Sony's 18,000 lumen SRX-R220 projector on sale early 2007

by Thomas Ricker posted Oct 25th 2006 at 9:23AM

What's this, can it be, why yes... some good news from Sony! Seems their 18,000 lumen SXRD projector is outta prototyping and going manufacture gold sometime "in early 2007." The new SRX-R220 model uses the same lens with same 4096 x 2160 resolution as Sony's existing SRX-R110 and SRX-R105 projectors but manages 18 freakin' thousand lumens off a single 4KW lamp. Look for 'em to join Sony's 24p cams and XDCAM HD optical disc system under the CineAlta branding in the new year. Oh wait, there is a bit of bad news: these are destined for your neighborhood theater, not the home. Assuming of course, that someone (film distributors, you listening?) can convince theater owners to drop the couple hundie grand required to alta-their-cinema for digital, eh?

[Via Impress]

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Filed under: Displays

Tags: cinealta, sony, srx-r220, sxrd, sxrd 4k, Sxrd4k

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Unomi @ Oct 25th 2006 10:11AM

I think people should be warned that this kind of power is dangerous....

First, 4Kw is a lot of drain from your electricity. Keep it on for like 3 hours is like some months watching TV. Watch your bills for this.

Second, 18,000 lumen produces a lot of heat. Don't leave it somewhere unaware on it's own. Could be that your furniture has a new black look and some people with helmets are cooling your stuff off when you're back.

Third, and not the least important. 18,000 Lumen is so much light, you better don't look in to the lens for to long when it's on.

- Unomi -

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Regula Oblique @ Oct 25th 2006 10:49AM

That thing is a monster!

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anthony m @ Oct 25th 2006 3:28PM

@Unomi
Guess you didn't read the part that this projector is headed for theaters and not the home. Can't you at least read the article first before you start Sony bashing. When is the last time you looked straight into a movie prjector in a theater?

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Geir E @ Oct 25th 2006 11:08AM

if you can drop "couple hundie grand" in a projector, you can pay the bill the 4kW lamp produces ;)

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Matt B @ Oct 25th 2006 11:35AM

I bet this thing would leave image burn on your wall.

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David @ Oct 25th 2006 12:03PM

4kw @ 5 hours a day (Healthy level of tv watching) @ 10 cents per kwh = $60 a month.

Yes, it's high, but it's not that bad. A normal tv is about 1/6 of that.

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BatteryAcid @ Oct 25th 2006 6:01PM

Nice, Not that bright though.

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