Acer has revealed a top end 4K Ultra HD projector for the home, that allows big events like last night’s State of Origin game to be displayed on a white wall or 120″ screen.
Revealed at the Computex trade show in Taiwan the V9800 will be available later this early and early next year in Australia.
The front lamp-based projector, whose priced wasn’t revealed, will use the Texas Instruments 4K DMD (digital micromirror device) chip unveiled at CES 2016. The chip was developed to provide high resolution and high brightness at price points designed for a broad audience.
The chip is also designed to compete against native or pixel-shifting 4K liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) chips. LCoS designs combine three 1080p-native panels with pixel-shifting technology, which shifts pixels diagonally by 0.5 pixels at a rate up to 120Hz to multiply resolution.
The V9800 will deliver native 3,840 by 2,160 resolution, UHD up-scaling, and Rec. 709 colour gamut, which isn’t as wide as the P3-DCI gamut appearing in commercial digital cinemas. Rec. 709 is used on Blu-ray discs and 4K streaming services.
The projector is also said to operate at a low noise level of 20 dBA so that low-volume dialog isn’t masked by projector noise.
The V9800 also comes with sRGB mode “to guarantee consistency and high-quality contrast while eliminating deviation in colour temperature during playback,” the company said. The company’s ColourPurity technology combines an RGBRGB colour wheel with lamp control techniques to widen the colour gamut and reduce rainbow effects, the company added.
Exact specifications, prices, and availability will vary by region said an Acer executive. At this stage no pricing has been announced. Acer was the founder of BenQ who are known for their high quality projectors for business and schools.
