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Epson used InfoComm to announce additional solutions in the BrightLink Pro Series that further expand the application of the products in the office environment. The BrightLink Pro All-in-One Interactive Display comes equipped with a Da-Lite IDEA screen and the BrightLink Pro All-in-One Interactive Table comes with a motorized surface to simplify the way people work … Read more
The next session was on connectivity and our own Bob Raikes was the moderator. The first speaker was Pete Putman, a display and TV industry specialist whose affiliation at the event was with Kramer and his talk was called ‘Cutting the Cord’ and covered wireless display connectivity. Putman said he has been interested radio since … Read more
The new projectors from InFocus have a strong emphasis on wireless connectivity. Their “LightCast” name means the device can support Miracast, Airplay and Chrome wireless content sharing. It is implemented in a USB dongle inserted into the projector. “InFocus is the only company providing customers with easy ways to connect wirelessly, from any device, and … Read more
Ricoh is a company that is more known for its copiers and other office machines. Four years ago, they decided to enter the Professional AV market but at InfoComm 2016 they showed a full range of projection solutions. This year, 13 new models were added bringing their total to 29. The range includes lamp, LED … Read more
Christie’s booth at InfoComm was similar to the one at NAB with a large interactive projection mapping application and supporting demo station. But it also introduced a new tool kit for this application called Mystique that is intended to make designing projection mapping application easy. Christie’s Jeevan Vivegananthan gave a nice presentation on the projection … Read more
Walther Roelen is from SeeCubic, which is a subsidiary of streamTV and which he founded. He avoids the use of the term 3D, he said. He looked at how computer models were developed to help architects and others to visualise designs. He showed how it is hard to perceive depths and scale if you don’t … Read more
Sony Electronics used InfoComm to announce the latest edition to its home theater projector line – the VPL-HW45ES. This is a 1080p model offering 1800 lumens and supports 3D presentation. It is the cousin to the previously released VPL-HW65ES. Both use Sony’s SXRD (LCoS) panels and advanced Reality Creation technology. Sony’s Super Resolution processing helps … Read more
Barco did not announce any new projectors but showed a number of products that were announced at ISE in North America for the first time. They had hoped to showcase their big new 30K lumen, 3-chip DLP, laser-phosphor model, the HDF-W30LP, but some parts got stuck in customs so it did not make it to … Read more
Optoma had an attractive booth at InfoComm with an arch illuminated by projectors, a dome display (covered separately), 4K projectors (covered separately) and new projector launches. The arch for example, featured four Optoma WU1500 projectors blended together to display approximately 7,000 on-screen pixels. Blending and warping is done with two Optoma GB-200s. The dual lamp, … Read more
Stewart Filmscreen introduced three new products at InfoComm this year. The first one we saw was the new Torrent ElectriScreen. Designed with corporate campuses, educational institutions, and houses of worship in mind, it gives installers and consultants the option of an elegant recessed roller screen with an image width up to 17 feet (5.1m) wide. … Read more
The High Lumen Density (HLD) technology developed by Philips was introduced last InfoComm. The trade name is ColorSpark and it was demonstrated on prototype projectors by Optoma and Hitachi. At InfoComm 2016, we had a chance to talk to Philips and Hitachi about the technology and the status of projector commercialization. By way of background, … Read more
TI has a new 0.65” “4K” imager that is composed of 4 million mirrors and an image shifter. This was first shown in public at CEDIA 2015, which we wrote about (TI to Bring 4K DLP to the Masses). At InfoComm, we saw a number of new demonstrations of the chip, which we summarize below. … Read more
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