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At Infocomm Da-Lite was demonstrating their Parallax high contrast front projection screens. There are two members of the Parallax family, the Parallax 0.8 and the Parallax UST 0.45. These are structured screens designed for short-throw and ultra-short throw projectors mounted below the screen. The screens have structure and microlayers that block and absorb light. Light … Read more
Screen Innovations, the Texas-based developer and manufacturer of projection screens showed its new Slate 0.8 screen at Infocomm 2015. The screen has a dark gray color and increases contrast by 300% versus a matt white or gray screen. The screen comes in heights up to 106″ (2.7m) and length up to 340′ (103 m) without … Read more
Microlite, the California-based developer of high gain projection screens is entering initial production phase in August 2015. After years of development, the company will be shipping two and three gain screens in 120″ and 144″ diagonal sizes, both in 16:9 format. Other sizes are available as special orders. The screens offer a wide horizontal viewing … Read more
Primeview, the New York based developer and manufacturer of industrial display solutions was showing its 55″ OLED display for the first time at a US conference. While already introduced at ISE, Primeview is pushing this new model with HDBaseT connectivity for control room applications. The company also showed a mirrored LCD prototype for special applications. … Read more
Rudimentary keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) solutions have evolved over the years to encompass far more features and capabilities. Adder Technologies’ Infinity solution is an example, but there still remains a need for less sophisticated lower cost solutions. That’s why Adder used Infocomm 2015 to show off a prototype of a feature-reduced new product called … Read more
LCOS has traditionally run a distant third to 3LCD and DLP based projector technology. But with the coming of High Dynamic Range TVs and content, interest in HDR projection solutions will grow. And right now, it looks like traditional transmissive 3LCD and reflective DLP are not up to the task, but LCOS is. For example, … Read more
Canon has a line of LCOS projectors branded as REALiS, but at Infocomm 2015, the company showed a DLP-based laser-phosphor projector for the first time. It is an 8,000 lumen prototype offering a resolution of WUXGA (1920 x1200). It is slated for introduction in Q1’16. In addition, Canon was showing a 4K prototype in its … Read more
Optoma showed its new EH320USTi short throw projector at InfoComm. The DLP projector uses one FHD 0.65″ chip and produces 4,000 ANSI Lumen with a contrast ratio of 20,000:1 (full on/off). With a noise level of 28 dB and a throw ratio of 0.25:1, the projector aims at the educational and business markets. They also … Read more
At Infocomm 2015, we met with Israel-based MUV Interactive to learn more about their new user interface technology which they call the Bird. It is a device that is worn on the finger that the user can interact with displayed images on any surface as if it were a touch screen. It provides accurate control … Read more
On June 9, we published an article describing how the recent FDA ruling on laser-based projectors might impact the market (Laser Phosphor Projector Makers Sell at their Own Risk). This ruling, last February, classified projectors containing lasers (RGB laser, laser phosphor and hybrid using a laser) in a much more restrictive way than the EU … Read more
At InfoComm 2015, I asked a number of solid-state light source projector makers to explain what their lifetime measurement meant. The results were widely inconsistent, which means you had better ask the definition of lifetime as there is no way today to do an apples-to-apples comparison of this spec. Some are defining the 20,000 or … Read more
At Infocomm 2015, Barco was mostly talking about applications, laser retrofit solutions and a new interactive screen solution. The interactive solution features three projectors blended on a curved rear-projection screen. It has an IR camera mounted in the rear that can sense when a finger touches the screen as the reflected light changes at that … Read more
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