Samsung's SP-A800B 1080p DLP Projector Perfect for Death Star's Theater Room

Matt Buchanan — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:31:01 EDT

We bet Stormtroopers wouldn't mind crowding around Samsung's latest 1080p projector, the SP-A800B. It makes use of TI's newest DLP chip, delivering a 24fps film mode and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio. No price or street date, but since it's an "ultra high-end model targeted to the content creation industry and home theater," we're guessing the price will suit the audience. Two more snaps and full specs after the jump.

Panel .95" DMD 1 panel
Resolution 1920x1080
Light source 300W LAMP
LAMP Lifetime 2000 Hours
Brightness 1000 ANSI Im
Contrast Ratio 10,000:1
Color wheel6 Segment
Zoom/Focus Manual/manual
Input Terminal 2 x HDMI, Analog PC, 2 x Component, S-Video, Video, RS-232C
Lens shift O
Audible noise 25 dB
Power consumption 380W
Dimensions (HxWxD) 432x212x479 mm
Special features Dynamic Black 1080@24p Support
Chipset Scaler: STP10, DMD Controller: DDP3021

Sony Rolls Out Two New Video Walkmen, Minus ATRAC (NWZ-s610 and NWZ810)

Matt Buchanan — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:30:01 EDT

ATRAC is on the fast track for extinction. Sony's closing its Sony's music store and it's been dumped from their two newest video Walkmen, the NWZ-A810 and NWZ-S610, which are all about an "open platform." They support secure WMA, non-secure AAC and MP3, JPEG, AVC (H.264/AVC) Baseline Profile and MPEG-4 video codecs. They're also PlaysForSure certified. Woohoo. Full rundown of both players post-jump.
We've already seen the 8GB model of the NWZ-A810. It's available in 2 ($140), 4 ($180) and 8GB ($230) sizes with black, white, pink and silver paintjobs, though silver's only available at the Sony Style store.

Like its higher-end brother, Sony's touting 33 hours of music playback, though it gets 90 more minutes of video playback—9.5 hours. Its screen is a bit tinier as well (1.8-inch QVGA vs 2 inches) but it's similarly capable of 30 fps video. It comes in 2 ($120), 4 ($160) and 8GB ($210) capacities and four colors: black, sliver, pink and red. Both are available at Sony Style online today and will hit retailers in September. [Sony]

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Samsung's SP-A800B 1080p DLP Projector Perfect for Death Star's Theater Room

Sony Rolls Out Two New Video Walkmen, Minus ATRAC (NWZ-s610 and NWZ810)