Samsung is not new to DLP. They are presenting the projector market with two new DLP based units. They both are based on the TI HD2 Dark Chip 3 DMD and are supposed to be able to produce blacks that are comparable to CRT based projectors.

The SP-H710AE offers an HD2+DMD display type while the SP-H800BE utilizes Texas Instruments’ newest DLP panel, the HD2+ Dark Chip 3 DMD. Both digital Micro-mirror devices achieve a resolution of 1280 x 720. These high-end digital projectors also include a 250W lamp with “Theater” and “Bright” modes to properly illuminate screens from five feet to ten feet wide. The SP-H710AE utilizes a 6-segement color wheel and the SP-H800BE contains an 8-segment color wheel that further minimizes visible sequential color, increases contrast ratio, and allows for simulated 10-bit processing.

Both projectors provide whisper quiet operation with a low noise fan. The theater mode operates at just 28db enabling users to focus on the finest details without missing a word in the quietest of scenes.

Samsung is the first projector maker to select color coordination values that are accurately consistent to the broadcasting format, allowing accurate color projection. Users can freely select the color coordination for the three broadcasting formats: SMPTE-C, HDTV, and EBU.

No DLP projector has previously had the colorimetry to accurately represent the broadcasting format. Other projectors skew colors inaccurately based on the improper primary and secondary colors within the projector itself – this results in a presentation contrary to what was intended to be seen by the viewer. The SP-710AE and SP-H800BE reproduce astonishing flesh tones and natural colors absent in other available DLP projectors. With Samsung’s new projector models, the colors of the film subjects and artistic sentiments of the producer are now perfectly reproduced.

These won’t come cheap, but Samsung announced that their new SP-H710AE and SP-H800BE DLP projectors can reproduce black levels comparable to CRTs according to Samsung. These are 1280 x 720 resolution projectors, maybe that exlpaines the $4,000 (EUR 3300) and $12,000 (EUR 9900) prices a bit.

Both projectors come with the normal array of inputs like DVI-D (HDCP compliant), component, S-Video and VGA. The lack of HDMI threw me off for a second but do you really need to send the digital audio to the projector; no, so DVI makes sense.

Source: Samsung via HD Beat and Egadget

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