By and large, any
4K x 2K projector that we've seen -- be it at CES, CEDIA or any
other trade show -- has been solely for looks. Oh sure, they're for sale, but they're only being sold to cinema owners and the select few that find themselves within the same tax bracket as Bill Gates and Lawrence Ellison. But the DLA-RS4000... the DLA-RS4000 is different. Introduced here in Atlanta, the ultra high-definition projector spots a native resolution of 4,096 x 2,400, enabling it to display up to four screens of Full HD content (you listening, college football / NFL fans?) at once. Naturally, it's fully ISF and THX certified, and it packs 3,500 ANSI lumens, a Xenon lamp, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, RSVP4 video processing unit, Ethernet port and an RS-232c control port. Interested in showing
1080p what's
really up? Great! Crack open that wallet and yank out $176,000 -- $175,000 for the beamer, and a grand to rent the forklift you'll need to get a 110 pound box into your home.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ken @ Sep 10th 2009 6:10PM
Yes please.
the swiss @ Sep 11th 2009 9:15AM
fancy... i'd have to call my guy at Fannie Mae and ask him if I can get another mortgage on my house ...
kevon27 @ Sep 11th 2009 10:18AM
And where shalt dow findist 4k movies?
Mr. E @ Sep 11th 2009 10:40AM
If you don't have friends in Hollywood, chances are, you'd have to shoot it yourself with a RED ONE camera.
I do suspect that 4K will make it into the home eventually, but it will be a very tiny niche market. You need to be sitting close to a HUGE screen to see a real improvement over 1080p. Right now, most digital movie theaters are only using 2K projectors (2048x1080). The big difference the theater projectors have over home HDTV is the wide color depth.
Red @ Sep 11th 2009 5:04PM
Nice i was waiting for an affordable projector to hit the market. Now I'll just have to take out a second morgage to rent the forklift.
Brian Kaempen @ Nov 4th 2009 10:07PM
Why would anyone rent a forklift for this thing? For one, it's only 110 lbs, and while I can't life that alone, I could with help from 3 of my friends. If I just dropped $175k on a projector, I KNOW I would have friends begging to help me install it. Where that $1,000 could come in handy is shipping; is it included in that price?
-Me