This is an incomplete list of front-projection CRT video projectors.
Name | Manufacturer | Dates of production | Tube size | Tube type | Liquid coupled | Tube focus type | Maximum resolution | Bandwidth | Scan rate | ANSI lumens | Peak lumens | Convergence | Layout | Notes |
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Videobeam 1000 | Advent | 1973 [1] | 6 inches | LightGuide | No | 480i | 50 [2] | Analogue | Schmidt optics, with fixed curved aluminium coated screen. Approximately 500 were produced and sold in the Boston area [3] | |||||
Videobeam 1000A | Advent | 1975 [4] | 9 inches | LightGuide | No | 480i | 50 [5] | Analogue | As Videobeam 1000, apart from the inclusion of an optional wired remote control and other minor changes included making the vertical curve of the screen deeper. | |||||
Videobeam 750 | Advent | 1977 [6] | 5 inches | No | 480i | Analogue | Budget version of the 1000A [7] with smaller tubes also designed to work with a 6' lower gain more durable screen. Lower quality video electronics | |||||||
Videobeam 750E | Advent | 1977? | 5 inches | No | 480i | Analogue | Possibly the "European version" of the 750 for 220V mains. | |||||||
Videobeam 125 | Advent | No | 480i | Schmidt optics. Rear projection unit. | ||||||||||
Videobeam 225 | Advent | No | 480i | Schmidt optics. Front projection unit | ||||||||||
Videobeam 710 | Advent | 1978 | No | 480i | ||||||||||
Videobeam 760 | Advent | f/1.3 tube Schmidt style tube | No | 480i | Schmidt optics | |||||||||
Videobeam 761 | Advent | f/1.0 Schmidt style tube | No | 480i | 130 [8] | Schmidt optics | ||||||||
Videobeam Graphics [9] | Ampro | 6.5 inches | No | 72 kHz | 500 | |||||||||
Videobeam 1000 [10] | Ampro | 6.5 inches | No | 500 | As videobeam 3000 without | |||||||||
1100 [11] | AmPro | 7 inches | 180CHB22 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 650 | Analogue | |||||
1200 [11] | AmPro | 7 inches | MEC | No | ES | 480p | 31.5 kHz | 650 | Analogue | |||||
1400 [11] | AmPro | 7 inches | MEC | No | ES | 480p | 650 | Digital | ||||||
1500 [11] | AmPro | 7 inches | MEC | No | ES | 480p | 650 | Digital | ||||||
2000D [11] [12] | AmPro | 7 inches | Sony | No | ES | 70 MHz | 56 kHz | 130 | Digital | |||||
2000G [11] [12] | AmPro | 7 inches | Sony | No | ES | 70 MHz | 80 kHz | 130 | Digital | |||||
2300 [11] | AmPro | 7 inches | Sony | No | EM | 70 MHz | 90 kHz | Digital | ||||||
2600D [11] | AmPro | 7 inches | Sony | No | ES | 1024 × 768 | 70 MHz | 64 kHz | 130 | 725 | Digital | |||
2600G [11] | AmPro | 7 inches | Sony | No | ES | 1600 × 1200 | 70 MHz | 85 kHz | 130 | 725 | Digital | |||
3300 [11] [13] | AmPro | 8 inches | MEC | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 100 MHz | 90 kHz | 210 | 850 | Digital | |||
3400 [11] | AmPro | 8 inches | MEC | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 100 MHz | 105 kHz | 1000 | Digital | ||||
3600 [11] | AmPro | 8 inches | MEC | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 100 MHz | 105 kHz | 1000 | Digital | ||||
4000D [11] | AmPro | 9 inches | Sony | Yes | ES | 70 MHz | 56 kHz | 1200 | Digital | |||||
4000G [11] | AmPro | 9 inches | Sony | Yes | ES | 70 MHz | 80 kHz | 1000 | Digital | |||||
4200 [11] | AmPro | 9 inches | Sony | Yes | EM | 100 MHz | 90 kHz | 1000 | Digital | |||||
4300 [11] [14] | AmPro | 9 inches | MEC/Sony | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 100 MHz | 90 kHz | 1100 | Digital | ||||
4600 [11] [15] | AmPro | 1996 | 9 inches | Sony | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 100 MHz | 105 kHz | 270 | 1200 | Digital | ||
Barco Vision [16] | Barco | 1983 | 7 inches | Clinton | No | 10 MHz | 15 kHz | |||||||
Vision Star 4 [16] | Barco | 1983 | 7 inches | Clinton | No | 10 MHz | 15 kHz | |||||||
Barco Vision 2 [16] | Barco | 1984 | 7 inches | Clinton | No | 10 MHz | 18 kHz | Small screens only | ||||||
Barco Vision 2 LS [16] | Barco | 1984 | 7 inches | Clinton | No | 10 MHz | 18 kHz | |||||||
Barco Vision 2 DTAC [16] | Barco | 1985 | 7 inches | Clinton | No | 10 MHz | 18 kHz | |||||||
Vision Star 5 LS [16] | Barco | 1984 | 7 inches | Clinton | No | 10 MHz | 18 kHz | |||||||
Dual Vision 2 [16] | Barco | 1985 | 7 inches | Clinton | No | 10 MHz | 18 kHz | Two projectors mounted in a special pedestal allowing twice the brightness. | ||||||
Videacolor [16] | Barco | 1985 | 7 inches | SD-130 | No | 10 MHz | 18 kHz | |||||||
Barco Vision Special Video [16] | Barco | 1985 | 7 inches | Clinton | No | 10 MHz | 15 kHz | |||||||
Dual Special Video [16] | Barco | 1985 | 7 inches | Clinton | No | 10 MHz | 15 kHz | Two projectors mounted in a special pedestal allowing twice the brightness. One projector can converge on green. [17] | ||||||
Special Video Mk2 [16] | Barco | 1986 | 7 inches | Clinton | No | 15 MHz | 15 kHz | |||||||
Vision 1000 [16] | Barco | 1987 | 9 inches | SD-146 | Yes | 15 MHz | 15 kHz | |||||||
Vision 1500 [16] | Barco | 1988 | 9 inches | SD-146 | Yes | 15 MHz | 15 kHz | |||||||
Vision 400 [16] | Barco | 1987 | 7 inches | SD-130 | No | 15 MHz | 15 kHz | |||||||
Vision 600 [16] | Barco | 1987 | 7 inches | SD-187 | No | 15 MHz | 15 kHz | Various subversions of the projector were built designated S,HQ,C which differed in minor detail (lenses, etc). | ||||||
Vision 1500 HDTV [16] | Barco | 1990 | 9 inches | SD-146 | Yes | 15 MHz | 32 kHz | |||||||
Vision 1200 HD [16] | Barco | 1992 | 9 inches | 09MX | Yes | 80 MHz | 66 kHz | |||||||
Vision 1600 HDTV [16] | Barco | 1992 | 9 inches | SD-146 | Yes | 30 MHz | 35 kHz | |||||||
Vision 700 [16] | Barco | 1992 | 7 inches | SD-187 | No | 20 MHz | 35 kHz | A HQ variant was built with HD 6 lenses instead of TAC 3 | ||||||
Vision 700 Cine [16] | Barco | 1994 | 7 inches | SD07MS | No | 20 MHz | 15 kHz | |||||||
Vision 701 [16] | Barco | 1994 | 7 inches | SD07MS | No | 20 MHz | 35 kHz | |||||||
Vision 701 Cine [16] | Barco | 1993 | 7 inches | SD07MS | No | 20 MHz | 15 kHz | several versions of the BV701 Cine were produced with Toshiba T180 tubes | ||||||
Vision 701s [16] | Barco | 1995 | 7 inches | T180 | No | 20 MHz | 35 kHz | 145 | ||||||
Vision 701 MM [16] | Barco | 1997 | 7 inches | T180 | No | 45 MHz | 50 kHz | |||||||
Vision 1209 HD [16] | Barco | 1994 | 9 inches | 2208 | Yes | 80 MHz | 64 kHz | 225 | ||||||
Vision 1609 HD [16] | Barco | 1996 | 9 inches | 19LCP07 | Yes | 60 MHz | 64 kHz | 270 | ||||||
Vision 800 HD [16] | Barco | 8 inches | T180 | No | 35 MHz | 50 kHz | ||||||||
Graphics 400 [16] | Barco | 1987 | 7 inches | SD130/SD187 | No | 100 MHz | 72 kHz | |||||||
Data Graphics [16] | Barco | 1987 | 7 inches | SD130 | No | 70 MHz | 64 kHz | |||||||
Graphics 1001 [16] | Barco | 1988 | 9 inches | SD146 | Yes | 70 MHz | 64 kHz | |||||||
Graphics 800 [16] | Barco | 1989 | 8 inches | 07MP | No | 60 MHz | 90 kHz | |||||||
Graphics 1200 [16] | Barco | 1993 | 9 inches | PT22-08 | Yes | 120 MHz | 135 kHz | |||||||
Graphics 500 [16] | Barco | 1992 | 7 inches | SD-187 | No | 50 MHz | 75 kHz | |||||||
Graphics 801 [16] | Barco | 1993 | 8 inches | 07MSP | No | 75 MHz | 92 kHz | |||||||
Graphics 1208 [16] | Barco | 1994 | 8 inches | 180DVB22 | No | 120 MHz | 135 kHz | 210 | Later models had PT18-205 tubes. | |||||
Graphics 808 [16] | Barco | 1994 | 8 inches | 180DVB22 | No | 75 MHz | 105 kHz | 210 | Later models had PT18-205 tubes. | |||||
Graphics 808s [16] | Barco | 1996 | 8 inches | 07MFP2 | No | 120 MHz | 110 kHz | 210 | Later models had PT18-205 tubes. | |||||
Graphics 1209 [16] | Barco | 1994 | 9 inches | PT22-08 | Yes | 120 MHz | 135 kHz | 270 | ||||||
Cine 7 [18] | Barco | 7 inches | Toshiba T180 | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 75 MHz | 69 kHz | 180 | 1000 | Digital | |||
Cine 8 [19] | Barco | 8 inches | Matsushita P16LXV | Yes | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 120 MHz | 110 kHz | 220 | 1100 | Digital | |||
Cine 9 [20] | Barco | 9 inches | Matsushita P19 LUG | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 180 MHz | 132 kHz | 300 | 1200 | Digital | |||
Dwin 500 [21] | Dwin | 7 inches | Toshiba T180 | No | EM | 75 MHz | 65 kHz | 1100 | Digital | No cooling fans. | ||||
Dwin 700 [21] | Dwin | 7 inches | Toshiba 36 mm neck | No | ES | 75 MHz | 65 kHz | 1100 | Digital | |||||
XS2000HT [22] | Ellie | 7 inches | Panasonic | No | 1024 × 768 | 40 MHz | 52 kHz | 250 | 1300 | Analogue | ||||
XS3000HT [23] | Ellie | 7 inches | Sony OM7 | No | 40 MHz | 52 kHz | 270 | 1500 | Digital | |||||
ECP 1000 [24] | Electrohome | 1983 | 7 inches | SD187 | No | ES | 480p | 30 MHz | 33 kHz | 725 | ||||
ECP 2000 [24] | Electrohome | 1984 | 7 inches | SD136 | No | ES | 540p | 30 MHz | 36 kHz | 725 | Internal prism focus system with a single projection lens. | |||
ECP 2100 [24] | Electrohome | 1991 | 7 inches | SD187 | No | ES | 540p | 30 MHz | 36 kHz | 600 | ||||
ECP 2500 [24] | Electrohome | 7 inches | 07MS | No | ES | 1024 × 768 | 50 MHz | 50 kHz | 725 | |||||
ECP 2500 Plus [24] | Electrohome | 7 inches | 07MS | No | ES | 1024 × 768 | 50 MHz | 50 kHz | 150 | 1005 | S-video input | |||
ECP 3000 [24] | Electrohome | 1988 | 7 inches | SD187 | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 60 MHz | 50 kHz | 650 | ||||
ECP 3100 ECP 3101 [24] | Electrohome | 1991 | 7 inches | SD187 | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 50 MHz | 55 kHz | 600 | ||||
ECP 3500 ECP 3501 [24] | Electrohome | 7 inches | 07MS | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 60 MHz | 62 kHz | 725 | |||||
ECP 3500 Plus [24] | Electrohome | 7 inches | 07MS | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 60 MHz | 72 kHz | 150 | 1005 | ||||
ECP 4000 [24] | Electrohome | 1988 | 7 inches | SD187 | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 65 MHz | 80 kHz | 600 | Digital | |||
ECP 4100 [24] | Electrohome | 1991 | 7 inches | SD187 | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 70 MHz | 80 kHz | 650 | Digital | |||
ECP 4500 ECP 4501 [24] | Electrohome | 7 inches | 07MS | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 70 MHz | 90 kHz | 725 | Digital | ||||
ECP 4500 Plus [24] | Electrohome | 7 inches | 07MS | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 70 MHz | 90 kHz | 150 | 1005 | Digital | |||
EDP 56 [24] | Electrohome | 1978 | No | 24 kHz | Monochrome data display | |||||||||
EDP 57 [24] | Electrohome | 1982 [25] | No | 480p | 30 MHz | 33 kHz | 725 | Monochrome data display | ||||||
EDP 58 [24] | Electrohome | No | 480p | 30 MHz | 33 kHz | 725 | Monochrome data display | |||||||
EDP 58XL [24] | Electrohome | No | 480p | 20 MHz | 33 kHz | 500 | Monochrome data display | |||||||
ECP Graphics [24] | Electrohome | 1983 | 7 inches | SD187 | No | ES | 1024 × 768 | 30 MHz | 80 kHz | 500 | ||||
Marquee 6500 [24] | Electrohome | 8 inches | 180DMB22 | No | ES | 1600 × 1200 | 70 MHz | 80 kHz | 900 | Digital | ||||
Marquee 7500 [24] | Electrohome | 8 inches | 180DMB22 | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 100 MHz | 110 kHz | 900 | Digital | ||||
Marquee 8000 [24] | Electrohome | 1993 | 8 inches | 180DMB22 | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 100 MHz | 130 kHz | 1000 | Digital | |||
Marquee 8110 [24] | Electrohome | 1995 | 8 inches | 180DMB22 | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 100 MHz | 110 kHz | 210 | 1000 | Digital | ||
Marquee 8500SM [24] | Electrohome | 1997 [26] | 8 inches | 180DMB22 | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 120 MHz | 70 kHz | 225 | 1000 | Digital | Simulator version | |
Marquee 8500 [24] | Electrohome | 1995 | 8 inches | 180DMB22 | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 100 MHz | 130 kHz | 225 | 1000 | Digital | ||
Marquee 8500LC [24] | Electrohome | 1995 | 8 inches | 180DMB22 | Yes | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 100 MHz | 130 kHz | 235 | 1200 | Digital | ||
Marquee 9000 [24] | Electrohome | 1993 | 9 inches | P19LCP09 | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 120 MHz | 130 kHz | 1200 | Digital | |||
Marquee 9500DM [24] | Electrohome | 1997 [27] | 9 inches | P19LCP09 | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 120 MHz | 70 kHz | 260 | 1300 | Digital | Simulator model | |
Marquee 9500LC [24] | Electrohome | 1995 | 9 inches | P19LCP09 | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 120 MHz | 130 kHz | 260 | 1300 | Digital | ||
Marquee 9500HS [24] | Electrohome | 9 inches | P19LCP09 | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 130 MHz | 152 kHz | 1300 | Digital | ||||
Marquee 9500LC Ultra [24] | Electrohome | 1998 | 9 inches | P19LCP09 | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 130 MHz | 152 kHz | 1300 | Digital | |||
Cinema Super Color 9000 | Grundig | 1979 | No | |||||||||||
DP-1200 [28] | NEC | 8 inches | Yes | EM | 540p/1080i | 30 MHz | 36 kHz | 475 | Digital | |||||
DP-5200 [28] | NEC | 8 inches | No | EM | 540p/1080i | 30 MHz | 36 kHz | |||||||
GP-3000 [28] | NEC | 8 inches | 95R656 | No | EM | 1024×768 | 50 MHz | 55 kHz | 600 | Digital | ||||
GP-5000 [28] | NEC | 9 inches | Yes | EM | 1280 × 1024 | 70 MHz | 75 kHz | 650 | Digital | |||||
6PG [28] | NEC | 1992 | 8 inches | E8508 | No | EM | 1280 × 1024 | 70 MHz | 61.5 kHz | 800 | Digital (opt.) | |||
6PG Plus [28] | NEC | 1994 | 8 inches | E8508 | No | EM | 1280 × 1024 | 75 MHz | 65 kHz | 850 | Digital (opt.) | |||
6PG Xtra [28] | NEC | 1995 | 8 inches | P16JLE | No | EM | 1280 × 1024 | 80 MHz | 69 kHz | 1000 | Digital (opt.) | |||
9PG [28] | NEC | 1992 | 8 inches | E8508 | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 70 MHz | 93 kHz | 800 | Digital | |||
9PG Plus [28] | NEC | 1994 | 8 inches | E8508 | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 75 MHz | 93 kHz | 850 | Digital (opt.) | |||
9PG Xtra [28] | NEC | 1995 | 8 inches | P16JLE | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 100 MHz | 100 kHz | 1000 | Digital | |||
10PG [28] | NEC | 1992 | 9 inches | 9515631 | Yes | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 70 MHz | 92 kHz | 1000 | Digital | |||
XG-750 [28] | NEC | 1996 | 8 inches | PJ16LJE06,PJ16LJE07,PJ16LJE08 | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 110 MHz | 75 kHz | 1100 | Digital | |||
XG-751 [28] | NEC | 1997 | 8 inches | PJ16LJE06,PJ16LJE07,PJ16LJE08 | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 110 MHz | 75 kHz | 1100 | Digital | |||
XG-852 [28] | NEC | 1998 | 8 inches | PJ16LJE06,PJ16LJE07,PJ16LJE08 | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 110 MHz | 85 kHz | 1100 | Digital | |||
XG-1100 [28] | NEC | 1996 | 8 inches | PJ16LJE06,PJ16LJE07,PJ16LJE08 | No | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 120 MHz | 110 kHz | 1100 | Digital | |||
XG-1101 [28] | NEC | 1997 | 8 inches | PJ16LJE06,PJ16LJE07,PJ16LJE08 | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 120 MHz | 110 kHz | 1100 | Digital | |||
XG-1350 [28] | NEC | 1996 | 8 inches | PJ16LJE06,PJ16LJE07,PJ16LJE08 | No | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 150 MHz | 135 kHz | 1100 | Digital | |||
XG-1351 [28] | NEC | 1997 | 8 inches | PJ16LJE06,PJ16LJE07,PJ16LJE08 | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 150 MHz | 135 kHz | 1100 | Digital | |||
XG-1352 [28] | NEC | 1998 | 8 inches | PJ16LJE06,PJ16LJE07,PJ16LJE08 | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 150 MHz | 135 kHz | 1100 | Digital | |||
CT-6000 | Panasonic | 1978 | No | Front "mirror" projection system with 60-inch (1,500 mm) screen | ||||||||||
1083 [29] | Panasonic | 1995 | 8 inches | 180DYB22 | No | ES | 1500 | 75 MHz | 70 kHz | 850 | Digital | |||
1085 [29] | Panasonic | 1995 | 8 inches | 180DYB22 | No | ES | 1600 × 1200 | 90 MHz | 100 kHz | 850 | Digital | |||
PT-101 | Panasonic | 1985 | 7 inches | No | 480i | 450 | ||||||||
PT-102 | Panasonic | No | ||||||||||||
PT-105 [29] | Panasonic | 8 inches | 180DYB22 | Yes | 37 kHz | 550 | Available as 72 or 120-inch (3,000 mm) model | |||||||
PT-106 [29] | Panasonic | 8 inches | 180DYB22 | Yes | 37 kHz | 550 | Available as 72 or 120-inch (3,000 mm) model | |||||||
PT-200 | Panasonic | 1990 | 7 inches | Yes | 36 kHz | 550 | ||||||||
PT-301 | Panasonic | 7 inches | No | 450 | ||||||||||
PT-302 | Panasonic | No | ||||||||||||
SVT 110 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Toshiba | No | ES | 480i | 7 MHz | 16 kHz | 110 | 680 | Analogue | |||
SVT 120 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Toshiba | No | ES | 7 MHz | 16 kHz | 110 | 680 | Analogue | ||||
SVT 130 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Toshiba | No | ES | 7 MHz | 16 kHz | 110 | 680 | Analogue | ||||
SVT 150 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Toshiba | No | ES | 7 MHz | 16 kHz | 110 | 680 | Analogue | ||||
SVT 180 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony SD-187 or 07MS | No | ES | 7 MHz | 16 kHz | 140 | 900 | Analogue | ||||
SVT 190 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony 07MS | No | ES | 7 MHz | 16 kHz | 140 | 900 | Analogue | ||||
SVT 190 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony SD-187 | No | ES | 7 MHz | 16 kHz | 140 | 900 | Digital | ||||
SVT 195CT [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony SD-187 | No | ES | 7 MHz | 16 kHz | 900 | Digital | |||||
SVT 195MT [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony SD-187 | No | ES | 7 MHz | 16 kHz | 900 | Digital | |||||
SVT 220 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | SD-187 | No | ES | Digital | ||||||||
SVP 310 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Toshiba | No | ES | 480i | 12 MHz | 16 kHz | 130 | 800 | Analogue | |||
SVP 320 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Toshiba | No | ES | 480i | 12 MHz | 16 kHz | 130 | 800 | Analogue | |||
SVP 320 Plus [31] | Seleco | 7 inches | Toshiba | No | ES | 480i | 12 MHz | 16 kHz | 130 | Analogue | ||||
SVP 350 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Toshiba | No | ES | 480i | 12 MHz | 16 kHz | 130 | 800 | Analogue | |||
SVP 350 Plus [30] [32] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony/Toshiba | No | ES | 640 × 480 | 12 MHz | 16 kHz | 130 | Analogue | ||||
SVP 390 Plus [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony 07MS | No | ES | 640 × 480 | 12 MHz | 16 kHz | 140 | 900 | Digital | |||
SVP 400 HT [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony 07MS | No | ES | 640 × 480 | 20 MHz | 32 kHz | 140 | 900 | Digital | |||
SVP 400 Plus [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony 07MS | No | ES | 640 × 480 | 20 MHz | 32 kHz | 140 | 900 | Digital | |||
SVP 420 HB [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony 07MS | No | ES | 640 × 480 | 20 MHz | 38 kHz | 140 | 900 | Digital | |||
SVP 450 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony 07MS | No | ES | 640 × 480 | 20 MHz | 38 kHz | 950 | Digital | ||||
SVP 450 Plus [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony 07MS | No | ES | 640 × 480 | 20 MHz | 38 kHz | 145 | 950 | Digital | |||
SDP 500 Plus [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony 07MS | No | ES | 640 × 480 | 20 MHz | 38 kHz | 145 | 950 | Digital | |||
SDP 500 Plus HD [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony 07MS | No | ES | 640 × 480 | 20 MHz | 38 kHz | 145 | 950 | Digital | |||
SVD 500 HT [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | Sony 07MS | No | ES | 640 × 480 | 20 MHz | 38 kHz | 140 | 900 | Digital | |||
SVD 700 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | No | ES | 190 | Digital | ||||||||
SVD 800 HD [30] | Seleco | 1999 [33] | 7 inches | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 75 MHz | 72 kHz | 190 | 1050 | Digital | |||
SVD 800 Millennium [30] | Seleco | 2000 [34] | 7 inches | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 75 MHz | 72 kHz | 1050 | Digital | ||||
SDG 700 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | No | ES | 1500 | 72 kHz | 160 | Digital | ||||||
SDG 790 [30] | Seleco | 7 inches | No | ES | 1500 | 90 kHz | 160 | Digital | ||||||
SDG 900 [30] | Seleco | 8 inches | No | ES | 1600 × 1200 | 105 kHz | 250 | 1200 | Digital | |||||
SDG 900 Plus [35] | Seleco | 8 inches | No | ES | 1600 × 1200 | 105 kHz | 230 | 1200 | Digital | |||||
KP-5000 [36] | Sony | 1978 | No | 480i | 50 [37] | Analogue | 50 inch fixed screen projector with two projector lenses with three tubes. 60 fL on screen brightness. | |||||||
KP-7200 [36] | Sony | 1978 | No | 480i | 50 [37] | Analogue | 72 inch fixed screen projector with two projector lenses with crt three tubes. 30 fL on screen brightness. | |||||||
KP-5010 | Sony | 1979 | No | 480i | Analogue | 50 inch screen projector | ||||||||
KP-7210 | Sony | 1979 | No | 480i | Analogue | 72 inch screen projector | ||||||||
KP-5020 | Sony | 1980 [38] | No | 480i | Analogue | 50 inch screen projector. Two piece unit | ||||||||
KP-7220 | Sony | 1980 [38] | No | 480i | Analogue | 72 inch screen projector. Two piece unit. | ||||||||
KP-5025 | Sony | 1982 [25] | No | 480i | Analogue | 50 inch screen projector | ||||||||
KP-7225 | Sony | 1982 [25] | SD-116 | No | 480i | Analogue | 72 inch screen projector | |||||||
KP-5030 | Sony | No | 480i | Analogue | 50 inch screen projector | |||||||||
KP-7230 | Sony | No | 480i | Analogue | 72 inch screen projector | |||||||||
KP-5040 | Sony | No | 480i | Analogue | 50 inch screen projector | |||||||||
KP-7240 | Sony | No | 480i | Analogue | 72 inch screen projector | |||||||||
Vidimagic FP-60 | Sony | 1984 | No | Portable color single tube projector with integrated Betamax VCR | ||||||||||
Vidimagic FP-62 | Sony | 1984 | No | Portable color single tube projector. | ||||||||||
VPH-600 [39] | Sony | 1987 [40] | 7 inches | SD-130 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 300 | Analogue | |||
VPH-720 [39] | Sony | 7 inches | SD-130 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 300 | Analogue | ||||
VPH-722 [39] | Sony | 7 inches | SD-130 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 300 | Analogue | ||||
VPH-1000 [39] | Sony | 7 inches | SD-187 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 500 | Analogue | ||||
VPH-1001 [39] | Sony | 7 inches | 07MS | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 700 | Analogue | ||||
VPH-1020 [39] | Sony | 7 inches | SD-130 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 700 | Analogue | ||||
VPH-1030 VPH-2030 [39] [41] | Sony | 7 inches | SD-130 | No | ES | 480p | 15 MHz | 32 kHz | 300 | Analogue | VPH-2030 is the wide throw version of the projector for 200-inch (5,100 mm) diagonal image. | |||
VPH-1031 [39] | Sony | 1987 | 7 inches | SD-187 (B) SD-130 (R,G) | No | ES | 540p | 30 MHz | 36 kHz | 500 | Analogue | |||
VPH-1040 [39] | Sony | 7 inches | SD-187 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 500 | Analogue | ||||
VPH-1041 [39] | Sony | 7 inches | SD-130 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 500 | Analogue | ||||
VPH-1042 [39] | Sony | 7 inches | SD-130 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 600 | Analogue | With color corrected lenses | |||
VPH-1043 [39] | Sony | 7 inches | SD-130 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 500 | Analogue | ||||
VPH-1044 [39] | Sony | 1994 | 7 inches | 07MS | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 700 | Analogue | |||
VPH-1251 [39] | Sony | 1991 | 8 inches | 07MP | No | ES | 1024 × 768 | 40 MHz | 58 kHz | 200 | 650 | Digital | ||
VPH-1252 [39] | Sony | 8 inches | 07MSP | No | ES | 1024 × 768 | 40 MHz | 61.5 kHz | 200 | 700 | Digital | |||
HDIR-550 | Sony | 1993 | 7 inches | HACC | Yes | EM | 800 | 30 MHz | 35 kHz | 100 | 200 | Part of the Sony HDVS early HDTV Rear Projector 55-inch diagonally | ||
HDIH-1200 | Sony | 1993 | 9 inches | Impre-cathode LC2 (Liquid Coupling and Cooling System) | Yes | 30 MHz | 35 kHz | 100 | 300 | Digital | Part of the Sony HDVS early HDTV. Displays from 100-150-inch diagonally | |||
HDIH-2000 | Sony | 1993 | 9 inches | Impre-cathode LC2 (Liquid Coupling and Cooling System) | Yes | EM | 1000 | 30 MHz | 35 kHz | 100 | 300 | Digital | Part of the Sony HDVS early HDTV. Displays 150-220-inch diagonally | |
HDIH-2400 | Sony | No | 1000 | 30 MHz | Part of the Sony HDVS early HDTV | |||||||||
HDIH-3000 | Sony | 1993 | 9 inches | Impre-cathode LC2 (Liquid Coupling and Cooling System) | Yes | EM | 1000 | 30 MHz | 35 kHz | 300 | Part of the Sony HDVS early HDTV. Displays 220-350-inch diagonally, stackable with HDIT-3000W Projection Head Stand, peak white 300 lumens, all white:260 lumens | |||
VPH-1270Q [39] | Sony | 1990 [42] | 8 inches | 07MP | No | ES | 1280 × 1024 | 40 MHz | 75 kHz | 650 | Digital | |||
VPH-1271Q [39] | Sony | 1991 [42] | 8 inches | 07MP | No | ES | 1600 × 1200 | 75 MHz | 85 kHz | 200 | 650 | Digital | ||
VPH-1272Q [39] | Sony | 1995 | 8 inches | 07MP | No | ES | 1600 × 1200 | 85 MHz | 93 kHz | 200 | 700 | Digital | ||
VPH-1292Q [39] | Sony | 1995 | 9 inches | 09MFX3 | Yes | EM | 2000 | 120 MHz | 135 kHz | 225 | 700+ | Digital | ||
VPH-V20M [39] | Sony | 1998 | 7 inches | No | EM | 75 MHz | 64 kHz | 100 | 700 | Digital | ||||
VPH-D50Q VPH-D50HTU [39] | Sony | 1997 | 7 inches | P14LKJ03 | No | EM | 1280 × 1024 | 75 MHz | 64 kHz | 800 | Digital | |||
VPH-G70Q [39] | Sony | 1997 | 8 inches | P16LJE08 | Yes | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 200 | 700 | Digital | ||||
VPH-G90U [39] | Sony | 1997 | 9 inches | P19LQF6 | Yes | EM | 2500 × 2000 | 135 MHz | 150 kHz | 350 [43] | 1300 | Digital | ||
Novabeam Model One [44] | Kloss | 1979 | 6.5 inches | Novatron | No | Fixed magnet | 480i | 175 [45] | Schmidt optics NovaTron tube. Horizontal three tubes in a row configuration. | |||||
Novabeam Model One-A | Kloss | 1982 | 6.5 inches | NovaTron | No | Fixed magnet | 200 | Enhanced version of Model One with an IR remote control. Versions were available that could project a 10-foot (3.0 m) picture and could be ceiling mounted. | ||||||
Novabeam Model Two | Kloss | 1982 | 6.5 inches | NovaTron | No | Fixed magnet | 200 | Vertical configuration, with a periscope like mirror. Projects onto a wall a 5'4" image. | ||||||
Novabeam Model Three [46] | Kloss | 1983 | 6.5 inches | NovaTron | No | Fixed magnet | 200 | Schmidt optics | ||||||
Novabeam Model 100 [47] | Kloss | NovaTron | No | 9 MHz | 250 | Schmidt optics. Horizontal tube configuration. Flat or curved screen. | ||||||||
Videobeam 2000 [48] | Kloss | 1985 | NovaTron II | No | 15 MHz | 15.9 kHz | 250 | |||||||
Videobeam 3000 [49] | Kloss | 1987 | No | 17 MHz | 34 kHz | 300 | Later sold as Ampro Videobeam 1000 | |||||||
Hi-beam CX1 [50] | Videpro | 1985 | 7 inches | No | 15 MHz | 28 kHz | 550 | Analogue | Marketed by Bell & Howell. Produced by Videpro in Ireland | |||||
Hi-beam CX2 [50] | Videpro | 1988 | 7 inches | No | 40 MHz | 36.5 kHz | 550 | Analogue | Marketed by Bell & Howell. Produced by Videpro in Ireland | |||||
Hi-beam 450 | Videpro | No | Analogue | Marketed by Bell & Howell. | ||||||||||
Hi-beam 550 | Videpro | No | Analogue | Marketed by Bell & Howell. | ||||||||||
Hi-beam 550 | Videpro | No | Analogue | Marketed by Bell & Howell. | ||||||||||
VT2000 | Maxivideo | No | 600 | |||||||||||
DMP1000 | Maxivideo | No | ||||||||||||
DMP2000 | Maxivideo | No | ||||||||||||
PRO 800 | Zenith | No | ||||||||||||
PRO 810 | Zenith | No | ||||||||||||
PRO 820 | Zenith | No | ||||||||||||
PRO 830 | Zenith | No | ||||||||||||
PRO 840 | Zenith | No | ||||||||||||
PRO 841X [51] | Zenith | 7 inches | 180CHB22 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 650 | Analogue | ||||
PRO 851X [51] | Zenith | 7 inches | 180CHB22 | No | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 650 | Analogue | No RGB input | |||
PRO 880X [51] | Zenith | 1993 | 7 inches | MEC | Yes | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 700 | Analogue | No RGB input | ||
PRO 881X [51] | Zenith | 1993 | 7 inches | MEC | Yes | ES | 480i | 10 MHz | 15.75 kHz | 700 | Analogue | No RGB input | ||
PRO 895X [51] | Zenith | 7 inches | MEC | Yes | ES | 1024 × 768 | 37.5 MHz | 40 [52] kHz | 700 | Digital | ||||
PRO 900X [51] | Zenith | 1993 | 7 inches | MEC | Yes | ES | 1024 × 768 | 37.5 MHz | 50 kHz | 800 | Digital | |||
PRO 1200X [51] | Zenith | 2001 | 8 inches | P16LNP | Yes | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 75 MHz | 75 kHz | 1250 | Digital | Rebadged Barco Cine 8 Onyx | ||
PRO 2000X [51] | Zenith | 7 inches | P16LKE02 | No | EM | 1600 × 1200 | 75 MHz | 100 kHz | 1250 | Digital | Rebadged Toshiba P7300U |
A number of projector manufacturers produced projectors that were sold under the brand of different makers, sometimes with minor electrical or cosmetic modification. The following list reflects these re-badged projectors.
Re-badger | Model | Manufacturer | Original model | Notes |
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Accurate | 8 & 9 | Electrohome | Marquee | |
ITT | Cinevision | Kloss | various | |
Harman/Kardon | VPM 500 | Kloss | Novabeam 100 | |
Harman/Kardon | VPM 600 | Kloss | ||
Vidikron | various | Electrohome | various | |
Runco | various | Matsushita/Zenith/NEC/Barco | various | Some modifications for home theatre market, line doublers and colored glycol coolant |
GE | various | Panasonic/Zenith/NEC | various |
A cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube containing one or more electron guns, which emit electron beams that are manipulated to display images on a phosphorescent screen. The images may represent electrical waveforms on an oscilloscope, a frame of video on an analog television set (TV), digital raster graphics on a computer monitor, or other phenomena like radar targets. A CRT in a TV is commonly called a picture tube. CRTs have also been used as memory devices, in which case the screen is not intended to be visible to an observer. The term cathode ray was used to describe electron beams when they were first discovered, before it was understood that what was emitted from the cathode was a beam of electrons.
Digital cinema refers to the adoption of digital technology within the film industry to distribute or project motion pictures as opposed to the historical use of reels of motion picture film, such as 35 mm film. Whereas film reels have to be shipped to movie theaters, a digital movie can be distributed to cinemas in a number of ways: over the Internet or dedicated satellite links, or by sending hard drives or optical discs such as Blu-ray discs.
IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio and steep stadium seating, with the 1.43:1 ratio format being available only in few selected locations.
A home cinema, also called a home theater or theater room, is a home entertainment audio-visual system that seeks to reproduce a movie theater experience and mood using consumer electronics-grade video and audio equipment and is set up in a room or backyard of a private home. Some studies show that films are rated better and generate more intense emotions when watched in a movie theater, but convenience is a major appeal for home cinemas. In the 1980s, home cinemas typically consisted of a movie pre-recorded on a LaserDisc or VHS tape; a LaserDisc Player or VCR; and a heavy, bulky large-screen cathode ray tube TV set, although sometimes CRT projectors were used instead. In the 2000s, technological innovations in sound systems, video player equipment, TV screens and video projectors have changed the equipment used in home cinema set-ups and enabled home users to experience a higher-resolution screen image, improved sound quality and components that offer users more options. The development of Internet-based subscription services means that 2020s-era home theatre users do not have to commute to a video rental store as was common in the 1980s and 1990s.
A slide projector is an optical device for projecting enlarged images of photographic slides onto a screen. Many projectors have mechanical arrangements to show a series of slides loaded into a special tray sequentially.
An LCD projector is a type of video projector for displaying video, images or computer data on a screen or other flat surface. It is a modern equivalent of the slide projector or overhead projector. To display images, LCD projectors typically send light from a metal-halide lamp through a prism or series of dichroic filters that separates light to three polysilicon panels – one each for the red, green and blue components of the video signal. As polarized light passes through the panels, individual pixels can be opened to allow light to pass or closed to block the light. The combination of open and closed pixels can produce a wide range of colors and shades in the projected image.
A film recorder is a graphical output device for transferring images to photographic film from a digital source. In a typical film recorder, an image is passed from a host computer to a mechanism to expose film through a variety of methods, historically by direct photography of a high-resolution cathode ray tube (CRT) display. The exposed film can then be developed using conventional developing techniques, and displayed with a slide or motion picture projector. The use of film recorders predates the current use of digital projectors, which eliminate the time and cost involved in the intermediate step of transferring computer images to film stock, instead directly displaying the image signal from a computer. Motion picture film scanners are the opposite of film recorders, copying content from film stock to a computer system. Film recorders can be thought of as modern versions of Kinescopes.
A video projector is an image projector that receives a video signal and projects the corresponding image onto a projection screen using a lens system. Video projectors use a very bright ultra-high-performance lamp, Xenon arc lamp, metal halide lamp, LED or solid state blue, RB, RGB or fiber-optic lasers to provide the illumination required to project the image. Most modern projectors can correct any curves, blurriness and other inconsistencies through manual settings.
A television set or television receiver is an electronic device for the purpose of viewing and hearing television broadcasts, or as a computer monitor. It combines a tuner, display, and loudspeakers. Introduced in the late 1920s in mechanical form, television sets became a popular consumer product after World War II in electronic form, using cathode ray tube (CRT) technology. The addition of color to broadcast television after 1953 further increased the popularity of television sets in the 1960s, and an outdoor antenna became a common feature of suburban homes. The ubiquitous television set became the display device for the first recorded media for consumer use in the 1970s, such as Betamax, VHS; these were later succeeded by DVD. It has been used as a display device since the first generation of home computers and dedicated video game consoles in the 1980s. By the early 2010s, flat-panel television incorporating liquid-crystal display (LCD) technology, especially LED-backlit LCD technology, largely replaced CRT and other display technologies. Modern flat panel TVs are typically capable of high-definition display and can also play content from a USB device. Starting in the late 2010s, most flat panel TVs began to offer 4K and 8K resolutions.
A jumbotron, sometimes referred to as jumbovision, is a video display using large-screen television technology. The original technology was developed in the early 1980s by Mitsubishi Electric and Sony, which coined JumboTron as a brand name in 1985. Mitsubishi Electric sold their version of the technology as Diamond Vision. It is typically used in sports stadiums and concert venues to show close up shots of an event or even other sporting events occurring simultaneously, as well as outdoor public places.
Barco NV is a Belgian technology company that specializes in digital projection and imaging technology, focusing on three core markets: entertainment, enterprise, and healthcare. It employs 3600 employees located in 90 countries. The company has 400 granted patents. Barco is headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium, and has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Shares of Barco are listed on Euronext Brussels. It has a market cap of around €1.2 billion. Barco sells its ClickShare products to enable wireless projection from sender devices to receiver displays.
The lumen is the unit of luminous flux, a measure of the perceived power of visible light emitted by a source, in the International System of Units (SI). Luminous flux differs from power in that radiant flux includes all electromagnetic waves emitted, while luminous flux is weighted according to a model of the human eye's sensitivity to various wavelengths; this weighting is standardized by the CIE and ISO. One lux is one lumen per square metre.
Rave Cinemas, formerly known as "Rave Motion Pictures", is a movie theater brand founded in 1999 and owned by Cinemark Theatres. It previously was headed by Thomas W. Stephenson, Jr., former CEO of Hollywood Theaters, and Rolando B. Rodriguez, former Vice President and Regional General Manager for Walmart in Illinois and northern Indiana. The chain was headquartered in Dallas, Texas until it was acquired by Plano-based Cinemark Theatres.
A projection screen is an installation consisting of a surface and a support structure used for displaying a projected image for the view of an audience. Projection screens may be permanently installed on a wall, as in a movie theater, mounted to or placed in a ceiling using a rollable projection surface that retracts into a casing, painted on a wall, or portable with tripod or floor rising models as in a conference room or other non-dedicated viewing space. Another popular type of portable screens are inflatable screens for outdoor movie screening.
A CRT projector is a video projector that uses a small, high-brightness cathode ray tube (CRT) as the image generating element. The image is then focused and enlarged onto a screen using a lens kept in front of the CRT face. The first color CRT projectors came out in the early 1950s. Most modern CRT projectors are color and have three separate CRTs, and their own lenses to achieve color images. The red, green and blue portions of the incoming video signal are processed and sent to the respective CRTs whose images are focused by their lenses to achieve the overall picture on the screen. Various designs have made it to production, including the "direct" CRT-lens design, and the Schmidt CRT, which employed a phosphor screen that illuminates a perforated spherical mirror, all within an evacuated cathode ray tube.
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Rear-projection television (RPTV) is a type of large-screen television display technology. Until approximately 2006, most of the relatively affordable consumer large screen TVs up to 100 in (250 cm) used rear-projection technology. A variation is a video projector, using similar technology, which projects onto a screen.
Runco International is a subsidiary of Planar Systems, Inc., an American multinational corporation headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, that manufactures a wide range of display devices.
The Advent VideoBeam is a big-screen television that was invented in the 1970s by Advent Corporation, founded by Henry Kloss. Both picture and sound are projected from the television's projector base towards a curved screen, where they are reflected back towards the viewer. It is a plug-and-play system, which means it has few adjustments, to make it easier to install. In 1978, its advertised sale price was $3,000.