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Mitsubishi HC6000: Mitsubishi's HC6000 replaces last year's model, the HC5000, as the company's entry-level 1080p home theater projector. The main improvement is higher contrast ratio due mainly to improved black level performance. It also delivers on its 1080p resolution promise for the most part, with video processing courtesy of Silicon Optix and...; Tags: Projectors, menu system, Auto Iris feature, color temperature, Mitsubishi HC6000, projector, Mitsubishi Corp.; Product reviews 2008-04-15
Building the 200 inch 1080p HDTV: Yesterday I helped my friend build his 200 inch 1080p HDTV for his entertainment room and it was a beast of a task. But when it was all said and done, I think he was quite happy. Pictured above and below is me standing in front...; Tags: Projector, HDTV, 1080p, Cable, TVs, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-03-11
JVC DLA HD100 - D-ILA projector: JVC's DLA-HD100 1080p resolution front projector is the company's new flagship model, while the DLA-HD1 from last year remains in the line at a lower price point. The HD100 adds some improvements that are certainly desirable--including improved black level performance and contrast ratio--but oddly the color accuracy and light output...; Tags: DLA HD100, DLA-HD100, JVC, menu system, projector; Product reviews 2008-03-11
Sony VPL VW60 - SXRD projector: Sony's entry-level SXRD-based front projector, the VPL-VW60, is the successor to last year's price-busting VPL-VW50. Also as a 1080p resolution projector with the same $4,999 list price, it faces stiffer competition these days with more 1080p projectors available for lower prices. Based on my findings with the company's flagship VPL-VW200,...; Tags: menu system, Cinema Black Pro menu, Sony VPL-VW60, Sony Corp., projector; Product reviews 2008-02-21
Panasonic PT-AE2000U: Panasonic has been in the front-projection business for a long time, and has been aggressively pricing its home-theater projectors for just as long, which has effectively driven prices down in the category as a whole. As a result it's now more affordable than ever to get a really big screen...; Tags: grayscale, HDMI, menu system, Panasonic, Panasonic PT-AE2000U, projector; Product reviews 2007-12-19

Sony VPL VW200: Sony's 2007 flagship front projector, the VPL-VW200, uses the company's variant of LCoS, called SXRD, and like most high-end projectors, it features a native resolution of 1080p. Those specs and jargon may well impress your buddies, but the real story is in the picture. The VPL-VW200 is the most color-accurate...; Tags: menu system, projector, Sony Corp., VPL-VW200; Product reviews 2007-12-12
Sanyo PLV-Z2000: Both front projectors and flat-panel HDTVs are plummeting in price while offering more and more in the way of features and performance. Sanyo's LCD-based PLV-Z2000, is an extremely well priced, 1080p resolution projector that delivers reasonably good performance for the dollar. It has a solid feature package for setup and...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Sanyo PLV-Z2000, projector, Sanyo Electric Co.; Product reviews 2007-10-31
Toshiba's tiny and bright TDP-PX10: At the DigitalLife show in New York, ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind stumbles across a projector that's small enough (less than 3 pounds) to fit in most shoulder bags, yet bright enough (2200 lumens) to work in most lighting situations. But packing all that tech into such a small package...; Tags: Projector, Toshiba Corp., ERROR: Missing a field.; Videos 2007-10-04
News to know: AT&T Tilt; Vista SP1; Server flaws; .Net: Notable headlines: Matthew Miller: First impressions of the AT&T Tilt. Gallery: The unboxing. Mary Jo Foley: Accounted for: The five mystery Vista updates to be added to SP1. Ryan Naraine: X Font Server flaw hits Sun Solaris hard. Apple finally fixes...; Tags: Microsoft .NET, Projector, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Zune, Blockbuster Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, AT&T Corp., NTT DoCoMo Inc., Health Care, Server, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Flaw, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Middleware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Human Resources, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-04
Toshiba's sub-3 lb. projector is a road warrior's dream; a pricey dream, but still a dream: Earlier this year, I headlined a post "If it consumes consumables (ie: ink, bulbs, etc), check their cost too before buying it." That's why, while at the Digital Life show in New York City last week, one of the question you'll see me asking during my video interview of Toshiba's...; Tags: Projector, Idea, Staples Inc., Toshiba Corp., Construction, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, David Berlind; Blog posts 2007-10-03
Smartboards vs interactive whiteboards: A few days ago, I posted my thoughts on the Mimio interactive whiteboards we installed. Overall, I liked them much more than I expected and the wow factor for students and staff was actually more helpful than distracting. A few readers posted comments on the other technologies available...; Tags: Interactive Whiteboard, Projector, Whiteboard, Board, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-09-11
Optoma HD81: August 20, 2007--The competition among higher-end front projectors has hit fever pitch recently, partly because DLP has finally caught up to LCD and LCoS in delivering 1080p native resolution. Enter Optoma's flagship 1080p resolution DLP projector, the HD81. This is one of the few projectors I have measured lately under...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Optoma HD81, projector, Optoma, 1080p, DLP; Product reviews 2007-08-21
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the new Apple iMac, the unlocked HTC Cavalier S630 and a wireless service for making and receiving calls while abroad.Here''s our weekly roundup of the new products CNET reviewers liked best. 1. 2008 BMW 535iEditors'' rating: 9.0The good:...; Tags: Desktops, photograph, Apple iMac, Audi TT 3.2 Quattro, Read CNET', Audi TT, JVC, Audi AG, BMW AG, projector, Apple iLife, Bose, shade, High Tech Computer Corp., cabin, audio quality, fidelity, satellite radio, 1080p, wireless service, digital media, adjustment, gamer, satellite; Image galleries 2007-08-11
JVC DLA-HD1: JVC's first relatively affordable 1080p DILA aka LCoS projector has garnered a lot of praise on Internet forums recently. The DLA-HD1's coveted 1080p resolution, at a price somewhere between the Sony VPL-VW50 aka the Pearl and its big brother, the VPL-VW100 aka the Ruby, may have something to do with...; Tags: JVC, JVC DLA-HD1, projector, 1080p; Product reviews 2007-08-07
JVC projector DLA-RS1U: JVC's first relatively affordable 1080p DILA aka LCoS projector has garnered a lot of praise on Internet forums recently. The DLA-RS1U's coveted 1080p resolution, at a price somewhere between the Sony VPL-VW50 aka the Pearl and its big brother, the VPL-VW100 aka the Ruby, may have something to do with...; Tags: JVC, projector, 1080p, DLA-RS1U; Product reviews 2007-07-27
Photos: Cirque du Soleil's inner workings: It takes a village--plus moving stages and 18,000-lumen projectors--to mount the ambitious Ka.; Tags: working, projector, photograph; Image galleries 2007-07-19
Time for some new teacher laptops: Time for some new teacher laptopsIt comes down to...In terms of your budget, what is the maximum are you willing to expense dollar-wise on a Laptop?That dictates what can be recommended based on your feature requirements.The intimidation necessary to compel trackpad use...... is a felony in most states. Instead...; Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, laptop computer, projector; Discussion threads 2007-07-13
The "money no object" desktop PC: The "money no object" desktop PCPity I upgraded 8 months ago...Had I waited, I'd have ditched AMD. But, 3.5 years from now, AMD may overtake Intel again.SHouldn't you define what the system is to be used for?I mean a PC to run an Office suite would be quite different...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Monitors & displays, Transfer Rate, desktop, projector, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, desktop computer; Discussion threads 2007-05-31
Photo: Green light for portable projectors: Laser diode technology is being developed that could someday allow you to project video downloaded to your cell phone onto a wall or screen.; Tags: Laser diode technology, laser, diode, projector, wall, photograph, cell phone, video, phone; Image galleries 2007-05-25
BenQ W10000: BenQ has been a major player in DLP front projection display technology for years, and the company's latest flagship projector, the W10000, is a one-chip design with Texas Instruments' new 1080p resolution chip. A good-size lamp means the 10000W will drive large screen sizes, which is an important consideration...; Tags: projector, BenQ W10000, BenQ Corp.; Product reviews 2007-04-10