Is it ‘Native’ 4K/UHD?

About eight years back, I got really geeky and introduced AV Phenom’s Definitive Guide to 4K. It was a simple chart. Since then, I’ve had to come to terms with the fact that images that were 3840 pixels wide are going to be called 4K (although secretly I still think 2160p is a better descriptor […]

Is it ‘Native’ 4K/UHD?

Sony Announces Pricing on Short Throw 4K Projector

At CES, Sony announced a new 4K (4096×2160) ultra short throw projector, the LSPX-W1, which utliizes an SXRD display type and laser light source. It can create an image from 66 inches up to 147 inches, offers four HDMI inputs and consumes only 0.5 watts of power in standby mode (or 520 watts while in […]

Sony Announces Pricing on Short Throw 4K Projector

10 Years Ago This Week: An Improving HomeAV Market in a Weak Economy

I found this article form 10 years ago — it was my wrap-up piece form attending CEDIA. I thought the observations about what was dominating the show were interesting, but what was more interesting were my comments about the economy. Ten years ago, we also had a bad economy, but HomeAV tech was interesting enough, […]

10 Years Ago This Week: An Improving HomeAV Market in a Weak Economy

Sony Shows 18,000-Lumen SXRD Projector at ShowEast

Sony’s new 18,000-lumen, 4K Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD) digital cinema projector was shown at ShowEast. The SRX-R220, which ships in early 2007, is capable of displaying 2K and 4K content on screens 55 feet or larger according to the company. The projector was designed to be compliant with the Digital Cinema Initiative specifications for […]