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Alien Scaling Technology. Pocket Sized Projectors Benchmarked: Optoma PK320, Optoma ML500! 21:9 HDTV vs. Blu-ray Movies

Friday, February 24th, 2012 – running time 13:20

How are Vizio's 21:9 CinemaWide TVs going to handle processing Blu-ray video? What does the 20th Anniversary edition of Unforgiven add to the 2006 Blu-ray release? Optoma PK320, Optoma ML500 ultra portable projectors reviewed!

How are Vizio's 21:9 CinemaWide TVs going to handle processing Blu-ray video? What does the 20th Anniversary edition of Unforgiven add to the 2006 Blu-ray release? Optoma PK320, Optoma ML500 ultra portable projectors reviewed!

Tiny Portable Projectors from Optoma!

If you're looking for a portable projector that's still bright enough to be useful, Robert has a pair of Optoma models for you. The Optoma PK320 and the Optoma ML500 might be what you're looking for. Watch the video for more.

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Scaling with 21:9 HDTVs

How do widescreen 21:9 HDTVs deal with content that isn't the appropriate aspect ratio? Watch the video to find out how those sets work with your content to bring you the best picture possible.

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New Blu-ray Releases for February 21st, 2012

New releases for this week include Unforgiven: 20th Anniversary Edition, and more! Watch the video for details on our favorites, and check out High-Def Digest and High Def Disc News for the complete list of releases.

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