Lightspeed Design / InFocus team up on DepthQ 3D projectors

Although high-end projection makers have been figuring out this whole 3D beaming thing for awhile now, Lightspeed Design and InFocus are looking to bring the technology to a wider audience with the introduction of its DepthQ stereoscopic 3D projectors. Available in XGA and WXGA flavors, these PJs promise "rock-solid, 120Hz stereo 3D at 1,280 x 720 or 1,024 x 768 resolution" and feature Texas Instruments' DLP / BrilliantColor technologies, a 2,000:1 contrast ratio and a total weight of just 6.9-pounds. Best of all, these undercut most other single-lens 3D projectors by coming in somewhere under $6,000 apiece, though exact numbers have yet to be disclosed.

[Via AboutProjectors]

[Craig @ Aug 5th 2008 5:05PM]

Excellent...we desperately need one of these, since every time I lay my current 2D projector down on a flat surface, I lose it.

[KingJackass @ Aug 5th 2008 6:09PM]

HeeHaaa, funny and it must have passed right over the heads of many like it did me!

KJofTJ

[Alec @ Aug 5th 2008 5:07PM]

DepthQ? I think I could get a job naming these things.

[it_ninja @ Aug 5th 2008 5:29PM]

They've had an 800x600 version for a couple of years now, but cost is still way too high, since you have to buy active shutter glasses for each person (and an ir setup that can reach everyone in the room). And yes, there's a high geek factor to the glasses.

I've got a Sharp xr10x that I found used for $400 which does this @ 85Hz. Doom 3 in 3D is pretty slick. The problem is finding updated drivers that support stereo, though that might change soon. mtbs3d.com's got the most info on 3D gaming, if'n you're curious...

[Adam @ Aug 5th 2008 5:51PM]

If this is a 3D projector, shouldn't it have 3 resolution dimensions instead of the typical 2?

[Allen Jazeera @ Aug 5th 2008 6:11PM]

Funny. In fact, all TVs display 3D video: width x height x time
And DVRs can even time-travel.

[smartmove @ Aug 5th 2008 8:54PM]

"DepthQ(R) HD 3D projectors offer rock-solid, 120Hz stereo 3D at 1280x720 or 1024x768 resolution. These bright, professional-level 3D projectors can easily display 12 ft (3.7m) diagonal 3D high-definition images using the latest Texas Instruments DLP(R) and BrilliantColor(TM) technologies for stunning colors and a 2000:1 contrast ratio."

[KilgoreTrout @ Aug 5th 2008 6:35PM]

PJs here means pijamas not Pro Jectors.

[donmark.baker @ Aug 5th 2008 6:37PM]

Think of those movies projected in 3-D that require the blue/red lens glasses vs. Minority Report holograph. This is with glasses, still projected onto a flat surface, I think. I'm no expert. Anyone else know better?

[donmark.baker @ Aug 5th 2008 6:40PM]

Think of those movies projected in 3-D that require the blue/red lens glasses vs. Minority Report holograph. This is with glasses, still projected onto a flat surface, I think. I'm no expert. Anyone else know better?

[mictlantechutli @ Aug 5th 2008 6:48PM]

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[Craig @ Aug 5th 2008 9:54PM]

Help him, Mrs. Thompson (my 3rd grade spelling teacher), you're his only hope.