The latest figures from Pacific Media Associates (PMA)forecast a worldwide pico projector market of 58 million units by 2015, up from about 3 million units in 2011.
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ViewSonic announced a raft of new projection and digital signage technologies in its ISE introductions. Chief among these were a 32-inch transparent display and a hybrid laser / LED projector.
Lumens DC120 wireless visualiser was selected for a BETT Award from a field of over a hundred entries in the digital device category. The DC120 is said to be the first wireless visualiser in the world and allows teachers to present lectures from anywhere in the room and even to teach outside.
Optoma will make the formal introduction of its hybrid projector at ISE 2012. The new model was previewed at BETT on the TI stand alongside the new BenQ laser model. The sub 3kg Optoma has an expected brightness of 2000 Lumens.
Exterity has announced what it calls a significant new feature release for its AvediaStream e2110 SD encoder. The e2110 takes analogue sources and encodes them to digital video for transmission over the IP network. With support for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 encoding, the e2110 facilitates greater flexibility for organisations looking to integrate video solutions into their communications strategy.
Christie is now shipping the 12,000 lumen LX1200 and the full HD 1080p LHD700 projectors recently add the to the vendor’s range of affordable 3LCD models for rental staging applications, boardrooms, higher education facilities, houses of worship and more.
Radvision has released a suite of video solutions aimed at small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). According to a recent study by AMI Partners, SMBs will invest $12 billion in unified communications (UC) components, both hosted and premises-based, and video is a critical component for any company’s UC strategy.
As reported by AV News in September, Sony Professional has entered the market for ultra-short throw projectors with VPL-SX535 and VPL-SW535. The company has also annnounced two new installation models – the VPL-CX235 and VPL-CW255, and the availability of the latest addition to its F-series VPL-FH35 projector, which joins the VPL-FH30 projector launched earlier this year.
NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced the launch of the MultiSync X462HB, a 46-inch LCD public display designed for high brightness environments such as lobbies, public spaces, outdoor events and quick service restaurants.
AMX has announced that ViewSonic as its latest InConcert Partner. Through the partnership, ViewSonic’s PJD6 Series DLP projectors, incorporating the PJD6253, PJD6223 and PJD6553w, will all be equipped with AMX technology.
