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Publisher: CREACT Spain, Editor in chief: Kai Kröger

Thursday, 28th April 2005

 

 

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Dear newsletter readers!

 

This issue of the www.AVP-Newsletter.com presents you with latest news from data- and video projection/ -presentation.

 

 

 

1)      InfoComm 05 projects records

The International communications Industries Association (ICIA) has announced that it expects to exceed several previous records for its annual InfoComm International exposition ICIA to be held this June 4 – 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada/USA. InfoComm, the largest conference and exhibition for the AV communications and systems integration industry, expects to attract more than 25,000 visitors in 2005. With 95 percent (Stand March 05) of the Show floor already sold, there are now more than 570 companies exhibiting, towards a projected total of 700+ exhibitors, and certain 100 of them are new to the Show. Last year’s total number of Exhibitors was 647 companies. The pavilions on the InfoComm Show floor ICIA dedicated to emerging technology interests, and the first-time appearance of the InfoComm Residential Pavilion has attracted attention in the industry. The pavilion will feature a working home theatre. The Streaming Media Pavilion offers a first-hand look at products, services and technologies. The Collaborative Conferencing Pavilion offers solutions in video-, audio-, data-, and web conferencing. The brand new Digital Signage Pavilion reflexes the growing interest in this area of technology. The Lighting and Staging Pavilion offers the latest trends in corporate event lighting, houses of worship, casinos, retail malls, video production, rental and staging and live-event production. More than 250 audio companies are participating in this year’s InfoComm with many generally concentrated in an audio section on the central exhibit floor occupying over 50,000 sq. feet of space. The new Presentations Pavilion features cutting-edge technologies for PowerPoint presentations.

More: http://www.infocomm.org

 

 

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Yours

 

Kai Kröger

 

 

 

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1)    InfoComm 05 projects records

2)    ISCO: Innovation Award from WRG

3)    Hitachi: CP-SX1350 LCD projector

4)    Epson: The new EMP-732

5)    Toshiba: T98 – bright and light

6)    EIKI: The portable LC-XB30

7)    Kindermann: KX 2800 – the ideal solution

8)    LANG AG announcing 30sx+ digital projection

9)    Barco: Intelligent centric projector

10)  Lightspeed: Stereoscopic 3D projector

11)  publitec: beaMover in the third generation

12)  Legamaster: portable eBeam Interactive

13)  Liesegang: dv 880 flex and SunScreen

14)  CT Germany: Soft-LED now in the rental park

15)  Da-Lite: The new Designer Contour Electrol

16)  NEC-Display Solutions: 40” monitors with 3D

17)  Hitachi: addition to Platara range

18)  Samsung: 82-inch TFT-LCD

19)  Vantage: New Touch Screens

20)  Clarity: Bobcat X flat panel display

21)  Samsung: TFT SyncMaster 460Pn

22)  Mitsubishi: XL cubes and LED video technology

23)  Barco: The iUtilities Concept

24)  RGB: New generation of wall processors

25)  Oray: AV splash in waterpark

26)  AIRSCREEN used at the Hong Kong International Film Festival

27)  Comm-Tec: EventiX Seamless Switcher

28)  Extron: PIP 422 and PIP 444

29)  mekom: SZe CF Player® - made in Germany

30)  Gefen: New DVI Booster

31)  Kramer: VS-5x5 video

32)  beyerdynamic: new products for conferences

33)  Polycom: SoundStation2W

34)  Micronas: Best Supplier Award

35)  cinemateq: Firmware 4.0 available

 

alphabetical index of companies:

 

AIRSCREEN (26), Barco (9) (23), beyerdynamic (32), cinemateq (35), Clarity (20), Comm-Tec (27), CT Germany (14), Da-Lite (15), EIKI (6), Epson (4), Extron (28), Gefen (30), Hitachi DMG (3) (17), InfoComm (1), ISCO (2), Kindermann (7), Kramer (31), Lang-AV (8), Legamaster (12), Liesegang (13), Lightspeed Design (10), mekom (29), Micronas (34), Mitsubishi EVS (22), NEC Display Solutions (16), Oray (25), Polycom (33), publitec (11), RGB Spectrum (24), Samsung (18) (21), Toshiba (5), Vantage (19),

 

 

2)      ISCO: Innovation Award from WRG

With two proposals ISCO participated in the 2004 innovation award of the Association for Business Development of the county administration of Göttingen/Germany: The cinema projection lens series with outstanding imaging performance is protected through a worldwide patent and has already been awarded in Hollywood. The new lens design guarantees an essentially improved brightness distribution and results in a brilliant and even projection with up to 60% more light on the entire screen. The Anamorphic attachments enable an optical image conversion for Digital Cinema from Widescreen to Cinemascope-Format and for E- and Home Cinema Applications from 4:3 to 16:9 or from 16:9 to Cinemascope (2.35.:1) without light loss and loss in resolution. With the advanced technology of the anamorphic lenses, you have no more black bars across the top and bottom of the picture area, reducing the resolution, brightness and contrast of the image on the screen. For both proposals ISCO was awarded and received prize.

More: http://www.iscoprecisionoptics.com

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3)      Hitachi: CP-SX1350 LCD projector

Hitachi Digital Media Group showcased the new CP-SX1350 projector on CeBIT, an S-XGA LCD projector with 3,500 ANSI lumens. This projector is a further development based on the CP-X1200 and the CP-X1250. Like its two predecessors, the CP-SX1350 is equipped with four changeable lenses, vertical lens shift, multiple connections and a network interface. The CP-SX1350 offers various application possibilities that are especially handy in business applications, CAD/CAM visualizations, and control rooms as well as in the education sector. Combined with vertical lens shift function, the featured four changeable lenses (fixed lens, short, midrange and long focal length) guarantee almost unlimited flexibility in any installation. Hence, the CP-SX1350 is a device that is especially interesting for the rental staging market. An image diagonal ranging from 40“ to 500“ the CP-SX1350 projects both pin sharp still and video images. In order to achieve excellent image quality, Hitachi projectors use Motion Adaptive Progressive Scan technology.

More: http://www.hitachidigitalmedia.com

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4)      Epson: The new EMP-732

Seven seconds is the time that the new Epson 3LCD feather weight - the Epson EMP-732 – needs to warm up. This new 1.7 kg business projector with Epson 3LCD-Advanced-Imaging-projection technology represents an extremely handy 3LCD special device. It is the ideal partner for business people who are in the field frequently and need to present while on the road. The EMP 732 measures just 19 x 27 x 7 cm, hence, a truly compact device. Thanks to its 2000 ANSI lumens, this projector is especially bright even at daylight. Thanks to E-TORL technology (Twin Optimized Reflection Lamp) viewers can see a pin sharp projection in a compact environment. This technology bundles light avoiding scattered light with minimal diffraction and thus allows for an extremely compact optical system. Thanks to automatic keystone correction, presentations are projected without any distortion, no matter the room position. Even from a two meter distance a 60” image can be projected perfectly thanks to the short lens. LCD projectors realize outstanding, vivid and natural colours that do not fray. This projection technology does not affect the human eye by representing colours and shades through fast flickering. The eye can see the entire image which is stabile and gentle to the eye.

More: http://www.epson-europe.com

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5)      Toshiba: T98 – bright and light

At CeBIT 2005, Toshiba Projection & Display Technology (PDT) took the wraps off the T98, its powerful new business projector. Even in comparatively bright rooms, 2500 ANSI lumens and XGA resolution deliver bright and beautiful images every time. Besides such powerful luminance, the use of proven DLPTM technology with a 2000:1 contrast ratio ensures razor-sharp projections and vivid color reproduction. A lightweight build (the T98 only weighs 2.9 kg) and compact casing make the T98 the projector of choice for conferencing and mobile applications. A resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels combines with sharp contrast of 2000:1 to bring conferences to life with rich colours and crisp, clear images. The Natural Colour Enhancer (NCE) developed by Toshiba optimizes colour reproduction. Users can choose between three different picture modes (brightness, standard and true colour) to produce perfect, natural colour tones. Two RGB and two video inputs (RCA and S-Video) are provided to handle various data sources. Three audio inputs (one mini-jack and two RCA inputs) accommodate sound to enrich presentations. All inputs and outputs are intelligently positioned to keep all wires and leads discreetly hidden from view behind the projector during a presentation. The T98 is an important addition to the performance-class product program.

More: http://www.toshiba.de/projectors

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6)      EIKI: The portable LC-XB30

The new portable LC-XB30 projector from the EIKI Office Line is suitable for POS and mobile presentations as well as for applications in the education sector. Moreover, the projector is perfectly applicable for fixed installations in small and medium sized conference rooms. This 2.8 kg feather weight is characterized by the following outstanding basic data: XGA resolution, a brightness of 3000 ANSI lumens and a contrast ratio of 450:1. An automatic setup function allows for vertical adjustment of keystone-correction and PC. A control monitor can be connected to an additional monitor output allowing for presentations that are faced backward towards the projection screen. The LC-XB30 consists of four different image adjustment modes – dynamic, standard, real/cinema and blackboard (dark green). The blackboard mode has been especially developed for applications in the education sector. Apart from the usual lamp mode of 3000 ANSI lumens, the projector can also run either in eco mode using approx. 73% of brightness or in auto mode which regulates the brightness in accordance with the incoming video signal’s luminance. The EIKI MCD-100 also enables transmission of image information via LAN connection, radio-LAN connection or via memory card. Thanks to the EIKI NPC-1 network interface the projector’s operation, control and remote control are easily possible via TCP/IP-network.

More: http://www.eiki.de

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7)      Kindermann: KX 2800 – the ideal solution

Kindermann GmbH presented the KX 2800, the ideal solution for presentations in conference rooms. This LCD projector featuring XGA resolution has a contrast ration of 500:1 and is perfectly suitable for conference room applications. The projector convinces with extremely high brightness of 3,000 ANSI lumens. Hence, it can realize pin sharp images in projections with high ambience light. The KX 2800 is equipped with all important signal inputs, such as RGB, DVI, video, S-video as well as an RS232 interface. Furthermore, the Kindermann projector is running extremely silent (30 dB) in eco mode. The life span of the integrated 200W lamp is around 3,000 hours in saving mode. Thanks to image format switching between 4:3 and 16:9, the projector is ideal for representing photos and videos, but also for all other applications that require precise colours like in the areas of design and development. Moreover, the KX 2800 is equipped with picture-in-picture mode. Thank to optical keystone correction image distortions can be adjusted without any loss of pixels. At a size of 278 x 125 x 295 mm the projector weighs a mere 3.9 kg making it a perfect partner in flexible applications. Various connection cables and an infrared remote control are included in delivery.

More: http://www.kindermann.com

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8)      LANG AG announcing 30sx+ digital projection

Eight months ago with the introduction of the DP 35HD, the new and successful digital projection era begun. Digital projection distributor LANG AG is now announcing the introduction of the new 30sx+, a powerful SXGA+ projector from the Lightning series. Featuring 20,000 ANSI lumens and a contrast ratio of 1800:1 this projector sets the benchmark in the 4:3 projector segment. Thanks to its Vario optics, the large 113 kg projector will be applicable in an area ranging from 1.45 to 12.4:1.

More: http://www.lang-av.com

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9)      Barco: Intelligent centric projector

Barco, an international company headquartered in Kortrijk/Belgium, has launched and highlighted its new iCon H600 network centric visualization solution, featuring a native 1920 x 1080 HDTV resolution and a 16:9 wide aspect ratio. The projector integrates a powerful display server and users can easily connect it to their network infrastructure, enabling real time interaction, file sharing, and remote control and diagnostics. The iCon H600 Barco has specifically designed for displaying HDTV video in native resolution. The 6000 ANSI-lumen LDC-projector generates a bright, true color, high-resolution video image on a 16:9 canvas, with a contrast ratio of 800:1, resulting in the projection of high quality video images. Advanced picture-in-picture functionality for displaying multiple sources, both video and data, on an eye-friendly 16:9 canvas, is a unique feature offered on this device. It gives the presenter more flexibility to show multiple windows next to one another to meet specific presentation needs. He is able to retrieve any remote user’s desktop or file via the projector and over the network, creating higher flexibility and efficiency in information access. The iCon H600 can also stream video material over the network. Support and maintenance of a fleet of projectors, operators can fully control over the network from the central IT Helpdesk. Barco offers dedicated software called “Remote Control & Diagnostics”. The projector is available now.

More: http://www.barco.com

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10)  Lightspeed: Stereoscopic 3D projector

Lightspeed Design Group, a worldwide leader in stereo 3D technology and services has released a new projector that delivers amazing stereo 3D at an equally amazing price. Lightspeed and InFocus Corporation have created a new class in 3D video projection – the InFocus DepthQ Stereoscopic Projector. This affordable portable 3D projector delivers rock-solid 120hz, DLP-quality stereo 3D. In the office, laboratory, boardroom, or game room, the new DepthQ projector puts 3D visualization into the hands of the many, instead of a privileged few. All brought to customers by InFocus. This projector is portable, it takes 10 minutes to set up, and it is flicker-free. Stereoscopic 3D is the most effective way of communicating visual ideas. The new InFocus DepthQ projector finally makes stereo 3D an affordable tool for the line engineer and product designer, allowing real-time projection of stereo 3D CAD designs for collaborative product review. DepthQ gives sales and marketing a unique 3D presentation option. Users can take new product designs right from the engineers and incorporated into 3D presentations. It also supports standard 2D applications for video and PowerPoint. Imagine playing PC games or watching movies in projected stereo 3D. With a growing list of games and movies available, the new InFocus DepthQ projector offers a variety of options for video entertainment at home. It also functions in standard 2D mode. The DepthQ is now available for purchase exclusively through Lightspeed Design.

More http://www.DepthQ.com

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11)  publitec: beaMover in the third generation

After a winning 4 year market performance, publitec is leading their successful beaMover into the series’ third generation. The pan and tilt moving video projector has been considerably improved in order to meet the industries’ high demands: higher brightness of 5200 ANSI lumens in the brightest model, improved positioning, new motor technology for the pan and tilt axis as well as zoom and focus control, improved jerking-free slow motion moving process and a new housing design. The beaMover is very frequently used on theatre and musical stages, in POS- and trade show applications and as digital Movinglight in the stage design of tour productions in combination with powerful media servers. The third generation beaMover will effectively support applications that especially require realistic representation of moving bodies and structures.

More: http://www.publitec.tv  and  www.beamover.com

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12)  Legamaster: portable eBeam Interactive

Legamaster eBeam products have been enhanced by the portable eBe