The CEDIA lowdown: Both are 1080p with “Silicon X-tal Reflective Display” technology, which I’m sure is very nice thank you, and both allow RGB pixel adjustment down to 1/10px resolution. Both use the Bravia Engine 2 signal processor. VPL-HW10: 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 1000 lumens brightness. $3500. VPL-VW70: The high-end one. 60,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 800 lumens brightness, accepts a separate anamorphic lens for 2.35:1 movies in a special mode. Extended pixel/panel adjustment, automatic lens cover. $8000. → Read More
Damn, if you squint your eyes you just may be able to see the Iogear DVI Net ShareStation. It’s a small box you put onto your home network that then lets up to six different computers share the same monitor. (You plug the monitor into the box, then the box into the network.) It supports resolutions up to 1600×1200, so you’re not sacrificing too much screen real estate by sharing with your amigos. If you’re so inclined, you can add an additional monitor to the whole setup by plugging one into the USB port. It debuts at the CEDIA trade show (lots of home entertainment goodies) next week. Maybe by then we won’t need the Hubble to see it. → Read More
I’m all for “branching out” and reaching “the kids” when it comes to tech marketing, but this is a bit much. Kid Richie Rock-Anderson will be performing at the CEDIA trade show in Denver on Saturday, September 16. For those not in the know: CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for the home. This means hundreds of chino-wearing, custom-install polo shirted tech geeks will be starting in rapt wonder at a smalltall man from the country wearing a porkpie hat and singing “Cadillac Pussy.” Maybe I’m missing the demographic here – I probably am big-time – but wasn’t there a mall for him to open that afternoon? → Read More
