dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o) (10/19/87)
At the recent High-End audio show in NYC, I saw the Barco projection TV monitors: a consumer model at $6900, and two pro-models at $12000 and $24000. I was quite impressed with the sharpness and color balance of the image. The lights were out for most of the demo, but the contrast during the lights on portion did not look too bad. Each model has RGB inputs, and apparently the pro-models have enough bandwidth to show a 1024x1024 by 60Hz signal. Anyone else have any opinions of these or other projection TV's ? These Barco were the best I've seen to date, far better than your Sony's, Pioneer, Kloss, H-K and better than the Infinity RSTV.
good@pixar.UUCP (Epoxy can be cured.) (10/20/87)
In article <667@rna.UUCP> dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o) writes:
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: At the recent High-End audio show in NYC, I saw the Barco projection
:TV monitors: a consumer model at $6900, and two pro-models at $12000 and $24000
: Anyone else have any opinions of these or other projection TV's ?
Barco has long been my favorite "little" projector. The colors are reasonable,
and there is something approaching a recognizable black in it. It may be
head and shoulders above the competition, but it still looks like a projector.
For "big" ones the only way to fly is with an Eidophor. Megabucks, but it
puts out a movie-bright image with decent dynamic range. If you were at
SIGGRAPH in Anaheim you saw one doing the video portions of the show. The
GE Talaria (tm) light valves are cheaper, and are bright, but have lousy
contrast. The "blacks" look more like yesterday's pea soup. You even get
bubbles in the picture some times.
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--Craig
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