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Features Benefits
Three chip DMD projector
Faroudja Video Processing
14-bit Digital gamma processing
Custom made Minolta Optics
Marantz design ORCA filter
Sealed optical path and double
sealed cabinet structure
DVi-D video input (with HDCP)
Extensive picture adjustment possibilities
Automatic color temperature adjustment
Performance improvements on important areas like, low
noise, color saturation and accuracy, motion artifacts and
smoothness, brightness and contrast ratio.
Award winning video processing technologies, delivering
stunning video performance for all video sources
(component, S-video and composite).
4,4 Trillion color gradations possible
Reliable, highly accurate lens for the best edge to edge
linearity and image quality.
Color correcting the light to create a flat wide spectrum in
which to work from
Zero light spill and the convenience of not having to replace
filters
For a high quality, full bandwidth, uncompressed digital
video signal transmission from a (Marantz) digital source
like a DVD player
Adaptation to personal taste, environment and sources
enable you to have reference home theater video quality
under all circumstances, including flexibility in installation
Automatically adjusts color temperature after lamp changes
or as lighting changes over time
Technological glossary:
The VP-10S1 is a video projector based on Texas Instruments
HD2 16:9 technology in a 3-chip arrangement. It offers up to
1200 ANSI lumens of brightness for the ability to light up very
large screens. The black level of the VP-10S1 is extraordinary,
with a contrast ratio of over 3600:1 for black level that rivals
CRT. The VP-10S1 uses Marantz exclusive ORCA filter for
unparalleled color accuracy and the complete Faroudja FLI2200
series chipsets for state of the art video processing using the
legendary DCDi deinterlacing system. Finally, the optics are
custom ground and coated glass from Minolta including a
special exclusive coating on the combining prism for complete
control over light scatter.
With the VP-12 series, Marantz for three years has defined the
state of the art in front projection. With pictures that good, it
was hard to imagine what could be done to improve on things.
Well, as good as the VP-12 is, a single chip design has certain
limitations which are virtually impossible to overcome. By using
a separate DMD device for each color, we have improved on
several important areas, notably, low noise, color saturation
and accuracy, motion artifacts and smoothness, brightness and
contrast ratio.
In a single chip projector, a filter in a color wheel is used for
splitting the light source into the three primary colors, Red,
Green, and Blue. Filters are very inefficient, throwing away
much of the available light. In the VP-10S1 extremely accurate
prisms are used in a two pass method to separate the light into
the primary colors. This assures very wide spectrum colors to
illuminate the individual panels. In addition Marantz' ORCA
filter is used just after the bulb, color correcting the light to
create a flat wide spectrum in which to work from. The result?
At virtually any level, no matter how complex the scene, the
VP-10S1 delivers extremely accurate and vivid colors, using the
ATSC colorspace as a reference. In short, this might be the most
color accurate video device ever created.
A new era of video enjoyment
Three DMD HD chip system
Amazing colors
In a single chip system, since no two colors are ever projected
on the screen at any given moment, that fact might be seen
during motion sequences. The VP-10S1, because of its
advanced 3-chip design, has motion as smooth as the
filmmaker intended. This can also be extremely important
during sporting events. In addition, since each chip has the full
frame (1/60 second) to deliver an image instead of 1/3 of a
frame (1/180 second), there are less motion artifacts as well.
Silky smooth motion
In a color wheel system, much of the available light from the
bulb is reflected off of the color wheel and is never recovered.
Since there is no color wheel in the VP-10S1, all of the available
light is delivered through the lens. This means that the VP-10S1
is exceptionally bright, measuring 1200 ANSI lumens. This
projector is bright enough to yield SMPTE recommended
brightness levels on screens up to about 200 diagonal. In
addition this level of brightness allows viewing in higher
ambient lighting conditions. But even though this projector puts
out an amazing amount of light, it runs cool, due to its die cast
aluminum chassis and complex ductwork for ventilation. Even
though there is over 250 watts of heat to eliminate, the fans run
virtually silent.
The VP-10S1, due to all of its optical advancements, has a
contrast ratio of over 3600:1! This is unheard of in the world of
3 chip digital projection, and may be the single most important
spec of all. Because it is this number that describes how deep
the blacks will be, and it is this black level that gives an image
its punch. Furthermore, for smaller screens (110-140), the
lamp can be put into economy mode, which will lower the
absolute black level even more. The result is rich vibrant
images that have a dimensionality previously impossible in
solid state projection.
Phenomenal brightness and efficiency
Velvety blacks
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Like the VP-12 series, the VP-10S1 uses custom designed
multi-element, multi-coated all glass lenses from Minolta.
These lenses are critical to the quality of the image projected
by the VP-10S1 and are also partly responsible for the
phenomenal contrast ratio. There are three lenses available
which cover a tremendous amount of throw distances.
New to the VP-10S1 is a horizontal lens shift which, when
combined with the vertical lens shift and the incredible
amount of flexibility in throw distances, makes the projector
impossible not to fit in virtually any installation. In addition,
the VP-10S1 has virtually any input that you could want, with
composite and Y/C video, two multi-scan component jacks
(one with BNC type connectors), RGB (D-Sub 15) and finally,
a DVI connection for the ultimate signal quality in digital
video (HDCP compliant).
Todays video sources have two different configurations:
interlaced and progressive. They also have many different
resolutions: from 702 x 480 pixels of interlaced video in the
NTSC format all the way up to 1280 x 780 pixels
progressively scanned or 1920 x 1080 pixels displayed in an
interlaced fashion for HDTV. In order to fill the screen on a
fixed resolution device like the VP-10S1 with its 1280 x 720
pixels and maintain HD picture quality, extremely high
quality video processing is required. For the VP-10S1,
Marantz turned to the best resource: Faroudja Laboratories,
the inventor of the first high quality line doubler, the
originator of inverse telecine processing (better known as
3:2 pulldown), and three time Emmy award winner for
excellence in video imagery. Suffice to say, that the VP-10S1
has the best video processing available today in an all-in-
one product.
The three lenses cover a range of as short as 1.44 -“ 1.8 times
screen width for the short throw lens, 1.8 -“ 2.4 x width for
the standard lens and an amazing 2.4 -“ 3.6 times the width
for the long lens. This makes the VP-10S1 a perfect
replacement for three gun CRT projectors or offers the
possibility of outside-the-room mounting for the screening
room type designs.
Optical performance
Installation friendly
Top quality video processing
Selection of 3 lenses
Bypacked accessories
- User manual
- Power cable
- Remote control
- Batteries
- Control adapter cable
- Scart cable
- Lens cap
- Lens protector
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