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Sony Projector Gets Bright Images From Black Screen
da_foz writes "Sony has developed a new projector that can give a bright, unfaded picture without the need to eliminate ambient light. The secret is that they project onto a black screen instead of a white one. Their screen uses species filters so that white ambient light is absorbed, but the red, green, and blue light from the projector is reflected. Sony sees a possible use in home entertainment systems because of the ability to have a much bigger picture than conventional TVs as well as businesses adopting the projectors for presentations."
I can see the use in business and public presentations. But other than the few home cinema zealots with giant rooms set up like theaters, how is this useful in the home? To me it seems like having a 24 inch penis. Sure, it'd be big and impressive, but not of much practical use to anyone.
Absorbing everything except the wavelengths that the projector produces (and which the human visual system will still perceive as the full spectrum of colours) is *very* clever. If only the ambient light wasn't from massed banks of computer monitors...
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We'll finally be able to see the Gettysburg Address Power Point presentation the way Lincoln intended it to be viewed.
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Pot, Kettle... meet Mr. Projector Screen.
Hmm, the story title originally read "Sony Projector Get Bright Images From Black Screen" (missing the 's' in "Gets"). Apparently, when I loaded the story to post my comment, it had silently been changed...
Please correct me if I got my facts wrong.
I don't think those are "women" so much as "beluga whales."
This isn't a new projector.
Didn't you read the summary? It's apparently a "pjojector". Or Slashdot's editors missed a typo, but what're the chances of that?
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The newest and latest technology results in the most beautiful image you will ever see*!
(*since reflected laser light will blind you and/or permanently burn the image into your retinas.)
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>> I could have sworn the motion picture projector was introduced by Lumiere.
Sorry, you obviously aren't aware that most American's view of history is that everything significant must have been done by an American.
Most also think London and Russia are 2 countries in Europe.
Don't you know EVERYTHING was invented in Amerika?
Mostly by <American Hero> Tomas Alba Edison </American Hero>.
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I always wondered how Hotblack Desiato's ship was detailed so, well, black. Now we know. It's still a shame about the tax thing.
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If Sony does license this they will want inane amounts of money for use. Betamax or Minidisc ring any bells for you?
From dictionary.com: inane: Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless
So what is an inane amount of money? A truck full of chocolate coins?
"It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black."
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I have wanted to put a front projection system into my home, but have no way to control ambient light during the day.
Have you considered some of these?
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I'd at least expect the submitter to RTFA...
Yeah, I'm especially curious as to what a "species" filter is. Maybe it lets humans see the projection, but not cats and dogs?
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