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Sanyo LP-XTC50 Projector Uses Lamp Switching Powers to Last 6000 Hours
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 2:10 PM on November 7, 2008
In case you need a projector for your business, or just want the biggest, awesomest home theatre on the block, Sanyo's new offering is a pretty good bet. The LP-XTC50 uses dual lamps, which gives you a pretty impressive 6,000 hours in alternate lamp mode, and up to 3,000 hours in regular single-lamp mode. It has also updated its brightness settings, at 5,000 ANSI lumens, and offers a hi-def resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. Other features include horizontal and vertical lens shift, keystone correction, workable projection at any 360-degree angle and 10 auto-switching filters. This monster of a projection machine will be available on Jan. 9, 2008 for roughly $US10,730. [Crunchgear]
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bjarnia
Posted 4:39 PM 7/11/08
btw who would get a 4:3 projector for their home theater? This is meant for business.
bjarnia
bjarnia
Posted 4:39 PM 7/11/08
since when is 1024 x 768 hi-def?
bjarnia
coketown
Posted 4:38 PM 7/11/08
IT'S HUGE!!!!
(Unless Sophie Fatale up there is just really really small)
coketown
emergeoriginal
Posted 4:31 PM 7/11/08
2008?
emergeoriginal
bobdobbs
Posted 5:03 PM 7/11/08
Can we get the next picture, after she karate-chops the damn thing?
bobdobbs
Weihovah
Posted 5:01 PM 7/11/08
next year's model will be a little bigger but the lamp life will be an amazing 9000 hours... using three bulbs
Weihovah
LastAndLeast
Posted 4:52 PM 7/11/08
6000 hours of lamp life! (with two bulbs *cough cough*)
LastAndLeast
ab3
Posted 5:23 PM 7/11/08
Uhhh for over $10,000 I'd expect a little better than 1024 x 768, especially for a home theater
ab3
RobLikesbrunch
Posted 5:36 PM 7/11/08
@ab3:
According to Wiki, 1024x720 is HD because it has 720 vertical lines, so you're correct. However, 1280x720 is much more common in HD displays. My 12.1" laptop screen is 1024x720...can't imagine this being blown up to 60-80"...would look godawful.
10k for a projector running 1024x720 when you can get a 1080p one for 2-3k? No thanks. Bulb-switching gimmick >.<
RobLikesbrunch
ab3
Posted 5:25 PM 7/11/08
@bjarnia: Technically anything with a vertical resolution of at least 720 lines is considered HD, although I also thought it had to have a 16:9 ratio for HD but I guess its close enough
ab3
pizzlepaps
Posted 6:01 PM 7/11/08
as some guy said, this def isn't for home theatre b/c of the 4:3 res, so don't worry about it
pizzlepaps
Cliff_Dangers
Posted 10:57 PM 7/11/08
@coketown: Who would pay 10 grand for this albatross? Is a second bulb worth 8 grand?
Cliff_Dangers
KLanD
Posted 12:46 AM 8/11/08
Wait a sec here.
Now is that 5000 lumen with both bulbs or just one? Cause if you need to run both bulbs to get the 5000 Lumen, this projector is pretty useless.
KLanD
GTgeek
Posted 2:31 AM 8/11/08
I did a quick search for projectors and found a Mitsubishi home theater projector that outputs 1920x1080 resolution and has 5000 hours of lamp life....with one lamp. That's on "low mode" which I'd imagine is fine for meetings, and this thing only costs $2500. I guess if you throw in useless functions like lamp switching you can charge $7500 more than other people do.
GTgeek
Adam
Posted 2:40 AM 8/11/08
It's expensive because of the lens...
"horizontal and vertical lens shift, keystone correction,"
If that is optical keystone correction, that is awesome (though when spending this much money... couldn't you afford to mount it correctly?). And yeah you could watch this in full daylight with 5000 lumens.
Adam
GTgeek
Posted 2:33 AM 8/11/08
@GTgeek: I guess I should note that the projector I found only outputs 1200 lumens, whereas the one shown can produce 5000 lumens. I don't know if that's worth the extra money though.
GTgeek
aR-Tard
Posted 4:03 AM 8/11/08
For 10,000 I could probably get 2-3 decent 1080P projectors...
But this one's big and white..it could be a racial thing...
aR-Tard