projectiondesign F35

The GP3 series includes other projectors including the commercial/professional models F3, F30, F32, F35, FL32 and FL35 (LED light source), and is similar to the consumer/home theater models Action! model three, cineo3, and some Avielo models. They were available in native resolutions including SXGA+ (1400x1050), FHD (1920x1080), WUXGA (1920x1200), and WQXGA (2560x1600).

The professional models are used in installations like planetariums, tradeshows, museums, flight simulators, auditoriums, hospitals, etc. They can reliably project bright, detailed, accurate images for large audiences. There are also some special variations that project images in the infrared (IR) spectrum to be used with night-vision devices for specialized training simulators.

These are single-chip DLP projectors, meaning they use a color wheel to sequentially shine red, green, and blue light on a single pixel array, for each frame of video.

These have 2 easy-to-replace lamps, interchangeable motorized lenses with horizontal and vertical shift, and are built well enough to run in 24/7 use in places like museums and restaurants. Different color wheels may be selected to provide the most color-accurate image reproduction (VizSim), bright vivid images (Graphics), or a compromise in between (VizSim bright).

Lamps last 2,000 hours (2,500 in eco mode) and can be run in single or dual-lamp mode. The factory specifies service intervals for the fans (every 8,000 hours) and color wheels (every 16,000 hours).

ProjectionDesign was purchased by and integrated into Barco, who makes lots of large-venue professional projectors, as well as [relatively] small home-theater projectors. The F35 model was discontinued several years ago, but many institutions are still using them. Issues like power supply or fan failures are starting to show up, and so repair has become especially important.