Optoma has announced plans to release new 3D projectors using a 1080p DLP light engine during July and August. I haven't seen any pricing information.
HERE is the story on the HD33 and HD8300 from the "Big Picture Big Sound" web site. According to this article (which seems to use information directly from the Optoma press release - see quotes below), 3D support seems to be full 1080p 3D capability with the HD8300 but for the HD33 it will initially be limited to 720p in 3D mode even though it has a 1080p light engine (the word "initially" implies that there are plans to update it to 1080p 3D support in the future). Quotes from the above article are below:
With more 3D TVs flooding the market, it's only natural that projector manufacturers would follow suit. Optoma was an early seller of 3D-capable DLP projectors, but these were all limited to 720p (1280x720 pixels) resolution. This summer Optoma will add two more options to the 3D line-up, and this time they're offering full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels) projectors with 3D capabilities: the new models are the HD8300 and HD33.
Optoma's HD8300 features the latest 1080p DarkChip3 DLP technology from Texas Instruments, as well as a 30,000:1 contrast ratio with DynamicBlack, 1300 lumens of brightness, True 10-Bit Full HD processing and 3-Stage Optoma Image processing. Promising over 1.07 billion colors, this projector also has the PureMotion2 processing engine, which boasts super-smooth, judder-free images for a better overall viewing experience.
Because this is a 1080p full HD 3D-ready projector, it's compatible with 1080p 3D, 720p 3D, HD (1080i/p, 720p), EDTV (480p/576p), NTSC, PAL, and SECA. The company also lists the projection distance as 4.9 to 32.8 feet, delivering images from 29.8 to 297.3 inches. Optoma says that the HD8300 should start shipping by mid-July.
In August, Optoma says they will release the HD33 (or HD3300 - model number details are still a little sketchy). This model also features a 1080p DLP imaging engine and will support 3D sources, but initial specs say that 3D support will be limited to 720p resolution. The HD33 will be compatible with NTSC, PAL, SECAM, SDTV (480i), EDTV (480p), and HDTV (720p, 1080i/p) formats. The HD33 can also do 120Hz Frame Sequential 3D for resolutions up to 720p and 60Hz Field Sequential 3D for resolutions up to 480i -- with compatible 3D glasses, of course.
Other HD33 features include 1800 ANSI lumens of brightness and contrast ratio of 4000:1. This one is also rated for a slightly larger maximum image than the HD8300 -- up to 301.1 inches -- but you'll need a lot of space (and a very dark room and/or high grain screen) to come anywhere close to that.
UPDATE: Optoma will also be releasing a third new 3D projector, model HD3300, is which is closer to the HD33 in specs. but is supposed to to support 1080p resolution for 3D.
HERE is the story on the HD33 and HD8300 from the "Big Picture Big Sound" web site. According to this article (which seems to use information directly from the Optoma press release - see quotes below), 3D support seems to be full 1080p 3D capability with the HD8300 but for the HD33 it will initially be limited to 720p in 3D mode even though it has a 1080p light engine (the word "initially" implies that there are plans to update it to 1080p 3D support in the future). Quotes from the above article are below:
With more 3D TVs flooding the market, it's only natural that projector manufacturers would follow suit. Optoma was an early seller of 3D-capable DLP projectors, but these were all limited to 720p (1280x720 pixels) resolution. This summer Optoma will add two more options to the 3D line-up, and this time they're offering full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels) projectors with 3D capabilities: the new models are the HD8300 and HD33.
Optoma's HD8300 features the latest 1080p DarkChip3 DLP technology from Texas Instruments, as well as a 30,000:1 contrast ratio with DynamicBlack, 1300 lumens of brightness, True 10-Bit Full HD processing and 3-Stage Optoma Image processing. Promising over 1.07 billion colors, this projector also has the PureMotion2 processing engine, which boasts super-smooth, judder-free images for a better overall viewing experience.
Because this is a 1080p full HD 3D-ready projector, it's compatible with 1080p 3D, 720p 3D, HD (1080i/p, 720p), EDTV (480p/576p), NTSC, PAL, and SECA. The company also lists the projection distance as 4.9 to 32.8 feet, delivering images from 29.8 to 297.3 inches. Optoma says that the HD8300 should start shipping by mid-July.
In August, Optoma says they will release the HD33 (or HD3300 - model number details are still a little sketchy). This model also features a 1080p DLP imaging engine and will support 3D sources, but initial specs say that 3D support will be limited to 720p resolution. The HD33 will be compatible with NTSC, PAL, SECAM, SDTV (480i), EDTV (480p), and HDTV (720p, 1080i/p) formats. The HD33 can also do 120Hz Frame Sequential 3D for resolutions up to 720p and 60Hz Field Sequential 3D for resolutions up to 480i -- with compatible 3D glasses, of course.
Other HD33 features include 1800 ANSI lumens of brightness and contrast ratio of 4000:1. This one is also rated for a slightly larger maximum image than the HD8300 -- up to 301.1 inches -- but you'll need a lot of space (and a very dark room and/or high grain screen) to come anywhere close to that.
UPDATE: Optoma will also be releasing a third new 3D projector, model HD3300, is which is closer to the HD33 in specs. but is supposed to to support 1080p resolution for 3D.
