TFCinfo’s recently published Projector Brand Customer Perception and Preference Tracking Report 2013 reveals that the top four most important factors end users consider when purchasing a projector are overall picture quality, brightness, price and reliability/maintenance costs. Experienced projector users and purchasers name Panasonic, Epson, Sony, NEC and Sharp as the top brands they consider to […]

Today, Christie introduced the newest member of its Christie Matrix Series with the Christie Matrix WU7K-J 3-chip DLP projector. Featuring 6,300 ANSI lumens and WUXGA (1920×1200) resolution, the Xenon-based projector offers standard features that include full scalability, built-in geometric warping and edge blending and image processing with 120Hz capability. The Christie Matrix J Series models […]

At InfoComm, Optoma introduced four new high-brightness DLP projectors. The four install projectors include the 7,000-lumen, dual-lamp flagship EH7700, as well as the 6,000-lumen X605, and two 5,000-lumen models, the EH505 and W505. Optoma’s WUXGA resolution, dual-lamp EH7700 is the company’s first 7,000-lumen model, and offers the ultimate flexibility and reliability. Both 350W P-VIP lamps […]

The Projector Market Report for May 2013.

Panasonic’s newest single-chip DLPs are all part of the PT-DZ870U Series. The line includes the 8,500-lumen PT-DZ870UK, spec’d to be the industry’s brightest WUXGA (1920×1200) 1-Chip DLP projector; the 8500-lumen, WXGA (1280×768) resolution PT-DW830U; and the 10,000-lumen, XGA (1024×768) resolution PT-DX100U. The entire PT-DZ870 Series uses a new 420-watt, dual-lamp system. All models are specified […]

The projector market infographic for April 2013.

A small company called Promate has launched what it’s calling the lumiTab – the world’s first Android tablet with a built-in pico projector. Using its one-button projection system, all the customer has to do is push the button and point the lumiTab to view his tablet screen on an up to 100-inch projected display — […]

This infographic represents the Q1 2013 projector shipments for the AV industry.

RGB Spectrum has expanded its line of DSx codecs with the introduction of its new DSx300M secure access model. The DSx 300M codec is specially designed for streaming and recording of graphics and HD video using H.264 compression. The codec records, streams and replays graphics and HD video at up to 1920×1200 and 1600×1200 resolutions. Additional features include on-screen display (OSD) with titling and time code, external time code synchronization, […]

Mitsubishi Electric is the first to launch a “cloud projector” in the form of the WD390U-EST. Like the original Apple MacBook Air that had virtually no ports or connections to it, the new Mitsubishi WD390U-EST cloud projector uses its built-in, thin client function to serve as a display device — basically, you log onto your […]

It’s the age-old question your clients ask you: “Should I get a flat panel or a projector?” But as they say, your mileage may vary. The basic answer is obviously, “It depends,” and that’s when you actually have to put on your thinking cap. This isn’t a Tastes Great/Less Filling argument, but there are pros […]

BenQ today introduced the company’s first full-HD 3D home cinema projector, the W7000. Powered by DLP Link, the W7000 delivers 1080p 3D images with specified 2000 ANSI lumen brightness and a 50,000:1 contrast ratio. Integrated with HDMI 1.4a using TI’s BrilliantColor DLP system, the W7000 features VIDI lighting technology that the company says increases brightness […]

Pacific Media Associates (PMA) has released its findings on the current use and future purchase intentions for pico projectors. These mobile gadgets are tiny battery-powered models that are either standalone accessories for mobile devices (e.g., laptops, cellphones, tablets, or digital cameras) or embedded in many of the same mobile devices. Major findings of the survey […]

Pacific Media Associates (PMA), a market information firm on front projectors, has added a very useful “Top Selling Projectors” area of its enhanced website. For more than a dozen years, PMA has collected monthly sell-through data from leading North American projector dealers, retailers, web resellers and distributors. The company’s Tracking Service family of monthly reports […]

Pacific Media Associates (PMA) have released its findings on the roles of front projectors and large flat panel displays in organizations. This is the third set of results from its sixth biennial (on the odd years) large-scale (1000 responses) and statistically-representative survey of United States users and intenders of front projectors, both individual consumers and […]

By Joel Rollins, CTS-R Well, for whom DOES the bell toll, then? Last month, I took issue with many of my colleagues over the prediction of the “death of the projector.” While I agreed with the overall point that there are great, and in many ways more useful, new technologies for display coming to market, […]

Known for their super-high-end LCD HDTVs, NuVision launched their first foray into projection with the ProVu P2 last week. It’s a 1080p, DLP-based home theater projector that claims to only draw 1-watt of power in standby (that would actually make it a “GreenAV” product). Claiming a 20,000-hour LED lamp life, the 800-lumen P2 uses a […]

Christie’s new Mirage WU7K-M is something you gotta see. Featuring a full WUXGA resolution (1920×1200) display and dual lamps (making uniformity nearly perfect), the Christie Mirage WU7K-M is a 6,300 ANSI lumens powerhouse. With dual-link DVI support at 330MHz full bandwidth and up to 10,000:1 contrast, the projector is designed for stereoscopic 3D applications and […]

In the January 21, 2010 issue of rAVe ProAV Edition, I wrote a column on how and why I believe we’ve entered the last decade of the front-screen projector in nearly all ProAV applications. Ultimately, my essay on the subject concluded that with the growth (literally) of large-screen LCDs and other impending flat-screen technologies, it’ll […]

Following up last month’s launch of the world’s ugliest (but impressively spec’d) document camera, Dukane’s showing one of the world’s ugliest projectors in the new 8103H – a 3000 lumen, 1024×726, LCD-based short-throw lens projector.  Designed for classroom installs, the 8103 actually has nice specs (sans the 7-watt speaker), but in a cabinet that looks […]

The new UNI-STA+Audio is Premier’s new universal short throw projector mount with built-in speakers, cable routing and even an integrated 50-watt amplifier.  Shown at InfoComm 2010 for the first time, the UNI-STA+Audio extends from the wall 7”-27”, supports projectors weighing up to 50 pounds, accommodates a wall-mounted Mac-Mini or small PC and can mount to […]

Last week at InfoComm 2010, they debuted a supposedly 4000-lumen, XGA (1024×768) resolution, 3LCD projector that they are selling for just under $1000.  Dubbed the VS400, EPSON also says it’s “green” in that it uses 25 percent less energy per lumen than DLP projectors of the same light output and they claim it’s due to […]

SANYO announced the introduction of the PLV-Z4000, a 120 Hz FullHD 3LCD front projector with 1080p24 capability. With SANYO’s exclusive TopazReal HD system, the projector includes a 3D color management system that enables color accuracy. Through dual HDMI 1.3b inputs, it is Deep Color and x.v.Color capable and listed at 1,200 ANSI lumens with a […]

The new Dukane 8111H, a short-throw lens projector, is a WXGA (1360×768) resolution LCD specified at 2000 ANSI lumens, with a 3000-hour lamp, a 4000-hour filter and a throw ratio of 0.5.  Weighing in a 7 pounds, the 8111H includes both VGA and HDMI ports, has a 400:1 contrast ratio and includes networking for control. […]

Chief Manufacturing showed the latest addition to its line of projector enclosures. The PG3 extra large projector security enclosure is perfect for gymnasiums and auditoriums. It fully encloses larger projectors and the projector mount in a locked steel cage to prevent theft and damage. The PG Series of cages are now available in three sizes […]

So far, this is the brightest (if you believe the specs) LED-lit projector on the market.  The LCD-based, SP-F10M is XGA resolution (1024×768), has both analog (VGA) and digital (HDMI) ports and weighs in at just under 10 pounds. Although the specs are impressive, the reason we’re covering this is that it’s spec’d at the […]

The new XGA resolution (1024×768) 3LCD projector, dubbed the PLC-XU116 from Sanyo, is specified at 4500 ANSI lumens, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, and is aimed at education installs. Integrated with both wireless and wired network connectivity, the 7-pound PLC-XU116 isn’t the quietest LCD projector on the market at 30dB, but it is far quieter than […]

SANYO will launch a new ultra short-focus projector model, LP-WL2500, scheduled to ship in July.  The 230-watt, 2500 ANSI lumen LP-WL2500 projector is a WXGA (1280×768) resolution 3LCD projector that, from 33 inches, can project an 80-inch-wide image.  Of course, like almost every Sanyo projector, it’s networkable, has both VGA and HDMI inputs and uses […]

Although this projector doesn’t have many HomeAV applications, we thought you might want to see it – it’s unique.  projectiondesign has launched a projector that actually remotely locates the lamp source away from the projector itself.  Designed for environments where you need a totally encapsulated projection design (vent-less projector for harsh environments – think bars […]

SANYO launched a new ultra short-focus projector model, LP-WL2500, scheduled to ship in July.  The 230-watt, 2500 ANSI lumen LP-WL2500 projector is a WXGA (1280×768) resolution 3LCD projector that, from 33 inches, can project an 80-inch-wide image.  Of course, like almost every Sanyo projector, it’s networkable, has both VGA and HDMI inputs and uses a […]

Sanyo’s latest portable, the XW300, is actually a 5-pound, 3000 ANSI lumen, XGA (1024×760) resolution 3LCD projector that replaces the XW250.  Specified at a 500:1 contrast ratio, the 29dB projector includes network connectivity, RS232 control and compatibility for all analog signals (it does not have DVI or HDMI inputs). Sanyo says the 220-watt lamp lasts […]

Today, Epson unveiled the PowerLite Pro Z8050WNL, their brightest projector ever. The PowerLite Pro Z8050WNL is a native WXGA resolution (1280×800) 3LCD projector spec’d at 7,000 lumens color light output. They’re aiming it at large venue applications in education, corporations and houses of worship.  Using an active auto-filter (like most large venue projectors do now), its filter lasts […]