InFocus ScreenPlay 777: Killer whale projector

By on 14 October 2005, 10:51am

While we have gadgets coming in and out on a daily basis, receiving a £10,000 projector is still an auspicious occasion. Perhaps this is why InFocus only let us keep hold of it for a week -- it's got plenty of love to spread around and we're only one name on a very long list of people who want to get their hands on its ScreenPlay 777.

So once we'd set up the monster projector -- it's the size of a large turtle -- and collapsed into a heap to enjoy the fruits of our labour, we couldn't help but leave the door open to let passers-by witness high definition for the first time. Even when we told them the astronomical price tag, they had to concede that yeah, it's probably worth it.

After enjoying the relatively sedate thrills of our Ronin DVD, we rigged up a Dell powerhouse to lay the hi-def smackdown. Recently, Microsoft and Apple have been pre-empting Blu-ray and HD DVD by providing HD movie trailers, and new films such as Alexander and V For Vendetta look absolutely incredible. So good, in fact, that it's difficult for us to go back to standard DVDs -- we'll just end up watching downloaded movie trailers so that we can feed our high-definition addiction.

If it's not obvious enough, we love the 777. The picture quality is astounding, but then again it should be for the price. Bear in mind though, that the 777 was double the price just one year ago, and Sim2 has a much smaller 3-chip DLP model for around £11,000. That means that if current trends continue, we'll be seeing 3-chippers at mid-range projector prices within a couple of years. God bless the relentless march of technology. -GC