Selling home cinema projectors to UK consumers has always been a tough ask. The latest stats suggest that sales of traditional home cinema models won’t improve significantly going forward, despite advances that make projectors more consumer-friendly. On the other hand, trends in the consumer market will see consumer demand drive growth in sales of New Era projectors suited to social sharing of content.
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Laser – an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. But what does it mean in the context of AV? And what does the future hold for laser as a projection lightsource? AV News examines the current status of laser technologies and assesses the prospects for a future that will see pure laser lightsources migrate – even to the consumer market.
Powerful, flexible projection solutions for conference rooms, exhibitions and experiential events are attracting mainstream manufacturers to take on the established high-end specialists. We take a look at what’s available on the market post-InfoComm, and whether there is sufficient justification to look outside the catalogues of the traditional market leaders in the sector.
When SMART Technologies invented the first interactive whiteboard in 1991, it prompted a revolution in the classroom. In the more than 20 years, new classroom technologies have emerged that both complement and compete with the IWB that compel education buyers to make choices. AV News looks at the drivers for buyers’ decisions and the trends in technology adoption.
Now that schools have autonomy to make their own purchasing decisions there is much greater variety in the procurement process. BESA has conducted a detailed survey of 600 schools to discover: who is responsible for decision-making; the importance of ‘brand’; how orders are placed; and the importance, or otherwise, of ‘trusted advisor status’.
Christie has announced the expansion of its Mirage Series of high-performing 2D and 3D projectors with the launch of the Christie Mirage WQ-L, an LED-based 1-chip DLP® projection system with WQXGA (2560 by 1600) resolution and 800 ANSI lumens for sharp images and exceptionally accurate and lifelike colours. Offering a stable and reliable LED light engine rated at 60,000-hours (approximately 6.5 years) life cycle, the Christie Mirage WQ-L includes Christie ArrayLOC for synchronised colour and brightness management, which reduces calibration requirements. A powerful but cost-effective and flexible display solution, the Christie Mirage WQ-L is ideal for a wide range of…
For High-End projectors, NEC took top honours with the two best selling models in September. The NEC NP-PA550W-13XL came in first, followed by the NP-P401W.
Finer pixel pitches and lower costs have made direct LED displays a viable option for digital signage and other indoor applications. AV News looks at the technical advances and the operational requirements for LED modules in its first ever detailed report on the subject.
Projection and digital art specialist Ross Ashton of London based The Projection Studio created two spectacular projection works in Wolverhampton, west Midlands UK for the inaugural Wolverhampton Enchanted City event.
B-Tech AV Mounts has recruited a familiar face to its expanding operations. Daniel Puente has joined as the Deputy General Manager in the UK as B-Tech develops its ever growing business activities.