SvennoJ said:
disolitude said:
SvennoJ said:
We had this thread before
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=152594&page=12
That demo is shot with a $1000 projector, it can be done cheaper ~$220 projector but it will look far removed from that and only work in a dark room with the tv brightness down.
Nice proof-of-concept but unless they have some secret projector tech up their sleeve I don't see this coming to the living room any time soon. |
You can pick up a 3000 lumens 800x600 projector under 300 bucks these days. 3000 lumnes is plenty for a 100-120 inch area in low to moderate lighting conditions and 800x600 should be plenty for these "out of screen" effects. I doubt these effects would benefit from resolution higher than that.
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Depends on the projector. Cheapest 3000 lumen I can find is Vivitek D860 svga (800x600) DLP
http://www.amazon.com/Vivitek-D860-3D-Ready-Portable-Projector/dp/B0063CZAUY $329
At 120" it should work in a dark room with the tv brightness turned down, at 100" it will work with normal tv brightness and ambient light.
You'll need a more expensive short throw projector though as this one already needs to be 12 ft away for 100" diagonal.
I guess it is possible to make a $300 mass produced short throw svga 3000 lumen projector. With a 100" diagonal it would still give a decent effect. (Although more IllumiBorder then room)
It won't be a mass hit though with a $300 price tag. It doesn't have the same marketability as Kinect, more comparable to a niche product like the Playstation 3D display.
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Yeah I agree that it won't be a huge hit. This project has Microsoft Research attached to it who are not really experts at designing mass market consumption products, but tend to make cool stuff only a niche of the population will be able to experience and enjoy.
The fact Microsoft is allowing this to see the light of day outside some laboratory in Seattle is a pretty encouraging sign.
Otherwise few days ago here in Canada, Staples had a BenQ MX511 projector on clearance for $149. I picked up one strictly out of impulse...HD projector at that price, but was gonna return it since I really don't need it. Seeing this tech makes me want to hang on to it as it would be perfect for this application.
