Microvision ShowWX Home Theater 80 inches

Microvision laser pico projector connected to netbook via vga dock. 80" screen. Notice how the pico projector is only half the distance to the screen as the larger wall mounted projector to obtain the same dimensions.

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Science & Technology

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• microvision
• picop
• showwx
• laser
• projector
• osram
• corning

[benocha]

what with the static in the image? is it usually like that? theres alot of noise in that video feed

[railgrab]

@benocha No static or "noise" in the projection. The graininess is due to filming in dim light. I filmed this using my small Canon G10 point and shoot.

[railgrab]

@railgrab Also, the horizontal scan lines you see on the projection are another artifact, just like you get when you try to video a television screen.

[wiibart]

can you say anything about the screen? is it made of a more reflective material?

[railgrab]

@wiibart It's a gray vinyl projection screen. Though a gray screen improves the quality of blacks in a normal projector, a white screen (ie- plain piece of foam core) would be even better for this little laser projector. Black portions of an image remain truly black with this laser projector because of the way the laser scans or paints an image, much different than today's bulb projectors.

[yupyyoda]

have you thought of mounting this unit on the ceiling? Is there a keystone effect that has to be compensated for? What did you pay for the projector? Is there a maximum time for running the unit? How much power does the unit consume and have you seen a noted difference in your electric bill? I ask these questions because I am about to redo my basement and would like to install a projector rather than a LCD TV.

[overwatever]

looks really good!

[soundkite]

@avo7007 No speckle visible at that size, either! BTW, since publishing this, I've watched 3 movies on this screen with the ShowWX, plugged into my earbuds.

[avo7007]

Did you see any laser spackle?

[robvh2]

Fantastic video. Thanks for making it! If this is any indication, I think the ShowWX is going to be a big, big hit in the marketplace. You probably single-handedly increased the share price a few percent with this video!

[robvh2]

That looked great at 80", even with the lights on! I'm very impressed. Good job with the filming also.

It's worth noting that the image is brighter in person, it's always automatically in focus at any distance, and the black band that shows up on the video is not there in person (it's the result of one video device filming another).