As the brightest LED home theatre projector available on the market, the Q-1500d maximises the benefits of Runco’s InfiniLight lamp less LED illumination technology, and pairs it with the QuantumColor’s revolutionary technological advancements such as Runco SmartColor, InstantOn, and an energy-efficient system that delivers must-see projection performance.

Runco’s Q-750i and Q-750d projectors are the “number-one selling home theatre projectors by volume in the ‘more than $10,000 category in the US,” according to Quixel research. This prompted Runco to develop the next generation of its QuantumColor series, the Q-1500d, to be able to provide adequate brightness for large screen or moderate-light environments. The Runco Q-1500d offers home-owners with larger theatres and screens the ability to enjoy the benefits of an LED projector with the performance of the QuantumColor Series.

The projectors include an arsenal of colour spaces achievable in front projection, including DCI, Adobe RBG, sRBG, REC 709 and REC 601, to enable reproduction of any content. To harness these impressive colour gamuts, Runco’s Personal Color Equalizer (PCE), allows the displayed colours to be individually dialled up and down for every video source and multiple personal preferences. To eliminate unrealistic distortion, the Q-1500d is equipped with Runco’s SmartColor (RSC), a proprietary hue compensation curve and gamut mapping technology that preserves lifelike, accurate flesh tones by increasing colour saturation, without sacrificing the purity of other colours.

The Q-lumens in the QuantumColor projectors are proven to be perceived as brighter than lamp-derived lumens, but that is not the only brightness advantage of the QuantumColor platform. The aging curve on the InfiniLight LED illumination system is much more stable than that of a traditional UHP mercury lamp, which lose significant brightness in their early hours of operation, falling to a plateau and then aging gradually to half-life, burn out, and replacement: starting the cycle over again. In contrast, Runco’s lamp less InfiniLight system is calibrated at every start-up and has a more gentile brightness loss curvature. This means the perceived brightness-advantage of Q-lumens is even more pronounced after 1,000 – 2,000 hours of ordinary use.

Another Runco QuantumColor benefit is InstantOn, which provides a nearly immediate projected image when turned on. InstantOn saves the home-owner both time and money, as the projector no longer needs to be left in standby mode, which consumes exorbitant power when the projector is not in use.

The Runco Q-1500d ships with Runco’s upgraded, new Digital High-Definition (DHD) external video processor. The new Runco DHD4 offers the most advanced alignment in Runco history, allowing for precise installation geometries, more extreme installation scenarios, and the removal of any pin-cushion effect that can be caused by 2.35:1 scaling, improving the CineWide technology.

The DHD4 now also supports control over HDMI CEC in addition to the traditional IR and the expanded RS-232 connections. And for added dealer convenience, the new web interface allows for calibration from a laptop, smart phone, Apple iPhone, or iPad, which makes installation and set-up even easier for the installer. In addition, the Runco DHD4 offers more connectivity than its predecessor, offering four HDMI inputs and three composite video connections. An additional HDMI output was added for audio and monitoring purposes.

The Q-1500d offers two lens options to accommodate nearly every theatre and various screen sizes. For the ultimate in viewing flexibility and enjoyment, each model is available with Runco’s exclusive, award-winning CineWide and CineWide with AutoScope technology. These technologies reproduce 2.35:1 CinemaScope movies with accuracy and full vertical screen image height, eliminating useless black bars.