<![CDATA[Gizmodo: Rear Projector]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: Rear Projector]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/rear projector http://gizmodo.com/tag/rear projector <![CDATA[ Mitsubishi Laser TV's Colors Look Even Juicier Than the Girls on the Set ]]> Mitsubishi put together quite a spectacle to introduce its Laser TV last night at the Moon Nightclub at The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, unveiling a 65-inch rear-projection set that uses a unique laser backlight. The result is some of the most vivid color we've ever seen on any TV, especially the primary colors of red, green and blue. The blacks were midnight-dark, too, and there was even a 3D version of the TV (goofy glasses required) that only made us slightly cross-eyed. Mits officials said to look for the TV to appear on the market "later this year" at an undisclosed price, and added that it will cost about the same as flat panel TVs of the same size. On the next page, let's explore how this laser backlight works and gawk at a slightly NSFW gallery.


When pressed for details, they kept repeating their mantra about laser being the "purest light source," but from what we could see, we think it must have something to do with hot-looking dancing girls, frickin' lasers, smoke and maybe even mirrors. We were taking shots of the TVs, but all these women kept getting in our way. Oh, well.

]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:29:56 EST Charlie White http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=342045&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Optoma HDBV3100 Bigvizion: 100 Inches, In-Wall ]]> Now here's a really big screen. Projector maker Optoma introduced its HDBV3100 Bigvizion, a 100-inch 1080p DLP rear-projection HDTV that the company suggests you mount inside the wall. That better be a fairly thick wall because it requires 30 inches of depth. It's got all the usual suspects for connectivity including HDMI, it uses the latest DarkChip 3 DLP, and Optoma claims it has a contrast ratio of 10,000:1. Get together some of your strongest friends to install it, though—this sucker's shipping weight is 750 pounds.

The Bigvizion's $20,000 price tag is not cheap, but it'll cost you a lot less than that 103-inch Panasonic plasma display, and even though the Panasonic behemoth is three inches larger, it only has a 3000:1 contrast ratio and takes 45 minutes just to warm up.

Product page [Optoma, via Sci Fi Tech]

]]> Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:02:06 EDT Charlie White http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=181015&view=rss&microfeed=true