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Author Topic: Server/Projector question Richard May Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1057 From: Floral Park, NY USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 12-28-2011 01:33 PM                     Probably a dumb question but will a server work with a regular video projector? Does it actually have to be a 2K or 4K digital projector?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-29-2011 07:00 PM                     The answer is no. It could work if you converted the dual HDSDI output to DVI or what ever input signal your video projector acccepts but that sort of defeats the high inherent quality available via dual link HDSDI. The content would also have to be non-encrypted because regular video projectors do not contain an enigma to decrypt the content. The whole idea is self defeating. As for 2K or 4K... it doesn't matter in a D-Cinema system becuase the server "knows" what kind of projector it is talking to. If the server "sees" a 2K projector the server feeds the 2K projector 2K content and so on. The interpolation between the two is done in the server. 4K also requires a higher speed data connection between server and projector than the typical dual link HDSDI cables. PCIe is used and in the near future Cat 6 and fiber link can and will be used. I hope this helps... Mark  |  IP: Logged

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