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Being a ‘film person’ I guess some of my
comments on the day were less than flattering.
I couldn’t believe that anyone would want to
watch such a grainy picture. The grain in the
picture was the actual pixels that made up the
LCD panels, when viewing the picture at a
distance of about 4-5 metres, it was very no-
ticeable.

The Canon FS21 SD card recording only.

SD Memory Card Recording
The best of them all! These small cards, (SD
standing for Secure Digital) with capacities up Sharp’s 100-Inch LCD Video Projector.
to (and beyond) 64 gigabytes, in a high defini-
tion video camera that equals several hours of Just like cameras, the video projector as gone
full HD video. Once full, remove the SD card on to performance levels that were only
and fit another, plug the card it into your lap dreamed of at the time of their introduction.
top or home computer and play it back. Copy
the file onto your computer for editing or Where to from here for us film fanatics?
generating of a DVD. The card could then be It is pretty obvious that there wont be any more
erased and reused. Having no mechanical parts general releases on film. I guess we should be
involved in the recording process, his system grateful for what we have in our collections
has proved to be most reliable - finally a sys- and that there is a lively market out there
tem that ticks all of the boxes! between collectors. Many collectors have
started to dispose of their holdings, this may be
Unfortunately, the evolution of better video somewhat short sited, as there are many films
recording and display methods has seen the available on both 16 m and 35 mm which will
use of film in its various forms decline to the probably never appear on DVD or BluRay.
point where using film to record an event is a
rarity. Digital projection as overtaken 35 mm For those “afflicted” with the “disease” of film
film as the preferred method for cinema exhi- and projectors, no digital device can replace
bition. the thrill of putting on a good show, with the
projector running smoothly in the back
Instead of lugging around boxes of 35 mm ground, getting the change-overs right and
film. Programs are now supplied to the cinema getting the feed back from the audience, even
on a hard drive, the format used is Digital if the occasional person asks it that was on
Cinema Package (DCP), which is loaded into DVD!
the cinema’s computer system for screening.
And finally remember Vintage Cars still have
Home Video Projection their enthusiasts, even if the latest automatic
This is a whole subject in its own. Again, the car is quieter and easier to drive.
first home video projector I ‘had a play with’
was on a training day at Sharp. They were very Picture credits:
excited at the release of their 100 inch, LCD Unless indicated otherwise, all images are
video projector. from the author’s collection of ‘stuff’!

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