Gizmodo: 810

Meridian 10MP Projector Displays on 25-Foot Screen With No Pixelation

Benny Goldman — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Meridian's 810 projector boldly claims to be the Reference Video System, and after seeing it for myself I think that's a fair assessment. The $185,000 box (that's right!) uses specially calibrated JVC D-ILA light engine panels to deliver a resolution of 4096 x 2400 pixels, or put simply, 10-freaking-megapixels. Compare that to 1080i's one paltry MP of resolution, or 1080p full HD's skimpy 2MP. So how does the 810 do its magic? With a very unique scaling engine.

The 810's Marvell-designed engine seen above stitches four 1080p scalers together with DVI connections to bump any digital source from 480i to 1080p up to a full 10MP. The projector can pump out a few different aspect ratios: 4:3, 16:9 and using a CinemaScope lens, 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen that's mostly used in old school films. It's also got a lamp that goes up to Hollywood-reference levels of 4000 lumens and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio which is odd since their $15K projector claims 30,000:1.

Either way, the picture projected by the 810 is pretty unreal. I stuck my nose up to the screen and couldn't see a pixel to save my life, and Meridian says that it will project on a screen up to 25 feet wide without any pixelation. The 810 comes in short, medium, and long-throw packages, as well as a very short throw package for rear-projection. It'll be available in September, if you can afford it. [Meridian]

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Jason Chen — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:00:51 EST

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Universal Remote Control MX-810 First Look

Jason Chen — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:45:40 EDT

At first glance, the Universal Remote MX-810's $399 price tag would turn off people who are used to Logitech's useful, but affordable, line of universal remotes. The 810 does have RF and IR, 44 hard buttons, "easy" shortcut buttons like DVD, DVR, All On/Off and the ability to control 24 devices and 24 activities for each.

Still, for almost half a grand, you'd probably expect a giant touchscreen like the Logitech Harmony 1000, and for a remote with a bunch of hard buttons, you'd probably go with a $50 low-end Logitech Harmony. But we'll reserve our judgment for when we can actually play with it. – Jason Chen

Product Site [Universal Remote via Electronic House]

Zino 810 Clones the Meizu Miniplayer, Then Shrinks It

Jason Chen — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:49:53 EDT

This "Mini Me" version of the Meizu Mini player was made by another Chinese company, proving that Chinese manufacturers have gotten good enough so even they're getting copied. The Zino looks almost exactly like the Meizu, except with a slightly misaligned scheme and a smaller body. It weighs only 40 grams and comes in 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB sizes.

It supports Windows and Mac, has USB2.0 connectivity and plays back DivX files. Not too shabby for a knockoff player. – Jason Chen

Mini M6?! Zino New MP3 810 Announced [iMP3 via The 'mini' Miniplayer?]