$175,000 Projector Displays 4K Resolution

[justiceguy216]

[citation][nom]hmmmm[/nom]How much do the replacement bulbs cost?[/citation]
Vegeta: OVER NINE-THOUSAND!!!!!

 

[speckk91]

Hanin33 is correct there are people willing to pay this much money for a projector the real question is scaling. you would need some kind of broadcast scaler like a Kramer or a Teranex. these are probably limited to 1080p resolution. So have fun with that. BTW I once built a built-in rear projection tv using a runco 12" crt projector, a stewart double mirror system and a lenticular screen and a Faroudja scaler. 96",1080p, and black levels not to be belived.

 

[redgarl]

Xtreme HD news... look at my nose closely...

 

[chaohsiangchen]

[citation][nom]speckk91[/nom]Hanin33 is correct there are people willing to pay this much money for a projector the real question is scaling. you would need some kind of broadcast scaler like a Kramer or a Teranex. these are probably limited to 1080p resolution. So have fun with that. BTW I once built a built-in rear projection tv using a runco 12" crt projector, a stewart double mirror system and a lenticular screen and a Faroudja scaler. 96",1080p, and black levels not to be belived.[/citation]

No, what Hanin33 doesn't understand is that this is not intended as consumer electronics, but rather designed and marketed as a tool of business, i.e. something you use to make money.

For example, second rated theaters can buy this model and use electronic distribution instead of physical films and old style movie projectors. That alone could save up to millions for chain theaters.

Other applications for rental projector includes major political events, concert, entertainment, sports event and fashion show etc.

 

[chaohsiangchen]

And, I forgot to mention, application in gaming events. That's why I asked the question on Crysis. All you have voted me down should remember this: you are stupid and narrow minded morons who can't see the point of that question.

 

[cjl]

[citation][nom]Zirbmonkey[/nom]yup, that's what IMAX is... sort of. IMAX uses two 2K resolution projectors overlaid on each other. This one does 4K in a single shot. So yes, you get better than an IMAX picture with this thing.[/citation]
Nope. Imax digital is a sad degradation from true Imax film, which has around 4500 lines of vertical resolution (and around 6-7k horizontal). This projector isn't remotely close to true Imax yet.

 

[r0x0r]

Still not UHD (7680x4320) 🙁

 

[FXO]

"Current gen consoles", and how do you figure that woul'd work?

I'm not sure if even next generation consoles will go above HD resolution.

Customization and bleeding edge is where the PC shines.

 

[anamaniac]

[citation][nom]chaohsiangchen[/nom]I wonder how Crysis would perform on 4096x2400 4AA Very High with Core i7 975 and ATI HD5870 in triple crossfire.[/citation]

How about a quad socket motherboard, fill with 8 core i7s, with 4 5870s for octo GPU and 32 cores (64 logical).
Then maybe...


I've seen multi projector setups, but apparantly they're quite difficult to set up.

Me likes.

 

[matt87_50]

this is nothing for the mega rich decking out whole new rooms for state of the art home theaters. most of them go thru less known channels to get this tech from the commercial sector anyway.

and if i was given 170k and told to choose between a projector or a sports car, i'd choose this. (tho if i could spend it on anything, i would put it towards a house, like a normal person.)

 

[Guest]

4K resolution is something else than 10Mpix resolution!
I came here to see why a 4000pixel projector could possibly cost $175K, but instead I find it's not because it's a 4K, but a 10M projector!
Big difference!

 

[Atticah]

i don't think any of us has that kind of money

 

[g00ey]

[citation][nom]Zirbmonkey[/nom]yup, that's what IMAX is... sort of. IMAX uses two 2K resolution projectors overlaid on each other. This one does 4K in a single shot. So yes, you get better than an IMAX picture with this thing.[/citation]

No, this is nowhere near IMAX in terms of resolution, it could rather be seen as an alternative to the standard 35mm film being used in conventional cinemas. 4k means 4000 vertical lines just like 1080p and 720p. Here's a quote from a letter sent from IMAX customer service after an inquirey regarding the screen resolution of the IMAX:

[citation][nom]Brian Bonnick, IMAX[/nom]The smallest resolve power of neg film is about 6 microns. As a result, the limiting resolution on a 35mm negative frame is around 3700×2700 pixels. This means a maximum of 2000 lines of vertical resolution for an image with a 1.85 aspect ratio and even less for a 2.35:1 aspect ratio (1570 lines).

The resolution on a 35mm release print is much lower due to MTF generation loss in the film process. A recent paper from SMPTE journal reported that the real resolution that audience can discern in a high-quality 35mm cinema is about 1600 horizontal pixels, which translates to about 850 lines for 1:85 and less than 700 lines for 2.35. Most 35mm cinemas fair even worse than those numbers.

Similarly, an IMAX 15/70 frame has a limiting resolution of close to 12,000 horizontal pixels. For an aspect ratio of 1.36:1, there are about 8700 lines of vertical resolution on each 15/70 negative frame. Because the release print for a typical IMAX documentary is printed directly from the negative, the geneartion MTF loss will be reduced. It is estimated that audience can discern no less than 4500 lines of vertical resolution from a good IMAX release print. So as you can see there exists quite a difference between the image quality of an IMAX image vs that of a 35mm image.

Brian Bonnick, P.Eng.
Sr. Vice President, Technology[/citation]

 

[viometrix]

ill take 2 of those, oh and that nuclear sub over on the other shelf there....can you gift wrap those for me?

 

[Guest]

nothing new here , sony offered 4K projectors years ago, but they are meant more likely for digital cinemas and proffesional movie productions, that's it, nothing for consumers ...

 

[hixbot]

Why is this news? 4k projectors have been on the market for years!

 

[KyleSTL]

[citation][nom]ProDigit80[/nom]4K resolution is something else than 10Mpix resolution!I came here to see why a 4000pixel projector could possibly cost $175K, but instead I find it's not because it's a 4K, but a 10M projector!Big difference![/citation]
4K is a video format, in reference to the number of horizontal pixels. Google for more information.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I'd have to win the lottery jackpot! LOL

 

[hannibal]

Well this the the "next" mainstreem resolution in a couple of years... Well maybe HD is good enough more that a couple of years, but in couple of years this will not be more expensive than HD projectors were a couple of years ago.
Hmmm... when the resolution is good enough? This is not even near movie theater quality, but no one has so big wall to fit a screen, that it would make difference, or would it?

 

[techtre2003]

I'd rather have the display from the Cowboy's stadium