toadslayer72 said:
DirtyP2002 said:
Once Xbox One hits $299, Illumiroom will be bundled. Just like Kinect this gen. The projector itself will be significantly cheaper in a couple of years. |
I can totally see it being next gen's Kinect.
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Let's assume for a moment that a $150 small 3000 lumen flexible short throw LED projector is possible in a few years. I doubt it, though there is this for example http://www.dhgate.com/product/portable-hd-home-theater-led-3d-projector/160498564.html?recinfo=8,1,4#cppd-4-1
1800 lumen 640x480 600:1 contrast for $200, questionable quality (especially with 3D: Support Red-Blue 3D Movies) Increase the brightness and you can do some low res effects.
However:
1. Setup won't work for most people. You need the right coffee table, tv not in a corner, not too bright in the room, walls not too dark, not too much clutter, no reflective surfices in the way (windows, pictures, paintings) and a power cable to the coffee table. In the demo they don't even have a coffee table setup, but an eleborate stand behind the couch.
2. It needs Kinect to calibrate. Do you include an extension cable and expect people to move the Kinect back and forth every time someone bumps against the projector? Build a second Kinect into the projector?
3. It doesn't have mass market appeal. Plus word of mouth won't do much with a cheap projector as it will in no way match the quality of the demo.
