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"The deep rich color saturation, coupled with the high lumen output, create an almost life-like image. "
If you need three-chip DLP performance but find your church cannot afford it, the new Christie L2K1000 may be the projector for you. I am a purest when it comes to video, so when a projector manufacturer makes the claim “absolutely brilliant” I am usually skeptical. After running the new L2K1000 through its paces, I have to agree with the manufacturer’s statement. It is absolutely brilliant. The deep rich color saturation coupled with the high lumen output creates an almost life-like image.
Let’s start with some facts. Namely, 10,000 lumens, 2K resolution and 4D Color. These elements alone are attributes of great medium- to large-format projectors. Combining all of them into one package provides the end-user with a multitude of options. With a list price of $39,999 (not including a lens) this is not a small purchase for most of us in the church world. However, the MSRP is about $10,000 less than most comparable three-chip DLP 10,000-lumen projectors.
Physical Appearance
The outside of the projector is not exciting, it is a large rectangle and the case has been used for a few years on previous Christie models. However, just because the case is boring does not mean it is not functional.
Inside, the projector’s top-loading lamp door and automatic filter cartridge make for easy maintenance, and there is LED lighting around the input connections. There are also two optional input card slots. These slots, in addition to the standard RGBHV, HDMI, DVI and VGA inputs, allow the L2K1000 to accommodate many input signals and styles. In addition to the built-in menu control on the side of the projector there are RS232 and Ethernet ports allowing you to connect to room automation systems or control the unit from your computer’s Internet browser.
Performance
The L2K1000 is a 4D Color projector. With 4D technology, light is split into the red, green, blue and yellow spectrums. The yellow light passes through a dedicated LCD panel and then through the green panel. Once the green and yellow are mixed they are sent to the prism and combined with red and blue to create the final image. This technology yields a stunning picture with deep rich colors. The colors from this projector look more natural and closely match three-chip DLP projectors.
The 4D Color provides the Christie L2K1000 a larger color space, as well. In LCD projectors, the green color space can be hard to reproduce, and in most cases the color green is not very far from the yellow midpoint. The L2K1000 with 4D Color technology expands the green color space providing more separation between green and yellow color spaces (see Figure 1) improving the color quality of the image.
In addition to 4D Color, the color calibration menus in the L2K1000 are exceptional. All of the standard adjustments are present and they have provided access to red, green, and blue gain and offset to fine tune the white balance level of the projector. In Figure 2 you can see how closely the red, green and blue colors follow each other as they track from left to right across the white light output of the projector. You will notice a drop between 10% and 30% white. This drop is normal among most projectors. It is important to note how the colors stay very consistent with each other through the drop and the rest of the graph. Christie also has an advanced color management menu for precise calibration when edge blending and staking multiple projectors is needed. This menu allows you to set the overall color space using X and Y values from the CIE chromaticity chart for each color point.
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Kris Rinas is director of video systems for Grace Community Church in Noblesville, Ind.
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