Canon REALiS SX50 Projector

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Canon Realis SX50

This pricey projector excels at bright, colorful graphics, but it requires a computer capable of generating SXGA+ resolution for sharp presentations.The 8.6-pound Canon Realis SX50 ($4999 as of January 11, 2006) is the only projector of the 16 we tested for our April 2006 issue's roundup that uses liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) technology--a hybrid of DLP and LCD systems. As such, the SX50 combines reflective technology (a DLP trait) with the use of three LCoS chips (similar to LCD panel technology) to display red, green, and blue colors simultaneously (as an LCD projector does) rather than using a spinning color wheel to display the RGB colors sequentially (as a DLP model does). LCoS proponents claim that this relatively new technology produces outstanding color, but LCoS projectors generally cost more than traditional DLP or LCD models. Read more