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Hi DukeDallas,
I Agree. The PEARL rock! Even in its plain-vanilla, out-of-the-box form. One big plus with PEARL is that because the SXRD is based on inorganic material it would have an outstanding durability. And unlike DLP, which consists of moving parts, SXRD wouldn't suffer from imminent mechanical failure due to wear-n-tear. So u can keep using PEARL and make incremental upgrades slowly down the line, instead of constantly swapping for a new unit (without making signifant improvements). It is very reassuring to know that the "potential" is there to develop the performance of PEARL (when you so desire to do so), to rival the impact provided from a 4K Commercial Cinema projection system (actually PEARL setup might be slightly better here, considering its 1:15,000 contrast ratio and the distance you'll be viewing the unit. I typically sit 1H-1.5H from screen).
The short answer your question is NO, I don't have any affiliation with any of those companies mentioned. However, I do work in an industry which offers excellent tax incentives for acquiring ALL those mentioned items. This also includes the PEARL unit. It is somewhat unfortunate that in our industry that we have to spend before we can make any savings...does this make sense!?
Regarding the Crystalio unit, I first came across this unit at the BARCO agent. They were using the highly priced Faroudja Line scaler for demo for years. And due to BARCO's quality, they won't settle for anything but the best so I know that whatever they are using must be cutting-edge stuff...until one day, they introduced the Crystalio in their demo setup. With one view of the Crystalio-II picture, I am completely hooked...there is no turning back. The SDI mod which the BARCO agent was using together with the Crystalio unit probably also contributed greatly to its stella performance. It is indeed "Out Of The World"!
With regards to the Optical HDMI. This was an outcome from my relentless research made, out of sheer frustation I had with copper-based HDMI cable. At one stage, I was offered an option to go with a optical fibre DVI cable (another brand). However, this design is not self-powered and does not support HDMI 1.3...so after doing more research into what many Broadcast comapanies uses, I found this manufacturer. Pricing is certainly not cheap because they normally do commercial setup, yet when compared to other more exotic high-end cable, it is actually very reasonable. The reassuring fact is that it is currently best technology money can buy...this is why so many telecommunication and Broadcast companies are relying on their technology.
I trust that you will fully enjoy your investment in the PEARL unit for year to come, because I know I am (and will be). Hopefully as HID and UHP technology matures over time, we get even better and more reliable light sources for our PEARL units. Another interesting technology front is the rapid development of the high-intensity LEDs (Philps LUXEON). It would be interesting to see how soon they can bring out the 1,000lumen LED! Because with this brightness, one can easy build a small (3*3 or 4*4) array to replace the UHP light source, whilst saving on energy and achieving even better colour saturation (not that I am complaining about PEARL's performance) :)
Happy viewing!