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Epson’s New PowerLite X15 Projector Announced

April 10th, 2012

The PowerLite X15 projector was announced today by Epson America. The 3,000 lumen, XGA 3LCD projector is designed with education and small business users in mind.

The projector offers many connectivity options, including HDMI, USB Plug-n-Play, two VGA ports, audio and monitor out and RS232c. Power saving features include E-TORL lamp technology, which offers a lamp life of up to 5,000 hours (if used in economy mode), Instant On and Instant Off , as well as A/V Mute Slide, which turns off the sound and images during a pause in the presentation further conserving lamp life and energy consumption.

Ease of use, especially as it relates to image quality, is a big focus for the X15 too. Easy-Slide horizontal keystone correction allows for image adjustments, up to 30 degrees, to be made with the touch of a finger. QuickCorner allows the four corners of a slide to be moved independently to achieve a perfectly rectangular image. The PowerLite X15 also includes a 1.2 optical zoom lens. Finally, the unit has ADA section 508 compliant closed captioning for hearing impared students included. The unit will be available in May for an MSRP of $599.

Pacific Media’s recent End-User survey, which included K-12 teachers, showed that full-featured, inexpensive, eco-friendly projectors are what the education market wants. Looks like Epson has hit the mark with the PowerLite X15.

To learn more visit: www.epson.com/projectors

 

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Hitachi Introduces CP-D31N Short-Throw Projector

March 29th, 2012

The CP-D31N is Hitachi’s latest 3LCD, short-throw projector for the education market. The 3,000 lumen XGA projector supports native 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 formats. The new unit offers a host of connectivity options, including a computer monitor-out, as well as HDMI, S-video, composite, RGB, RCA and mini-jack audio inputs.

The CP-D31N offers network connectivity via an RJ-45 Ethernet jack, facilitating content delivery, as well as monitoring and maintenance.  An RS-232 port enables control through either Crestron or AMX systems. Hitachi’s PJMessenger function allows text messaging and audio alerts to be sent to all projectors in the network.

Other interesting features to check out are the audio pass through, which allows for audio even if the projector is in standby mode, as well as the exclusive Template function which facilitates writing on a whiteboard. The remote control has customizable MyButton and MySource shortcut functions, and the Transition Detector disables the projector if it is moved without authorization.

Recent projector market research by Pacific Media Associates shows that short-throw projectors are in demand. Recent PMA surveys of K-12 educators show that the features of this unit are “must-haves” as well.

 

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Optoma’s New EcoBright SSI Hybrid Projectors

March 27th, 2012

Two new solid-state illumination projectors from Optoma are now available to schools for evaluation. The EcoBright WXGA resolution ZW210ST and the EcoBright XGA resolution ZX210ST both employ Optoma’s fifth generation laser/LED hybrid solid state illumination technology. This green technology offers lower cost of ownership due to reduced power consumption, instant on/off, and the lamp-free and maintenance-free design.

Aimed at the education market, both short-throw DLP units deliver a 2000 lumen brightness and have a contrast ratio of 80,000:1. Because of the performance of the SSI light source, Optoma has upgraded it’s warranty to 3 years for the projectors and 10,000 for the light source.

The EcoBright units offer a ton of connectivity, including HDMI, VGA-in, VGA-out, mini-USB, USB, RS232, RJ45, S-video, composite, audio in/out and an SD slot with 2GB of internal memory.

The EcoBright ZW210ST will have an MSRP of  $1,499 and the EcoBright ZX210ST will have an MSRP of $1,399.

The latest projector market forecast from Pacific Media Associates predicts shipments of Laser/LED hybrid models will grow modestly this year, and then are expected to grow by more than 40% each year during 2013-2015.

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Latest Affordable IN120 Series Projectors from InFocus

March 16th, 2012

This week, InFocus announced the latest additions to their IN120 series of projectors – the IN122 and the IN124. These two units are very affordable with MSRP’s below $500. Both units are 3200 lumens, have a contrast ratio of 3000:1, HDMI inputs, are 3D ready and employ the InFocus BrilliantColor technology.

These projectors are geared towards the education and corporate markets, where balancing price and performance are key for making display choices.

The IN122 is an SVGA unit (800×600 resolution) and is available immediately  with an MSRP of $429.00, The IN124, also shipping now, is an XGA unit (1024×768 resolution) with an MSRP of $499.00.

Ongoing research by Pacific Media Associates shows that schools especially are demanding low-cost, feature rich projectors to meet their budgets and needs. The newest IN120 series projectors seem to fit the bill.

To learn more visit www.infocus.com

 

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