![]() ![]() There’s another key advantage of using a laser light engine too: namely that the projector should deliver 20,000 hours of viewing without suffering any significant brightness decrease. Well, direct sunshine might prove a stretch, but you certainly don’t need the total blackness required by typical projector installations, which have to drive their light across much more of your room. And for our demo at this year’s IFA show we got to watch a 145-inch image delivered from a projection distance that still looked to be below half a metre.Īs if this physics-defying headline trick wasn’t already cool enough, a combination of a high 2000 Lumens maximum light output and a laser projection engine enables Sony’s Ultra Short Throw Projector to deliver images punchy enough to be watchable in ambient light. This incredible projector is capable of producing immense images while sat mere centimetres from your wall for instance, you can easily get a 100-inch image from just a 40cm throw distance. The TVs would fill your walls with a huge and depressing expanse of blackness when they were switched off, while normal front projectors usually require you to black out your room – solutions which are hardly compatible with every day life.Ĭue the ever so slightly bonkers – but in a supremely good way – Sony 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector. While pretty much anyone would love to be able to watch truly cinema-sized pictures in their homes, most homes just can’t accommodate either immense TVs or normal front projection systems. No word yet on a UK release date, but it shouldn’t be too far behind the US.įor more info on the Sony Ultra Short Throw Projector visit Sony.Big Screen Impact Without The Inconvenience It can also output 3D at 1080p or even output from a computer source at a 1920 x 1200 resolution.ĤK Ultra Short Throw Projector: Price and Availability Īlthough Sony are touting the 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector as a concept product, rumour has it that it may launch during the summer of 2014 in the USA with a wallet-bursting price of between $30,000 and $40,000. The tech inside uses laser diodes for a brightness of 2000 lumens. It also comes with 4 HDMI ports and two speaker terminals. ![]() The complete unit measures 43.3 x 10.4 x 21.1 inches and features two speakers either side of the projector cabinet, with an additional cabinet on each end which you can use to place other components of your home cinema system into. The Sony Ultra Short Throw Projector is capable of outputting a picture of between 66-inch to a whooping 147-inch, all in glorious 4K Ultra HD (4096 x 2160) definition. ![]() When turned off, the projector folds back down into the cabinet. The UST projector is fitted into a stylish looking cabinet with a neat Aluminium finish, the whole unit sits under your chosen wall and throws up a stunning 4k Ultra HD picture from just 20 inches away. Unlike traditional projectors that have to be wall mounted and can look at little unsightly dangling away, Sony’s latest offering is designed to disguise itself as part of your furniture and sits directly beneath where you want your projection. By Paul Edwards 0 Sony 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector PreviewĪt this years CES show, there was no shortage of great products on show, but one that did catch people’s attention was Sony’s 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector. ![]()
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