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Old December 22nd, 2004, 08:03 AM   #1
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Spidey 2 is 4k resolution projection!

http://superherohype.com/news/spider...ws.php?id=2368

Whoa, looks like Sony just beat Texas Instruments to the punch!

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Old December 22nd, 2004, 08:25 AM   #2
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Wowza, what sort of gonzo proprietary technology needed to pull that off. I want to be there!
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Old December 24th, 2004, 05:27 PM   #3
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any details?

heath,

do you know maybe little more about that system. What kind of storage they are usig? despite short info about silicon graphics.
how BIG/fast system is that mentioned in the article? do you maybe know about any links?

thank you,

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Old December 25th, 2004, 04:30 PM   #4
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No clue...I just saw it at Superhero Hype dot Com.

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Old December 27th, 2004, 07:29 AM   #5
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As I understand it, Sony licensed the DLP technology from Texas Instruments. They then came up with a scheme to take the square mirrors and cut them in half to double the resolution, then patented it. It should work, but they will be triangular pixels instead of square. It's kind of a cheat (like interlace), but may work a little better than DLP until something better comes along.
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Old December 27th, 2004, 10:23 AM   #6
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Jim,

Where did you get your information about the triangular pixels? In the Sony information file of the projector they say each of the 3 SXRD imaging device has 4096*2160 pixels:

http://bssc.sel.sony.com/Professiona...dprojector.pdf

Anyway SXRD and DLP seem to me like two quite different technologies. In DLP projectors the image is built up by moving mirrors while with SXRD it is not.
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Old December 27th, 2004, 10:47 AM   #7
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My source was a year or so ago from a former TI engineer. Maybe this is different technology, but I am skeptical about Sony claims. If true, I am looking forward to having this technology in my living room. The one I really enjoyed hearing about was HP "wobbulating" the DLP for 4k.
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Old December 27th, 2004, 11:58 AM   #8
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I am too skeptical about Sony claims. Especially about the contrast ratio of 2000:1. This is better than the contrast ratio of cinema DLP projectors. And this is one point where DLP projectors are very strong.
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Old January 11th, 2005, 08:58 AM   #9
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