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From: good@pixar.UUCP (Epoxy can be cured.)
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Subject: Re: Barco projection TV monitors...
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Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 22:12:44 EDT
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In article <667@rna.UUCP> dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o) writes:
:
:	At the recent High-End audio show in NYC, I saw the Barco projection
:TV monitors: a consumer model at $6900, and two pro-models at $12000 and $24000
:	Anyone else have any opinions of these or other projection TV's ?

Barco has long been my favorite "little" projector.  The colors are reasonable,
and there is something approaching a recognizable black in it.  It may be
head and shoulders above the competition, but it still looks like a projector.
For "big" ones the only way to fly is with an Eidophor.  Megabucks, but it
puts out a movie-bright image with decent dynamic range.  If you were at
SIGGRAPH in Anaheim you saw one doing the video portions of the show.  The
GE Talaria (tm) light valves are cheaper, and are bright, but have lousy
contrast.  The "blacks" look more like yesterday's pea soup.  You even get
bubbles in the picture some times.


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		--Craig
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