One of LG's more surprising product introductions at CES 2013 was its "HECTO" laser projector, which -- when combined with its accompanying 100-inch screen -- is capable of tossing a 1080p image from just 22-inches away. While we'd heard it's coming to the US in March, the projector is out in Korea today branded Cinema Beam TV, available for those ready to drop 9 million won ($ 8,322) on the … [Read more...]
LG Cinema Beam short-throw laser projector and 100-inch screen released in Korea
February 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Epson adds the Home Cinema 750HD to its line of home theater projectors, ships in March for $899
January 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Looking to finally convert that guest bedroom into an in-home movie theater this spring? If so, you're in luck as Epson has announced the 3LCD Powerlite Home Cinema 750HD projector here at CES 2013. The home theater unit offers 2D and 3D 720p capabilities for viewing at up to 120 inches or larger. Touting up to 3,000 lumens of both color and white brightness, the 750HD sports Bright 3D Drive tech … [Read more...]
LG adding more games to its Cinema 3D Smart TVs in 2013
December 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
You may wince at the idea of your TV supplanting your games console, but LG's seen enough potential in the idea to swell the number of titles available for its Cinema 3D units. It'll add The Sims Free Play, Air Penguin and Mini Motor Racing (amongst others) that you can control with the Magic Remote. The latter has also been tweaked to offer three-dimensional gaming, and, thanks to the company's … [Read more...]
Redray 4K Cinema Player is ready to pre-order: $1,450 for high-res, high framerate home viewing
November 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We got a peek at Red's Redray 4K Cinema Player and Projector back in April at NAB, but now you can bring the player portion of it to your own home very soon. You'll need to bring your own 4K Ultra HD display but for $ 1,450 you can pre-order a unit capable of native 4,096 × 2,160 or 3,840 x 2,160 video playback (in .RED file format) and upscaling. It connects to 4K displays via one HDMI 1.4 … [Read more...]
“Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema” Brings Some of the Best of Contemporary and Classic Romanian Films to NYC
November 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
"Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema," screening from November 29 through December 5, continues the Film Society of Lincoln Center's annual survey of contemporary Romanian cinema. Films from this country have retained interest among followers of world cinema since the 1990's Romanian New Wave, which introduced audiences to such directors as Cristi Puiu, Corneliu Porumboiu, and Cristian Mungiu, … [Read more...]
Two Gorgeous Japanese Classics Join The Masters of Cinema
October 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
While it has already been announced that Ozu Yasujiro's Floating Weeds (Ukigusa Monogatari) and Kinusaga Teinosuke's Gate of Hell (Jigokumon) will be joining The Masters of Cinema series on 3 December, we now have a chance to catch a glimpse of these two visually ravishing productions, that arrive on Blu-ray in the UK for the very first time. 25 years after first telling the story, Ozu remade his … [Read more...]
Blackmagic launches Cinema Camera MFT with Micro Four Thirds mount, sans autofocus, for $3K
September 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Blackmagic Design has thrown its Cinema Camera MFT into the Micro Four Thirds arena, but it will only work with lenses that have manual iris and focus capability. The shooter is otherwise identical to the original Cinema Camera, with a 2.5k, sub-MFT sensor; CinemaDNG RAW, ProRes and DNxHD capture formats; built-in SSD; capacitive touchscreen; and an included copy of DaVinci Resolve color … [Read more...]
Red introduces $42K Epic-M Monochrome cinema cam, on sale October 1st
September 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Red Camera promised to stop hyping products that weren't ready to ship, and true to its word, just announced the Epic-M Monochrome, surprising even its rabid user base. Packing an all-new black and white-only Mysterium-X sensor, the new cinema cam follows in the footsteps of the Leica M Monochrom still shooter, right down to a similar moniker. Red claims the dedicated CMOS sensor means no color … [Read more...]
Epson leaves well enough alone with its new Home Cinema projector lineup
September 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Epson has decided not to mess with success, as it's left the new Home Cinema 3020, 3020e, 5020, 5020e and Pro Home Cinema 6020 projectors largely untouched from last year. All the models still carry full 1080p resolution, active shutter 3D, 2D-to-3D conversion, WirelessHD and a pair of RF 3D glasses. There's a slight bump in brightness for the lower-end 3020/3020e models from 2,200 to 2,300 lumens … [Read more...]
Blackmagic Design starts shipping Cinema Cameras in limited quantity
September 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Remember that $ 2,995 Blackmagic Cinema Camera that shoots full-res 21:9 video? It's now hitting shelves, or maybe we should say "a shelf," because the initial shipment was "rather small," according to the company. The arrival date was pushed back earlier, and now the 2.5k, 12-bit RAW, sub-four-thirds video camera won't roll out in volume until the "parts supply ramps up." Meanwhile, B&H got … [Read more...]
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