I'm not sure of the specifics, but I think it's fancier than the $8000 unit you're referring to. The vpl-16 only has 16 vertical channels. The next up has 32 ve

I'm not sure of the specifics, but I think it's fancier than the $8000 unit you're referring to. The vpl-16 only has 16 vertical channels. The next up has 32 vertical channels and costs closer to 30k. The biggest one with 64 channels seems to be around 70k.