Panasonic announced a new Full HD LCD home theater projector, the PT-AR100U (known as PT-AH1000 in Europe) with 1920x1080p Full HD resolution, 50,000:1 contrast ratio and …

Optoma HD8300

In addition to the HD33 for home theater, Optoma also brings the HD8300 and HD3300, the company’s first full 1080p 3D home theater models designed for the custom installation market. Both of them are based on DLP technology, offering Full HD 1080p resolution.

Optoma announced in the US its HD33, which is the first full 1080p 3D projector available for less than $1,500. Featuring Full HD 1920x1080p resolution for 2D and 3D, the projector has 1800 ANSI lumens brightness, 4000:1 contrast ratio, and 1.07 billion displayable colors.

Epson announced the VS410 and VS350W high-brightness, low-cost projectors for small businesses. Both of them are equipped with E-TORL lamp technology which enables the lamp life to last up to 4,000 hours in economy mode and built-in 5W speakers.

Epson announced two new affordable projectors, the PowerLite 1880 and PowerLite 1850W, for corporate and higher education.  The former has XGA resolution and 4000 lumens brightness while the latter delivers WXGA widescreen resolution and 3700 lumens. Both of them offer 1.6x optical zoom allowing for larger images from shorter throw distances and eliminates dead spaces.

Epson announced two new portable projectors, the PowerLite 1221 and PowerLite 1261W, for small and medium-sized business. Based on 3-chip 3LCD display technology, the former features XGA resolution while the latter has widescreen WXGA resolution. They offer 2800 lumens brightness and use the E-TORL lamp technology, extending lamp life to up to 5,000 hours.

Optoma launches a new pocket-sized projector, the PK120 based on DLP Pico imaging technology. The new pico projector can produce 640×360 widescreen images of up to 70-inch. It features LED light source for 18 ANSI lumens brightness and 2000:1 contrast ratio.

NEC adds to its V Series multimedia projector line the new NP-V300W, an affordable, lightweight WXGA mobile projector that offers users the most essential features needed to display presentations in classrooms or small meeting rooms. The new model features 1280×800 native resolution, 2000:1 contrast ratio, and 3000 lumens brightness.

MicroVison updates its SHOWWX+ by introducing the new SHOWWX+ HDMI pico projector with HDMI input for optimized video display up to 480p. The devices features 848×480 WVGA resolution, 5000:1 contrast ratio, 15 lumens …

NEC brings a new professional installation projector, the PNP-PX750U designed for large venues requiring exceptional brightness, such as houses of worship, higher education, corporate and retail environments where there is high ambient light or the need for a larger screen size. The new projector is the first model in NEC’s projector line to offer Open Pluggable Specification (OPS), which is the first industry-wide standardization in option slots, including an HD/SD-SDI and single board computer (SBC), to simplify installation, use and maintenance while offering input flexibility.