Sony's 18,000 lumen SRX-R220 projector on sale early 2007

What's this, can it be, why yes... a bit of good news from Sony! Seems their 18,000 lumen SXRD projector is outta prototyping and going manufacture gold sometime "in early 2007." The new SRX-R220 model uses the same lens with same 4096 x 2160 resolution as Sony's existing SRX-R110 and SRX-R105 projectors but manages 18 freakin' thousand lumens off a single 4KW lamp. Look for 'em to join Sony's 24p cams and XDCAM HD optical disc system under the CineAlta branding in the new year. Oh wait, there is a bit of bad news: these are destined for your neighborhood theater, not the home. Assuming of course, that someone (distributors, you listening?) can convince theater owners to drop the couple hundie grand required to alta-their-cinema for digital, eh?

[Via Impress]

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[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2009 8:11AM]

hey would like to posses this equipment for cinema business any advice on how to have one thanx
Adam

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2006 9:41AM]

Did i read that right; 4KW lamp..as in 4000 watts? I cant imagine the heat this thing puts out or the electricity bill.

Then again, you probably need that for a 55 foot screen.