Laser 4K Video Projectors in the Spotlight at InfoComm This Week

Laser 4K video projectors are in the spotlight at InfoComm in Las Vegas this week. Optoma bowed two single-chip DLP laser phosphor projectors for the Pro AV and home markets. The company hasn’t named what it called the “world’s first DLP 4K laser phosphor ultra-short-throw projector” that can display a 100-inch image on a screen from two inches away. The Android 5.0-based projector supports H.265 multimedia playback and is slated for delivery in Q1, Optoma said. Optoma plans to deliver in late 2016 and early 2017 “a handful of solid-state laser projectors" said to provide high picture quality -- R/G/B/Y color elements yielding "natural and vivid color performance" -- along with stability and reliability. Laser phosphor technology eliminates the need for lamp and filter replacements and can offer 20,000 hours of operation, said Optoma. Focusing on the professional market, Panasonic unveiled its latest flagship three-chip DLP Solid Shine Laser 4K projector for large-venue entertainment applications. The PT-RQ32KU offers 27,000-lumen brightness at 5120 x 3200-pixel resolution, it said. Vivitek is showing for the first time its 100-inch 4K laser DLP display, while parent company Delta Group is demonstrating a 140-inch 8K laser DLP rear-projection cube video wall. The video wall comprises two 70-inch 4K laser-lit video wall cubes, said the company.