Yep that’s right. The new wave of projectors is coming to your Atlanta home theater, in 3D. As if 1080p, near perfect quality wasn’t enough 3D projectors seem to be the next step. With these new projectors you should experience the same 3D quality as your local movie theater, play video games 9 feet wide and infinitely deep or watch the big game in a way you never have before.
Among these new projectors coming to market is the LG CF3D. The LG CF3D is rated with full 1080p at 1920×1280 resolution, TruMotion 120Hz (a technology that previously was impossible to create on a projector), a brightness of 2,500 ANSI Lumens, ISF seal of approval and a massive 7,000:1 contrast ratio! And of course, full 3D capable. All this for a cool tag of $10k.
While researching 3D Projectors I found there were quite a few that were significantly less expensive than the LG CF3D. The Optoma GT360 and GT720 are two at $499 and $699 respectively. As an Audio/Video professional I could tell these things are cheap just by looking at them. Both claim to support a full “1080 HD input signal”. The problem with this is that the GT360 throws a resolution of 800×600 (4:3 ratio a.k.a NOT widescreen and NOT true HD) and the GT720 has a resolution of 1280×720, which may be widescreen 16:9 ratio but NOT 1080.
In short these two little projectors are for your kids playroom or a portable business meeting but by no means built for a full scale home theater. However, with hundreds of new movies coming out in 3D and dozens of old ones being remade (remember “Creature From the Black Lagoon”? Now it’s in 3D) the $10k price tag may be well worth the cost.
For a long list of new and old 3D movies click here.
