Okay, it takes quite a bit to wow Brad and I....but JVC really did it this year!  And we almost missed it!

SUPER WOW technology - JVC brought to the show the "$1 million theater".  In it they were showing their new D-ILA RS 4000 video projector.  This baby shows 4096 pixels across each image and 2400 pixels down the image - or the equivalent of 4 concurrent HDTV video streams (approx 10 million total pixels per image). 

JVC filmed some gorgeous content in Okinawa, including several ladies is full traditional Japanese kimonos.  As they played it, it seemed that we could literally walk into the picture - you could see the threads of their kimonos - the quality and richness were unbelievable - it really was like a full movie theater image, right there in the living room.   The projector can either play one image at full resolution, or can play 4 concurrent HDTV images.

Either way - Super WOW!  At the current price (overheard) of $175,000, it's a bit out of the range of most consumers - but it does give us a sense of where the technology is heading - to truly lifelike color and richness.  They also showed a 3D clip from an upcoming Imax movie (about endangered Reefs) - using TWO of the RS 4000's.  We just used polarized plastic glasses like in the movie theater - but it really delivered a phenomenal 3D experience -dramatically richer than what is currently coming on to the market.  Stay tuned for that in your living room!

Note, it doesn't even seem to be on the website yet, and the D-ILA link as well as this press release on a more consumer oriented product in the family, was as close as I could come.  If you can afford it, ask your favorite dealer!