projectordesign’s been around the custom install market for a while now and their latest units should maintain top of the line appeal. The entire new lineup features Philips UHP VIDI lamp tech, along with projectordesign’s RealColor image management. All five projectors are going to be available by the end of the year but the company hasn’t announced any pricing yet.
Hopefully we can fill in some of the blanks next week at CEDIA, but click on for what we do know about each model.
prisma
- 720p DLP
- Designed for screens up to 100 inches
spectra
- 1080p Single chip
- compatible with 1080i/p, 720p, 576i/p, 480i/p, PAL SECAM, NTSC
- 1.60-2.00 : 1 soom
- 5000:1 native contrast ratio
- 950 ANSI lumens, adjustable
- 220W FusionPlus VIDI UHP lamp – 3000 hours
- HDMI 1.3a, 1 component, 1 S-Video, 1 composite
- Ethernet, RS 232, IR and USB controls
- Screen size up to 110-inches
radiance
- Same chassis as the spectra
- Brighter bulb – unknown how much though
- 10-bit video processing
- Screen size up to 135-inches
optix
- 1080p Single chip
- compatible with 1080i/p, 720p, 576i/p, 480i/p, PAL SECAM, NTSC
- 1.60-2.32, 2.37 – 3.79, 3.80 – 6.50 : 1 soom
- 7500:1 native contrast ratio
- 2x 300W FusionPlus VIDI UHP lamps – that’s right, two lamps
- HDMI 1.3a, 1 component, 1 S-Video, 1 composite
- Ethernet, RS 232, IR, USB and AMX device discovery control
- Screen size up to 180-inches
helios
- 1080p 3-chip DLP
- Dual lamp system
- Adjustable color gamut
- rumored to have up to 10,000:1 native contrast ratio
- Destroyer of planets
- A god’s god
- Screen up to 300-inches