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Dear
newsletter readers! This
issue of www.AVP-Newsletter.com presents you with latest news from the data-
and video projection / presentation. 1) Prolight + Sound: Event Goals Achieved In Full
The signs
that this year's Prolight + Sound was going to be a
success were evident from a very early stage: 766 exhibitors, an increase of
4.8 % over last year, presented their current product ranges from the fields
of event & communication technology, audio-visual production and
entertainment. And, with 26,487 visitors, the number of buyers taking
advantage of this extensive product spectrum jumped by 20 % compared to the
year before (2005: 22.003). Around a third of all trade visitors (9,029) came
from outside More: http://www.prolight-sound.com |
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Enjoy
reading ! Yours Kai
Kröger |
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1) Prolight + Sound: Event Goals
Achieved In Full 2) IC: 4th International Marketing Conference 3) NEC Introduces New NP Projector Series 4) Mitsubishi’s HD4000 Projects without Dimming Lights 5) Toshiba: Wireless Projectors tw95 and tw100 6) HP: New Projectors in the MP3300 and the XP7000
Series 7) Optoma: ThemeScene HD72i: HD Ready Home Cinema
Projector 8) BenQ W100 for Home-Entertainment 9) Synelec: New Rear-Projection Cube Featuring SXGA+
Resolution 10) Projecta Presents „Easy Install“ 11) Da-Lite Adds Plug and Play Designer Cinema 12) UNICOL: A Number of New Products 13) Samsung: 40“ TFT Featuring Windows XPe 14) Toshiba Brings REGZA LCD-TV to Market 15) G+B pronova: HoloPro at NASDAQ 16) Comm-Tec: Two new innovative products 17) Minicom: Audio/Video distribution technology on
display 18) TLS: IPL Active Module for Flexible Signal
Management 19) WATCHOUT 3.1 with internal warping 20) Extron: New Serial Digital Matrix Switchers 21) Analog Way: Octo-Vue FX - HD Seamless Switcher with
Preview 22) Polycom: SoundStation2 - Conference Phone for Avaya
Customers 23) ISE 2007: Change of 2007 Show Dates 24) cinemateq: New Structure in the OEM Business 25) Christie: 63 Digital Cinema in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland 26) Koelnmesse: Photokina with „Lifestyle Media“ 27) Clarity Visual Systems Announces Three Staff
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2) IC: 4th International Marketing Conference
More: http://www.interconnectionconsulting.com |
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Alphabetical index
of companies: Analog Way (21), BenQ (8), Christie (25), cinemateq (24), Clarity (27), Comm-Tec (16), Da-Lite (11), Dataton (19), Extron (20), G+B pronova (15), HP (6), IC (2), ISE 2007 (23), Koelnmesse/photokina (26), Minicom (17), Mitsubishi EVS (4), NEC (3), Optoma (7), Polycom (22), Projecta (10), Prolight + Sound (1), Samsung (13), Synelec (9), TLS GmbH (18), Toshiba (5) (14), Unicol (12) |
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3) NEC Introduces New NP Projector Series
It is a
well-known fact that nothing is more damaging to a projector lamp than
turning it off too early during the cool-down phase. The new NP projectors
from NEC are now here to solve that problem. The NP1000 and NP2000 projectors
have a so-called “direct power-off function.” Thanks to a built-in energy
storage feature, the device is sufficiently ventilated even after being
separated from the outlet, protecting the lamp from damage. Impatient users
can thus disassemble the projector immediately after holding a presentation
without having to wait for the inconvenient cool-down phase. The NEC NP
projectors will replace the MT predecessor models. Especially well-suited for
permanent installation, these high-quality projectors offer numerous
convincing features, optimized presentation quality and improved operability.
The number of lenses, for example, was doubled from three to six. This
permits an image ratio of between 0.8 and 7.0:1, thus offering far more
flexible usage possibilities. The brightness of the NP1000 has been increased
by 300 ANSI lumens to 3,500, guaranteeing brilliant colours. More: http://www.de.nec.de/home.php/lang/ENG |
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4) Mitsubishi’s HD4000 Projects without Dimming Lights
In late
March, Mitsubishi Electric has introduced a new certified HD-ready projector
with an excellent price-performance ratio, the HD4000. Thanks to its high
level of brightness and contrast, the versatile unit delivers optimum image
quality even without dimming lights. With its different individually
adjustable picture formats, the HD4000 can be used virtually anywhere. It is
not only a source of great entertainment at home, in restaurants and hotels;
it also ensures trouble-free presentations for customers or staff. Brightness
of 2,000 ANSI lumens and contrast ratio of 2,500:1 make the HD4000 the
perfect partner for home cinema, presentations or restaurants and hotels. The
projector features a DarkChip2, with DDP3020 signal processing and high-speed
LVDS, as well as BrilliantColor technology. This
improves the colour intensity throughout the spectrum and ensures
best-possible illumination of images and light density in the complementary
colours. Its HDMI input port and WXGA resolution of 1,280 x 768 pixels
guarantee state-of-the art projection in outstanding quality. More: http://www.mitsubishi-evs.de/en/home.asp 5) Toshiba: Wireless Projectors tw95 and tw100
More: http://www.toshiba.de/projectors 6) HP: New Projectors in the MP3300 and the XP7000 Series
HP offers
small and medium-sized companies two new solutions that are dedicated to both
mobile applications and presentations in conference rooms and lecture halls.
The HP digital projector MP3300 series: Featuring 1.7 kg and compact
measurements both models, MP3320 and MP3322, are ideal for presentations on
the road. The projector is set up and ready to use within a few moments. A
maximum brightness of 2,400 ANSI lumens, a contrast ratio of 2,000:1 as well
as an innovative 5-segment colour wheel allow for optimum presentation. The
HP digital projector XP7000 series: Presentations for a large audience –
that’s where the new HP digital projector XP7000 series offers a lot of
power. At a brightness of 3,500 ANSI lumens, a native XGA resolution of 1,024
x 768 pixels and a contrast of 2,500:1 presentations will always succeed even
in large conference rooms and lecture halls. More: http://www.hp.com 7) Optoma: ThemeScene HD72i: HD Ready Home Cinema
Projector
The ThemeScene® HD72i uses the latest DLP® chipset by Texas
Instruments featuring Faroudja DCDi
Image Processing, a 7-segment colour wheel and 10 Bit colour processing per
channel. Its shiny elegant design makes every room look special. The ThemeScene® 7-segment colour wheel with BrilliantColor™ and TrueVivid™
10-bit per channel colour enhancement technologies simultaneously enables
high brightness and astonishing deep saturated colour. Native High
Definition, exceptionally bright 1300 lumens of video optimised light output
and Image AI™ technology produces a staggering 5000:1 contrast ratio enabling
sparkling, crystal clear images with fantastic detail. Thanks to BrilliantColor processing technology the HD72i delivers a
better brightness and creates natural, lively colours. Critically acclaimed Faroudja DCDi™ processing
technologies provides superlative de-interlacing and image optimisation to
ensure that any image source delivers exceptional performance and superb
images. Motion Adaptive Noise Reduction and TrueLife™
enhancement intelligently identifies image detail and if required, applies
subtle enhancement to ensure outstanding detail from all sources. A patented
wind tunnel cooling system lowers noise levels to near silent (27dB) operation. More: http://www.optomaeurope.com and
http://www.themescene.tv 8) BenQ W100 for Home-Entertainment
In its
snow-white housing, the W100 offers a wide array of entertainment features.
Its 7 segment colour wheel provides superior image quality, and with 1300
ANSI Lumens and a contrast ratio of 2500:1, an amazing movie experience is
guaranteed, even in bright environments. Because of the W100's 16:9 native
resolution, movie formats will not be distorted, and with a whisper silent 25
dB (eco-mode), this home cinema projector gives viewers the chance to
appreciate movies as if they were in a real cinema. Featuring a size of 260 x
85 x 220 mm and a weight of merely 2.9 kg, this BenQ
projector is a lightweight partner for every soccer fan. Compatible with HDTV
and with a double DVI-I input, the W100 is the projector for the future. If
connected to DVD-players, game consoles, and many other multimedia devices,
it allows for maximum entertainment. By choosing one of the 10 preset modes
users quickly benefit from the best possible setting for each device. More: http://www.BenQ-eu.com 9) Synelec: New Rear-Projection Cube Featuring SXGA+ Resolution
On Interkama in More: http://www.synelec.com 10) Projecta Presents „Easy Install“
The Easy
Install mounting system ensures that Projecta's top
quality projection screens Elpro (RF) Electrol, Cinelpro (RF) Electrol and Hapro Manual will
now be even easier to install. Thanks to the Easy Install plug-and-play
technology assembly is easier and, due to the flexible mount system, hassle
free. It’s an easy principle: two mounts are fixed to the wall or the
ceiling, and then a large or small screen is put into the mounts and fixed
with screws. Most Projecta projection screens are
now available with the Easy Install system. All screens featuring a square
115 mm case as well as the Elpro (RF) Electrol, Cinelpro (RF) Electrol and Hapro Manual will
be delivered with the new system. The parts are designed in a way that an
electrician is not required. More: http://www.projectascreens.com 11) Da-Lite Adds Plug and Play Designer Cinema
More: http://www.da-lite.com 12) UNICOL: A Number of New Products
UNICOL
presents a number of new products in their recently published catalogue. New
in the portfolio are e.g. various flat screen and projector mounts which are
suitable for floor, wall or ceiling installation, as well as installation on
the desktop and on mobile trolleys. These devices are ideal for the use in
shop windows, banks, museums and galleries. Anti-theft protection of plasmas
and LCDs becomes more and more important. UNICOL
tackles the problem by offering an easy to install flat screen security kit.
The latest security kit fits any UNICOL plasma- and LCD mount. It includes a
cable system made of hardened steel which prevents access to the screws
fixing the screen. A screen protection consisting of a 6mm transparent,
unbreakable panel protects valuable flat screens in bars, clubs and other
places open to the public. Thanks to a universal ceiling mount installation
kit, it is possible to mount any type of flat screen (between 27“ and 50“) to the ceiling in order to achieve optimum
visibility conditions in large halls and rooms with high ceilings. More: http://www.unicol.de 13) Samsung: 40“ TFT
Featuring Windows XPe
Introducing the SyncMaster 400PXn Samsung enhances its large format TFT
line by a 40“ TFT featuring network ability and embedded XPe.
Thanks to MagicNet an individual PC per display
becomes abundant. Users can now view specific contents on each display
connected to the network. They can even access activated server contents from
the monitor without having to connect a PC. The display is perfectly equipped
for the use as digital screen – on airports, exhibitions, and sport events or
in shopping centres. The monitors can be time-controlled and in result show
relevant contents for specific events. Samsung’s MagicNet
XPe offers enhanced memory capacity and runs on
Windows XP; videos are shown in High Definition. The MagicNet
SyncMaster 400PXn has a contrast rate of 1200:1. More: http://www.samsung.de 14) Toshiba Brings REGZA LCD-TV to Market
Introducing
the LCD-TV 32WL66Z, this March, Toshiba has brought its first REGZA TV on the
German market. With its new global brand, REGZA, Toshiba captures Toshiba's
intent of "Real Expression Guaranteed by amaZing
Architecture," and REGZA is the first unified global brand for Toshiba's
TVs. In April and May, the company plans on introducing eight additional
REGZA LCD-TVs from the WL66/WLG66-series featuring screen diagonals of 82 to
120 cm. As a special feature, some of the HD-ready models offer full HD
resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) and an integrated DVB-T tuner. The global TV
market for large-screen flat panel TVs is growing fast. Toshiba is responding
by reinforcing its global presence in this key product area, and in doing so
by making full use of its advanced proprietary technologies in digital image
processing and over half a century of know-how in TV imaging
technologies. More: http://www.toshiba.de 15) G+B pronova: HoloPro
at NASDAQ
pronova MD Martin Kischkoweit-Lopin
had a very special experience during his trip to the More: http://www.holopro.com 16) Comm-Tec: Two new innovative products
More: http://www.comm-tec.de 17) Minicom: Audio/Video distribution technology on display
Minicom
Advanced Systems will be showcasing its Audio/Video (A/V) distribution
technologies at this year’s InfoComm in More: http://www.minicom.com 18) TLS: IPL Active Module for Flexible Signal Management
Based on
the successful „Premium Line“ installation kit
system, German TLS Communication GmbH has recently enhanced its product
portfolio by a high-quality IPL active module. These types of modules are a
clever addition to every installation. Space saving and similar to table- and
wall modules with regard to design, users can choose from 10 different types
of devices. The active modules consist of single signal slots (2 slot
widths), which are equipped with the relevant technology – signal management,
splitter or selector, and easily fit into an IPL frame, a floor tank or a TLS
table connection module. Devices that need to be installed on the table or on
the floor, cables that are visible and simply lie on the floor are now
history. The TLS active module guarantee well proven functions firmly
installed on 23 cm². More: http://www.tls-gmbh.com 19) WATCHOUT 3.1 with internal warping
At the Prolight + Sound 2006 in Frankfurt Dataton
presented the release 3.1 of their multi screen presentation software
WATCHOUT™. The most important new feature is probably the internal
geometrical correction for curved screens. Furthermore it is now possible to
synchronize WATCHOUT™ to an external time code without the need for
additional hardware. For more information on Dataton
products please contact More: http://www.dataton.com and http://www.presentation-technologies.de
20) Extron: New Serial Digital Matrix Switchers
Extron
Electronics announces the HDXP Plus Series, a new line of multi-rate serial
digital matrix switchers. Available in 32x16 and 32x32 I/O sizes, the HDXP
Plus 3216 and HDXP Plus 3232 are capable of routing all SMPTE and ITU
standard serial digital video signals, including SMPTE 259M and SMPTE 344M
component SDI up to 540 Mbps, SMPTE 292M single-link HD-SDI up to 1,485 Gbps, and SMPTE 372M dual-link HD-SDI up to 2.97 Gpbs. “The HDXP Plus Series takes Extron's
expertise in A/V matrix switcher engineering to the forefront of high
performance serial digital switchers," says Lee Dodson, vice president
of marketing for Extron. "The multi-rate
versatility of the HDXP Plus Series is ideal for routing the variety of
different SDI and HD-SDI serial digital video signals found in digital
cinema, biomedical imaging, satellite mapping and visualization, and high
definition, large-screen rental and staging environments." More: http://www.extron.com 21) Analog Way: Octo-Vue FX - HD Seamless Switcher
with Preview
Analog
Way presented at NAB 2006 the OctoVue FX: a New
Computer & Video Seamless Switcher with true scaled Preview and a full
featured PiP. Digital HD compatible, the OVX has DVi in and out to support 720p & 1080p formats.
Featuring a true scaled Preview, the OVX will help users to securely switch
to the right source at the right moment. The OVX includes many other powerful
effects and functions to enhance high-end presentations. Animated Logo is one
of the many new possibilities together with Subtitling, Logo Insertion and
multiple frame store. OVX also features typical analog VGA Output up to 1600 x 1200 with Pixel Clock
technology. In addition to high quality image, DVI brings ease of use and “ Plug & View ” capability. The OVX has been designed
to meet the growing demand for PiP
(Picture-In-Picture) technology. The PiP function
of the OVX benefits from years of experience of More: http://www.analogway.com 22) Polycom: SoundStation2 - Conference Phone for Avaya
Customers
Polycom,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), recently announced the availability of a new
SoundStation2™ conference phone for Avaya
Communication Manager telephony platform customers. A replacement for the
previous SoundStation® Premier for Avaya (500D and 550D), the SoundStation2 for Avaya delivers dramatically improved quality, performance
and value and offers a direct connection into the digital wall jack,
eliminating the need for additional connectors, adapters and analogue line
cards. Expanding the longstanding relationship between Polycom
and Avaya, the SoundStation2 for Avaya is co-branded and will be sold through both Polycom and Avaya channels
(marketed as Avaya 2490 through Avaya
and its channel partners.) The new device delivers improved voice quality,
provides the ability to talk up to ten feet away in a normal voice and still
be heard clearly. It also adds new features including a backlit LCD display
for easy use of phone applications, international Caller-ID, an address book
for speed dialling, a cell phone connector, and an optional Computer Calling
Kit for use with internet calling applications and soft phones. The
conference phone’s user interface currently supports six different languages:
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Norwegian. More: http://www.Polycom.com 23) ISE 2007: Change of 2007 Show Dates
More: http://www.iseurope.org 24) cinemateq: New Structure in the OEM Business
Stephan Woischnik, sales manager for national and international
business at cinemateq, has recently also taken
responsibility for the OEM business. Previously, the OEM business and the
marketing of cinemateq’s core technology as well as
the development of strategic partnerships were led by the management. During
that time, the OEM business more and more developed into an independent, fast
growing business field within the company. Since last year, internationally
renowned OEM partners offered cinemateq’s scaling
technology and HDMI output boards (to 1080p) in e.g. DVD players or
SAT-receivers, which are based on the technology of the picture optimizer
model range. Since recently, cinemateq also
supplies the know-how and the hardware for all relevant digital and analogue
input interfaces up to scalable HDMI input boards. The advantages of OEM
development "made in More: http://www.cinemateq.de 25) Christie: 63 Digital Cinema in
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