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Hitachi Announces New Installation Projectors

February 21st, 2012

Hitachi America has introduced two new 3LCD installation series projectors, the CP-WX8240 and the CP-X8150. The WXGA CP-WX8240 is 4000 lumens, and the 5000 lumen CP-X8150 is XGA resolution. Both projectors offer motorized focus, zoom and lens shift. Options include a wireless adapter and three optional lenses.

In addition, these projectors offer extensive connectivity options including two HDMI inputs, two computer inputs and a monitor out, two USB inputs, and an RJ-45 Ethernet jack. A/V connections include component, S-Video, three audio inputs and audio out. Double the brightness can be achieved using Versa-Stack which enables 2 projectors to be stacked via an RS-232 connection. The CP-WX8240 and the CP-X8150 are network capable and offer PC-Free presentations.

Finally, the CP-WX8240 and the CP-X8150 feature a DICOM (Digital Imaging & Communications in Medicine) simulation mode designed for viewing grayscale medical images. These projectors also have a template function, which will display white or black lines to make writing on a blackboard or whiteboard easier.

Recent Pacific Media Associates projector market research surveys show that users prefer feature packed projectors, so these Hitachi units should do well.

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Cisco Releases Visual Networking Index for 2011-2016

February 20th, 2012

Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems believes that video will continue to be a strong driver of traffic increases on global mobile data networks and has released the latest in their annual series of reports that track and forecast the impact of visual networking applications on global networks. This year’s report details a number of advances that affect the New Era projector market.

  • Mobile data traffic grew 133% in 2011.
  • Connection speed on mobile data networks in 2011 grew by 66% over 2010, averaging 1.4 megabits per second.
  • Smart phones, which represent 12% of global handsets in use, consumed an average of 150 megabytes per month in 2011, nearly triple that of 2010.
  • In 2011, for the first time, mobile video traffic accounted for more than half of all mobile data traffic (52%).

Taken together, these statistics indicate that the average smart phone user took advantage of a robust content delivery network in 2011 and it delivered high quality video they could display for small to medium sized audiences via pico projector.

Cisco paints an even brighter future.

  • Mobile network connection speeds are expected to grow nine fold by 2016, exceeding 2.9 megabits per second in 2016.
  • The average smartphone is forecast to consume 2.6 GB of traffic per month in 2016, a 17-fold increase.
  • 70% of the world’s mobile data traffic is expected to be video by 2016.

To illustrate the devices that contribute to the historical and forecast increases in mobile network traffic, the Visual Networking Index (VNI) ranks categories of mobile devices and compares them to standard handsets. While smart phones generate 35 times the mobile data usage of standard handsets, mobile phone projectors use 300 times the mobile data, more than twice that of a tablet (121X) and second only to laptops (498X) Mobile users with pico projectors clearly value ease with which they can pull down a video, be it YouTube or sales presentation, and share it with friends or clients.

PMA’s projector market research and end-user/industry surveys routinely reveal that sharing video is the number one reason consumers purchase pico projectors. Cisco’s VNI offers a compelling argument that this trend will continue.

Cisco Visual Networking Index

 

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New High-End “360-Degree” Projectors from Mitsubishi

February 17th, 2012

Mitsubishi has announced three new projectors in their high-end performance series. The XL7100U is 6000 lumens with XGA resolution. The WL7200U is  5500 lumens with WXGA resolution. Finally, the UL7400U is 5000 lumens with WUXGA resolution.

All three models offer 360-degree projection and geometric warping so images can be displayed on curved, bent or arched surfaces. These units can be used in front or rear projection mode…and on the floor or ceiling. They also offer multiple lens options, power zoom and focus, and have horizontal lens shift. In addition, they employ a new roll-up filter feature, and the filter can be set to roll automatically every 500, 700 or 1000 hours.  Stand-by mode and an auto power-off setting help keep the cost of ownership down.

The XL7100U and WL7200U have begun shipping and the UL7400U will be available in March.

Pacific Media’s projector market research has shown high-end units continuing to out-perform the overall projector market, so these units should be well received.

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QD Laser Introduces A New Green Laser

February 16th, 2012

 

QD Laser has announced a new frequency-doubled 532 nm compact green laser diode. The device is housed in a module of approximately 0.5 cm³ total volume. The current prototype produces over 100 mW (Continuous Wave) of green light, with a line width of less than 0.01 nm, and and is capable of high-speed modulation above 100 Mhz. Power dissipation at 100 mW output is about 900 mW, equating to a wall-plug efficiency of more than 10 percent. QD Laser revealed that they are currently sampling a 5 mW version of this module and will begin sample shipments of a 50 mW version in 2012Q2. Mass production of the product is planned for 2012Q4.

As witnessed by PMA’s extensive projector market research, several companies have recently introduced synthetic green laser modules to take advantage of the ongoing delay in shipments of direct diode green lasers.

QD Laser

 

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