Projector's Friend
Projection screens are often overlooked, despite being looked at. Whether you're looking for a motorized screen or fixed screen, gray or white, matching your projector with the right screen can improve its performance, and perhaps the performance of your entire theater.
Real Wide Screen and No More Black Bars
One of the most common questions I get is about the black bars that appear above and below the image with many movies.
After all, a spiffy new HDTV and Blu-ray player will banish the black bars we had with DVDs and old TVs, right? Nope.
But with the right projector, screen, and lens, you can have CinemaScope in your home.
And no more black bars.
The JVC DLA-HD750 takes the DNA from its excellent predecessors and somehow improves on them.
Lets get this out of the way. There were only two things wrong with the predecessors of this projector: color and noise.
That was pretty much it, and to be honest, they didn’t get in the way. The image that the DLA-HD1, HD100 and various other siblings created was simply stunning, thanks to the highest native contrast ratio I’ve measured this side of a CRT.
And amazingly, the DLA-HD750 is even better.
Dim bulb? How about no bulb!
Specialist video maker Runco QuantumColor Q-750i and Q-750d front projectors got a lot of attention at last year's CEDIA, as they’re the company’s first offerings that include a trio of high-output, light-emitting diodes that provide the light source, in lieu of the traditional high pressure lamp.
Big Big Screen
Stewart Filmscreen's Cabaret and StudioTek 100 combine for a 130-inch big-screen experience.
I scoff at your puny big screen. I am amused by your 42-, 50- and 60-inch TVs. These are not big screens. These are just TVs. Go big or go home as people I don't like often say.
But go big I have, with a 130-inch diagonal screen.
Going Pro
There’s a new top pick in Epson’s already-crowded 3LCD projector line.
The Pro Cinema 7500UB utilizes the company’s most advanced imaging technologies and has its most thorough assortment of features, yet it carries a price tag of just $4,199.
