet to be name projector also features WiDi and is expected to be sold in Korea this month at around $1000 USD.

LG has announced a new Cinematic 100-inch Class Laser TV. This isn’t a huge screen behemoth with all the components inside as you envision a typical television. Rather, this television uses a special 100-inch screen and an external short throw projector.

The setup sounds like a throwback to the 80s when front projection screen TVs and rear projection screen TVs were the only way to get a large image in your home. LG promises the system will be demonstrated for the first time at CES 2013 kicking off next month. The 100-inch class LG Hecto Laser TV supports full HD resolution and promises incredible contrast.

The high contrast the TV promises comes courtesy of the LG advanced laser-based illumination system used in the external ultra short throw projector. LG promises that the system will offer a theater-like experience at home without the difficult installation required with most projector-based entertainment systems. The projector needs only 22-inches of space from the screen to throw the 100-inch image.

The dynamic contrast ratio for the television system is 1,000,000:1. The laser TV also has a digital tuner with a pair of 10 W speakers providing integrated sound. Connectivity options include three HDMI inputs, optical audio output, RS-232 interface, and more. The screen used in the television system has a thin bezel and the laser TV supports the LG Smart TV platform including integrated Wi-Fi for streaming content such as Netflix and YouTube. Pricing and availability on the Hecto Laser TV is unknown.

LG unveils Cinematic 100-inch “Hecto” laser TV is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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As LG continues its slew of CES 2013 pre-announcements, the latest is a new display technology it’s bringing to the projection arena, an ultra short throw laser projector. Capable of creating a 100-inch screen from just 22 inches (56cm) away, the “Hecto” Laser TV a 1080p shooter that can change the way owners design their home theater. If you’d like to use it as an all-in-one home theater to go (the screen is included, picture after the break), it also has a digital tuner and 10w speakers built-in, with three HDMI inputs, an RS-232 port and Smart TV capabilities controlled by LG’s Magic Remote. As you can see above, it follows LG’s “Dynamic Arc Design” with a max height of just 5.7-inches. It carries a 1,000,000 to 1 contrast ratio with WiDi and Miracast compatibility and LG claims the laser system will run for up to 25,000 hours without replacement. There’s no word on pricing or release date, although it likely won’t be value priced. We expect to get a few more details when we see it in Las Vegas, check the press release after the break for all the information currently available.

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Samsung‘s efforts with the Galaxy Beam were valiant, but the device itself disappeared into the abyss with no real impact on the market. However, Samsung is trying it again, but this time they’re making a dedicated Pico Projector accessory built to be compatible with the company’s Galaxy line of products.

The Samsung EAD-R10 mini-projector is currently available for sale in South Korea, and all you needs to do to get it up and running is connect a MHL-supported Galaxy device to the projector and then you’ll be off to the races, projecting images with up to 20ANSI lumens and an nHD resolution (640×360).

The projector accessory features a loudspeaker, a focus control button, HDMI-out, and a 1650mAh battery, with a price of around $220. The device is about as big as a Galaxy S III, and it’s only about a half of an inch think, so it can easily fit into a pocket for portability purposes. It also has a full-size HDMI-in port so you can also plug it into laptops and other devices.

The device promises two hours of non-stop projecting, and hopefully that’s true, since most movies are usually an hour and a half to two hours long. We’re not sure if this new accessory will be hitting other countries or not, but even if it did land in the US, we’re not sure if the device would really take off, especially considering the $200+ price tag.

[via Android Community]

Samsung unveils Pico Projector accessory for Galaxy products is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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