Scott Wilkinson is in the house, having taken a trip up to Petaluma for today's show. Today's topic is laser projector TVs. With an extremely short throw and stunning colors, it's a great way to get a very large picture in your house, but it's very expensive. It could, in fact, replace regular TVs if it catches on and the price drops.
Scott is in Dallas for the Custom Entertainment Design Information Association Show, or CEDIA, where he's been seeing a lot of new home theater stuff including laser projectors. Epson introduced a low cost one last year and this year Sony joins the list. But by "low cost," Scott says that they cost around $10,000. Even the huge commercial cinema projector companies are starting to look at home theater projection, but not everyone can afford their $150-400,000 price tags. More affordable options are high brightness projectors, which offer improved illumination, for around $3,000 to 4,000.
