SCREENS

 

The screen is by far the most important item in the Home Theatre. With the Australian introduction of Digital Television in 2001, we will be receiving free to air programs with excellent picture and sound quality and in 16:9 Widescreen. You will have noticed that more and more television stations are showing Widescreen programs produced both in Australia and overseas. This will increase as the television stations start test transmission late in the year 2000. To take advantage of the upcoming DTV and the current DVD technology, the choice is limited to three types of Widescreen Screens. 16:9 Rear Projection Television, Video Projector and Plasma Screen. The Plasma Screen is by far the most expensive, followed by the Video Projector and the Rear Projection Television. When choosing a television or a video projector, the in-store demos need to be viewed cautiously. Most TVs have the sharpness set too high and the balance between contrast and brightness set incorrectly.  A standard 4:3 Television does not have the 16:9 Enhanced mode, and does not do justice to a Widescreen movie.

  1. 16:9  Rear Projection Television
  2. Video Projector
  3. Plasma Screen

 

Widescreen Television:

The 16:9 Rear Projection Television features super slim design, digital picture improvement circuitry, Picture in Picture, user selectable Aspect Ratios, 16:9 enhanced mode, Teletext and Free to Air Reception.   Screen size 1004mm wide, 575mm high.

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Widescreen 16:9 Image

Video Projector and Screen:

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The Video Projector features three picture tubes, three lenses, accepts most standard inputs and 16:9 enhanced DVD.  Image size of up to 7.5m diagonally.

 

LCD Projector:

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Panavision 2.35:1 Image

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The LCD Video Projector features S-Video, SVGA and SXGA inputs,  1100 ANSI Lumens. 1.8 X manual zoom lens, optional short and long focal lenses available to suite various throw distances and screen sizes

 

Plasma Screen:

The Plasma Screen features 16:9 Multimedia Display,  wide 160 degree viewing angle, separate power unit  remote control unit, and accepts most standard inputs.  Screen size 92cm x 51.8cm.
                                                                                                                 

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Widescreen 16:9 Image