Proiettore HT 4:3...non sono solo
Riporto un interessante ( ma in inglese ) articolo di ProjectorCentral:
March 13, 2006
Hi folks,
If you read this site with any regularity, you may be aware that I have a personal affinity for large format 4:3 video presentation. That is due to my own particular interest in old classic films which were all produced in 4:3, or very close to 4:3, prior to the early 1950s. I enjoy viewing, say, Casablanca, on a very large 4:3 screen, just the way original audiences experienced it in commercial theaters back in 1942. And today's 16:9 home theater projectors are not designed to do this. On a 16:9 widescreen system, the classic films lose a lot of their dramatic potential when presented in the center of the screen with black side columns.
Now, of course, many people don't care about this. I admit, it is a personal quirk. But we do continue to get email asking about recommendations for 4:3 format video projectors, so I know I am not entirely alone. Unfortunately, it is rare for a vendor to design a home theater quality projector in native 4:3 format. The last one I can recall is the NEC HT1100, released two years ago. All other 4:3 format projectors used for video are cross-over products that were designed primarily for data presentation use.
One way to solve the problem is to acquire a 16:9 projector with a minimum zoom lens range of 1.33x and use it with a 4:3 screen. I wrote an article on this concept last summer which you can click here to read, so I won't repeat it again here.
The question is--how many of you would like to see more information on native 4:3 projectors that deliver exceptional video quality? Your thoughts on this, either way, would be appreciated. Drop us an email at comments@projectorcentral.com, and I will be happy to respond to each of you that write.
Thank you for using ProjectorCentral,
Evan Powell
L'articolo in questione riporta "in modo semplificato" la quasi impossibilità da parte dell'appassionato HT di acquistare un proiettore dedicato all'Home Cinema con formato nativo in 4:3.
Anche io personalmente ho acquistato un proiettore non espressamente studiato per la videoproiezione casalinga dovendo pertanto accettare alcune limitazioni. Pur conscio che la strada designata è il formato 16:9 ( se non addirittura più spinto ) per chi come me l'utilizzo è prevalentemente in 4:3 dispiace dover scendere "a patti" con una offerta che ignora completamente "i nostalgici".
In questi giorni leggevo un articolo riguardante la Sharp ed i proiettori con tecnologia Lcos ed un rappresentante della casa affermava che loro non escludevano per il futuro lo studio/produzione di prodotti per l'HT in formato 4:3.
Altri forumiani si trovano nelle mie stesse condizioni/considerazioni?
