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It turns out you don’t need to spend big money for a home theater projector. Well, not huge money, anyway. JVC has just introduced a low-cost home theater projector that for the first time provides advanced D-ILA technology at an entry-level price. Called the DLA-HD250 by JVC Consumer and the DLA-HD250Pro by JVC Professional, it’s priced below $3,000 and delivers a 25,000:1 native contrast ratio and 1,000 ANSI lumens brightness.

Features of the dual-named projector include a 2x motorized zoom lens with auto dust cover, as well as on-screen customizable gamma control and ultra-quiet operation. While meant for a home theater set-up, JVC stresses that it can be used in brighter areas, such as a bar or restaurant.

Since it’s CEDIA time, Epson has seen fit to unveil several new 1080p projectors, ranging from price brackets in the (reasonable for this crowd) sub-$7,000 category with the new Pro Cinema 6100 to the Home Cinema 8350 which comes in at less than $1,300. The Pro Cinema 6100 (above) debuts the company’s new 3LCD Reflective and UltraBlack tech courtesy of a dual-layered auto iris that is its first to reach dynamic contrast ratios of up to 1,000,000:1, while the Pro Cinema 31000 and Home Cinema 21000 beamers feature similar lens technology with appropriately lower-end chipsets, stats and prices when all of them ship in December. The next jump down is the Home Cinema 8350 and 8700UB models that eschew the new HDMI 1.4 ports and more exotic lens technology of the higher end models while still bringing improved specs over last year’s lineup to retailer shelves when they ship later this month. Detailed specs follow after the break if you’re wondering just how far an extra dollar or two will go.

Continue reading Epson rolls out new 3LCD projectors for budgets big and medium

Epson rolls out new 3LCD projectors for budgets big and medium originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It ain’t the first point-and-shoot to emerge with a beamer within, but it’s the first from GE’s General Imaging branch. Boasting a 14 megapixel sensor, a vanilla enclosure and a DLP projector, the PJ1 was seen making its debut here at Photokina in Germany. The highlight of the device is obviously the 854 x 480 resolution projector that’s somehow stuffed within the casing, while the most impressive part to us was just how thin it remained with such a unit inside. In other words, the projector itself was certainly lacking, and with just 15 lumens, we felt that the darker-than-dark test room (shown in the video just past the break) still wasn’t dark enough. On the capture side, there’s a 7x optical zoom, SD / SDHC card slot and support for 720p movies; thankfully, GE’s not planning to include too hefty a premium for the projector, as we were told to expect it for “around €250 ($334)” when it lands in Europe next February.

Continue reading GE stuffs DLP projector into 14MP PJ1 point-and-shoot camera, we go hands-on

GE stuffs DLP projector into 14MP PJ1 point-and-shoot camera, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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3M may have snuck out two pico projectors for the guy in the boardroom yesterday, but its latest handheld is clearly designed for after-hour usage. Figuring it can leverage its projector roots and jump right on into the camcorder / camera side of things, the company’s Shoot ‘N Share packs a 5 megapixel sensor that can capture 720p MP4 video as well as take stills. Once you’re done recording, you can tap the capacitive projector button and display it on the wall (or in our style, on someone’s forehead). We figured with only 14 lumens of brightness it would be fairly dim, but some recorded video was actually bright enough to make out in a fairly light room. However, it only projects at 640 x 480, though we guess for $299 we didn’t expect much more. The projector… er, camera, has a microSD card slot and HDMI jack on its edges, but it’s definitely chunkier than we’d like. Hit the shots below to decide for yourself and the press release after the break for a few extra details.

Continue reading 3M Shoot ‘N Share does just that: shoots 720p, shares with its built-in pico

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Swiss labs build credit card-sized projector for cellphones, operating rooms, and more originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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