Megapixel digital projector & scaler | Meridian Audio 810 instruction

Version 1.0 09/2008

810 Reference Video System

10-megapixel digital projector & scaler

For over ten years, Meridian has been developing and manufacturing award-winning video products – from DVD players to projectors – that, together with the company’s advanced digital audio components, create the Meridian Digital Theatre, offering the highest quality reproduction of both image and sound.

Now, Meridian takes the next step towards perfecting the home viewing experience with the introduction of the Meridian 810 Reference Video System.

The 810 system comprises two primary elements: the Ultra High Definition 810 Reference Video Projector, an entirely new D-ILA-based digital projector offering a previously impossible 10 megapixels – exceeding the resolution even of commercial digital cinema projectors – and the 810 Reference Video Scaler, a special processor designed to optimise the imaging of HD and standard resolution inputs for the vast new possibilities offered by a 10 megapixel projection environment.

The result is a system that, Meridian believes, represents the most realistic home theatre performance in the world.

Using a brand new light engine, the Meridian 810 Reference Video Projector offers

an effective resolution of 4096 x 2400 pixels, or 9,830,400 pixels. In comparison, a conventional HDTV image at 720p represents just one megapixel, while full-spec HD (1080p) is still only twice that.

The Meridian 810 Reference Video Projector also has extremely high light output capability. Powered by a PKI Xenon lamp, the projector is capable of delivering up to 4000 lumens, enough to light even the very largest grey

or white screen to the SMPTE standard Hollywood reference level of 16 foot- Lamberts reflected light.

In addition, the projector has a native contrast ratio of 10,000:1, ensuring that even in

the most difficult scenes, such as those combining bright light and shadow, detail is never lost.

Product highlights

10 megapixel (4096 x 2400) Ultra High Definition display derived from three 1.27in diagonal 4096 x 2400 D-ILA chips for smooth, flicker-free, beyond-cinema-quality images

Light output up to 4000 lumens delivers SMPTE cinema reference level for reflected light (16 foot- Lamberts) from grey or white screens

Native 10,000:1 contrast with organic polarization grid for superb shadow detail and true blacks

Painstakingly calibrated at Meridian’s dedicated facilities over a period of four days using exclusive calibration technology developed by William Phelps. Separate calibration for SD and HD sources

System includes both projector and specially-designed scaler for 480i–1080p inputs

High performance interchangeable lenses: short, medium and long-throw package systems include motorised 2.35:1 (Cinemascope®) anamorphic lens; very short-throw package available for back-projection and simulator applications

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