I've been sitting on this for a time, and have now been given the green light.


Mico is a new " Grand Cinema" line from Sim2, incorporating LED light source. The Mico 50, single chipper, is the first machine in the line. Due December.

No price yet, but based on the spec I expect it to be expensive for a single chip unit

Here are some bullet points.

1.0.95" 1080p DLP® darkchip 4 chipset

2.LED light source, typical life estimated at around 30.000 hours.

3.Contrast ratio up to 100.000:1

4.New color filters,color gamut >128% NTSC, >180% Rec. 709

5.instant on/ off.

6.Throw ratio ....1.5-2.1:1 (T1 standard); 2.1-4.0:1 (T2 optional)

7.Motorized Lens shift V +60% / - 25%, H +/-8%

8.Special video adjustments- NR,Luma and Chroma transition filters

9.Other special adjustments Dinamic Black technology, Memories, Zoom/Crop, Color temperature control and Gamma Functions

10.INPUTS/OUTPUTS

Analog 1 x Composite Video (RCA)
1 x S-Video (mini Din 4 pin)
1 x Component Input (3x RCA)
1 x RGBHV/YCrCb (1x D-Sub 15 pin)
Digital 2 x HDMI – HDCP compliant
Miscellaneous 1 x Wired remote (3.5mm Mini Jack)
2 x OUT 12V (via DC Jack)
Control 1 x USB (B type connector)
1 x RS232 (Mini Din 9 pin)

11. Lighting system-Luminus Phlatlight PT120 R/G/B LEDs. http://www.luminus.com/content1092
[B]

I was hoping they'd make an announcement of an LED pro this year. No word on the Lumen output? From the link it looks like the LED panels can put out up to 3000 lumens. It will be curious to see how long tech like this takes to work out any bugs/issues as with any innovative new technology.

"From the link it looks like the LED panels can put out up to 3000 lumens."

That's the raw output; typical throughput for pj optical system is a fraction of that, so I'd expect brightness similar to what Vivitek is getting.

"From the link it looks like the LED panels can put out up to 3000 lumens."

That's the raw output; typical throughput for pj optical system is a fraction of that, so I'd expect brightness similar to what Vivitek is getting.

It certainly will be less.

Thanks CM.

Here's Sim2's page on it with a pic:

http://www.sim2usa.com/home/us/grand-cinema-mico/mico50

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Originally Posted by noah katz
"From the link it looks like the LED panels can put out up to 3000 lumens."

That's the raw output; typical throughput for pj optical system is a fraction of that, so I'd expect brightness similar to what Vivitek is getting.

It certainly will be less.I believe the SIM2 rep said 800 lumens. It was plenty bright on an 8' wide .9 gain JKP Affinity screen.