New Digital Projection Program Ditches Lamp Costs The new Lamp Freedom program promises free replacement lamps during the projector’s three-year warranty.
TechDecisions Guide to 24 Short-throw and Ultra-short-throw Projectors The flexibility of projectors is growing rapidly. Wherever your space, there is a projector to fit. Short-throw and ultra-short-throw projectors are perfect options for small or short spaces. They also solve some time-honored negative aspects of projection buy solving instances of shadow and glare. In addition, see the specs for 24 short-throw and ultra-short-throw projectors. Get the details on projectors from Asus, BenQ, Casio, Dell, Epson, Dukane, Infocus, Mitsubishi, NEC, Optima, Ricoh, Sharp, Sony, ViewSonic
Optoma Puts TW610STi+ Projector into Small Rooms The short-throw projector features a 1280-by-800 resolution.
Crestron Ships 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch The CEN-SWPOE-5 supports 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet.
TechDecisions Guide to 6 Game Changing, Affordable Multi-format Video Switchers This guide shows a selection of affordable multi-format video switchers with universal input capability and flexibility needed to handle just about every conceivable format, and also produce outputs to meet almost any display or projection device’s requirements, has become available for well under $10,000. In fact Roland's V40HD lists for $4,495. Each will help you make showing any presentation format possible and at a very low cost compared to even last year.
Kramer Puts Stereo Audio into VP-28 Switcher The new device has a mix of analog and digital inputs to accommodate small and medium installs.
TechDecisions Guide to 65 Small On-wall or Surface-mount Loudspeakers Surface-mount or on-wall loudspeakers are often useful where others fail. Learn more about these overlooked gems. In the round-up check out products from Community Pro, JBL, QSC, ElectroVoice and many others.
Chief Creates a Little Something Interactive for Epson Projectors The new system combines a Chief mount and a Da-Lite screen.
TechDecisions Guide to 37 Large-venue High-brightness Projection Systems Frederick J. Ampel discusses how best to choose large-venue high-brightness projectors. He also illuminates on the history of the projector. The evolution of large image projection has now reached an unprecedented level of capability, image quality and brightness. Lumen levels near and above 30-40K are now feasible and you can pretty much find a product to meet any size screen and brightness level you could possibly imagine.
Vaddio Puts Echo Cancellation and Mixing into TRIO Line The new audio line includes SmartMIC technology with Digital Signal Processing.
Extron Ships UTS 100 Under Table Shelf System The self-supporting, half-rack-width shelf works where a standard rack won't fit.
TechDecisions Guide to 11 Analog-oriented Multi-format Matrix Switches Analog-oriented multi-format matrix switchers route multiple audio and video sources to multiple destinations. This guide showcases 11 of these devices.
TechDecisions Guide to Cloud Monitors Cloud monitors, also know as “zero clients,” are being sold by LG, Samsung and ViewSonic. These monitors are even more lightweight in terms of resources than “thin clients” like tablets and netbooks, let alone full-scale PCs. Zero-client cloud displays instead simply provide a rich user interface and forward key clicks and mouse clicks to super-intelligent “cloud-based” servers. Unlike the days of mainframes, the intelligence now resides in the network and its attached servers, and the displays simply tap into that intelligence.
Panasonic PT-DZ13K Projector Series Delivers 12,000 Lumens Three of the four new 3-chip DLP projectors also include active 3D technology.
Gefen’s Daisy Chain HD System Can Connect 100 Displays The setup can daisy chain from one display to the next using voice over IP technology.