VIDEOS Neo, Toshiba's latest flash memory based Broadcasting Server

Ok folks, I have some difficulties in fully understanding this piece of news, so just in case I happen to be wrong, do not hesitate to correct me.
So Toshiba today announced in Japan the VIDEOS Neo, an High Speed flash memory based Broadcasting server offering a 700Mbps transfer rate for MXF files based on the SMTPE standard, as well as being capable of outputting HD images through 40 different ports with a 60TB maximum capacity…

Specs are
Video
HD-SDI : SMPTE 292M,1080i,720p
SD-SDI : SMPTE 259M,480i

Audio
AES 8ch(16ch)
Dolby Digital

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Yet, another ultra compact FLCOS Projector

Princeton's latest projector, the PPR-QT Series, is an ultra compact video projector with a 50x50x50mm size and a tiny weight of just 120g. Yep, that for sure is a compact projector, but don’t expect any further from it as this baby is only capable of supporting 300x224 resolution and offers only a 100:1 contrast ratio.

Don’t know about you, but 300x224 is WAY too small for me… like a compact video projector. Hey, come on !!! Bring us at LEAST VGA resolution.

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Taxan to Release a New Ultra Compact Video Projector in Japan

Here's a new compact DLP video projector from Taxan, the KG-PL011S, offering an 80” (2.41m) worth image at just 183x60x122mm and 880g. It has a SVGA resolution, a 200 lumen brightness, a USB port for direct support of JPEG files and MPEG 1/2/4, DviX, XviD and Motion Jpeg video.

WIth it you can forward audio to a stereo thanks to its FM transmitter, and it features a HDMI port. It will be available in Japan around the middle of November.

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Samsung's Plastic e-Paper and Video Capable e-Paper Concept

Next to Samsung's so called, but yet proven, slimmest TV in the world, the Samsung PDF booth also had some interesting e-paper based concepts, like a video capable panel and plastic e-paper 10.1” using a reflective electrophoretic display with a 10:1 contrast ratio and a 12% reflectivity.

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Yinlips' YDP800 “Phantom” a New “PMP, Video Projector

The Yinlips YDP800, aka “Phantom,” is the ultimate all in one pocket device for those wishing to travel light but fully loaded. Supporting both basic music and video player functions, it's also a fully capable game consoles and supports many games from NES, GBA, GB, GBC, SMC SFC… as well as a nice 12 lumen video projector for watching movies on the go.

The YDP800 also features a 3.5” LCD, an IR remote, USB OTG, supports microSD up to 16GB at only 300g…

Impressive little beast only available in China so far…

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Hitachi New 3000 lumens Super Short Focus 3LCD projector

Introduced in Japan during last CEATEC 2009, here you are Hitachi latest super short focus 3LCD video projector the CP-A200J.

Thanks to its newly develop design, our CP-A200J can project a 80” worth image just 63cm away from it source and still offer a bright image (3000 Lumens), while there are no price available yet for this little wonder, Hitachi is planning to sell this baby starting December first in Japan.

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Sanyo's New 12000 Lumen Dual Lamp Projector

Yesterday Sanyo introduced their new professional ultra bright LP-XF1000 dual lamp projector offering a stunning 12000 lumens thanks to Sanyo's latest QuadDrive technology, as well as 4000:1 contrast ratio for a 1024x768 resolution…

Tokyo, October 19, 2009 – SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) is pleased to announce the release of the LP-XF1000 dual-lamp projector with rich color, on December 18, 2009. The projector features SANYO’s own QuaDriveTM Engine technology and offers the industry’s highest brightness*1 of 12,000 lumens in an AC 100V.

Last year, SANYO announced the LP-XP200L (7,000 lumens), the world’s first*2 projector to provide big-screen projection of realistic rich color for more beautiful and vivid images with a new optical engine – the QuaDriveTM Engine, which became a popular topic at that time.

Now, the company is further increasing projector brightness, by launching the LP-XF1000 projector with rich color, featuring SANYO’s own QuaDriveTM Engine. This model provides 12,000 lumens, the industry’s highest brightness*1 in an AC 100V projector. Moreover, the new model can project beautifully bright large-screen images, thanks to its higher resolution based on dual-lamp light combining technology and a high contrast ratio of 4000:1. The LP-XF1000 will be displayed at the GITEX Technology Week 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from October 18 to October 22, 2009.

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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV… Now Official

The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV is now official, and like the 7D, 5D MK II the 1D Mark IV has also a video mode (1080/24/30p and 720/60p)… That I hope is better tweaked than the 7D… Anyway this camera is a 16.1Mpix with 45 AF point and an ISO range up to 128000 (native) and can goes up (like the Nikon) to 102400 !!! It features, like the 7D, a dual Digic 4 image processor… Not impressed?

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