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CEDIA 2011
DreamVision
Tom Norton  |  Sep 10, 2011
While it didn't photograph well here (even with my sterling photographic skills) DreamVision's new Inti projectors are stylistically gorgeous. Unfortunately, it was only on static display. The Inti 2, shown here, will sell for $10,000. The Inti 1 is $7000, and the Inti 3 $13,995. As before, the DreamVisions are based on the JVC projectors—at present, apparently, on the current JVCs, not the new models shown here at CEDIA.
CEDIA 2011
Around the Block with Sony
Tom Norton  |  Sep 09, 2011
We've discussed Sony's new 4K home theater projector earlier in this running blog, but based on the crowds lining up to see it, it's clearly the hit of the show. But the demo, while striking and definitely worth the time to see, could have used less talk and longer, or more, actual demonstrating. I really wanted to see it a second time, but knowing that the two actual demo selections lasted, at best, a cumulative 2 minutes, I decided against it.
CEDIA 2011
Da-Lite Delight
Tom Norton  |  Sep 09, 2011
As usual, video guru Joe Kane was holding forth in his black-curtained lair in the land of Da-Lite , demonstrating his Samsung-derived projectors (sadly, no longer available) and his approved, Da-Lite Affinity screens (which definitely are). Joe is working 24/7 to get his next test disc ready to market, which will include 3D material and 3D test patterns— sorely needed by video pros, calibrators, and users alike.
CEDIA 2011
SIM2 Turns Fifteen
Tom Norton  |  Sep 09, 2011
2011 is SIM2 Multimedia's 15th anniversary. To celebrate, the company is introducing 15 new models in 2011. In honor of the event, members of SIM2's upper management, including President Maurizio Cini, also attended the show.

All of SIM2's projectors are DLP designs. The new models fall into five different ranges: CRYSTAL, MICO, NERO, LUMIS, and CINEMA. The CRYSTAL range (2D only) consists of two entries, the $6500 Crystal 35 and the $8500 Crystal 45. To our recollection, these are nearly blue light specials for a manufacturer which is not normally known for relatively affordable projectors.

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CEDIA 2011
Monster Test Bench
Tom Norton  |  Sep 09, 2011
Monster Cable brought along its test gear to demonstrate that HDMI cables can differ. This is a hard sell for many users, considering the high prices some of these products command over others, but a clean "eye" pattern, visible on the display screen, indicates a cable with optimum video performance.
CEDIA 2011
A Wolf in the Henhouse
Tom Norton  |  Sep 09, 2011
Wolf demonstrated its Cub 3D projector ($15,000) on a SI Black Diamond screen (gain 1.4, 10-feet wide). The demo material consisted of music, including scenes from the new Blu-ray release of Rio which I recently reviewed for our November issue. It's a terrific transfer, and I had no complaints about the Wolf. A review sample of the Cub is expected at chez Home Theater, soon.
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CEDIA 2011
Panasonic on Steroids
Tom Norton  |  Sep 09, 2011
Panasonic brought along its 152-inch, 4K plasma. It was surprising how small it looked on the open show floor, until a passerby stood in front of it to provide a sense of scale. I don't even want to imagine how much it adds to an electric (including air conditioning!) bill. Of course if you can afford the set, that probably won't matter much to you.
CEDIA 2011
Tiny Elites
Tom Norton  |  Sep 09, 2011
I review an Elite Osprey dual screen setup (16:9 and 2.35:1) in our October issue. Here Elite were showing teeny-weeny screens for the space impaired.

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CEDIA 2011
Vivid Vivitek
Tom Norton  |  Sep 09, 2011
Vivitek was demoing two of its projectors in 2D. A stacked pair of its well-established H9080 LED-based DLP projectors ($15,000 each, shown here) were converged onto a 118" wide, Da-Lite Affinity screen (gain 1.1). A single D8300 ($118,000, shown below) was firing onto a c comparably sized Stewart Firehawk.
CEDIA 2011
More Vivitek
Tom Norton  |  Sep 09, 2011
Vivitek D8300, ceiling mounted.

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