MMD (worldwide exclusive marketer and reseller for Philips-branded LCD monitors and public signage displays) launches a 47” LCD digital signage display, the BDL4771V.

“This new 47” display comes with a host of connectivity options that deliver not just an amazing picture quality but also an extremely high performance,” says Wilfred de Man, Sales and Marketing Director for MMD’s Public Signage Display division for EMEA. “Thanks to the narrow bezel on this model, it is also ideal for affordable high definition digital video walls.”

Users can enjoy HD video walls with HD up to nine units in a 3 x 3 configuration, thanks to DVI loop-through. With the implementation of a video splitter, that can increase still further.

With all of the features that are standard on the V-series of Philips brand Public Information Displays (including exceptionally low power consumption), the BDL4771V incorporates Smart Insert, which allows the user to slide in a small form factor media player on the rear of the panel without increasing the overall depth of the display.

700 nit brightness ensures that the viewing quality can be enjoyed in areas of relatively high ambient brightness.

In addition to the low costs of use, the display can be controlled and configured via an RJ45 network cable, as well as by HDMI, which can simultaneously send audio and video signals to the display, cutting down on the need for additional cables. Video can also be streamed via a display port, which allows better video streaming of 1080p video quality over multiple displays.

The new BDL4771V will be available from early July 2012 through all MMD business partners in the EMEA region.

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Insight Media produces the Projection Summit event just before InfoComm. Analyst Chris Chinnock shares a few of the highlights of the event.

• Christie CTO Paul Salvini used his keynote address to point to many of the advances coming in projection, noting the segment is far from static, with innovations in light sources, frame rates, resolution, wireless, interactivity, collaboration and novel applications driving progress.
• Laser projectors have been in the news recently and attendees gained new insight into the capabilities of these laser devices and the benefits of using them in projection solutions from Laser Light Engines, Necsel and Modulight. These solutions will take time to enter the market, but look very promising at this stage of development.

SiliconCore Technology brought a 1.9-mm pitch LED for indoor applications to InfoComm.

Using a "low power" LED Driver integrated circuit developed by SiliconCore itself, the company says the product can drive up to 128 RGB (Red-Green-Blue) LED pixels (thus equaling 177 pixels per square inch).

SiliconCore also says it offers ghost image elimination, true 16-bit color, drastic reduction of EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) emissions and scan refresh rates of up to 16 KHz.

Delta Displays introduced new LED-based video wall cubes, available in 50”, 67”, 70” and 72” diagonal sizes with resolutions ranging from XGA to WUXGA.

Delta’s rear-screen projection video wall cubes are aimed at control rooms, network operation centers, management centers and many other mission-critical environments where 24/7/365 display are required in high ambient light environments.

Delta claims they include a unique color sensor which ensures superior color and brightness uniformity automatically across the entire seamless video wall screen. Sounds like these are meant to compete with Christie MicroTiles.

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At InfoComm in USA, Optoma introduced a 6000 ANSI lumen TW865-3D, a 3D projector with interchangeable lenses designed for large venue applications and auditoriums.

Claiming to be the only DLP projector in its class with a center lens design and 360-degree operation, the TW865-3D comes pre-calibrated for specific settings, including classroom, presentation and DICOM.

Users have a choice of three optional lenses (standard, short throw and long throw), and motorized zoom and focus also allow installers to optimize projector placement for best projection results.

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Canon Europe extends its XEED range of installation projectors with the launch of the SX6000 and the WX6000. These new projectors offer high brightness (6000 and 5700 lumens respectively), a range of lens options – including a new Ultra Long Zoom lens – and features to make installation and maintenance as straightforward as possible.

The new models fit a broad range of corporate, exhibition and education environments, where a permanently installed high brightness projector is required. The SX6000 has native SXGA+ resolution (1400 x 1050 pixels) with a 4:3 aspect ratio, while the WX6000 offers WXGA+ resolution (1440 x 900 pixels) and has a 16:10 aspect ratio.

Canon’s XEED SX6000 and WX6000 benefit from an updated version of Canon’s proprietary AISYS technology and a new LCOS display panel. Both projectors will be compatible with a new Ultra Long Zoom lens (available from Q4 2012), in addition to Canon’s existing lens line-up.

The new lens has a 1.95x zoom, offering a range of throw distances between 7.6 and 15 metres for a standard 100” image. In addition, projection distances of up to 88 metres are possible, for a maximum diagonal image size of 600”.

Julian Rutland, Visual Communication Products and Solutions Director, Canon Europe says, “The addition of the SX6000 and WX6000 to Canon’s XEED installation range means that there is now a Canon solution for system integrators and end users looking for extra brightness to add impact to displays, or a projector that offers outstanding performance in larger venues...”

Both will be available in Q4 2012. Medical versions of both (complete with DICOM Preset image mode) will become available shortly afterwards. The Ultra Long Zoom lens will be available in Q4 2012 and will be compatible with the all Canon XEED installation models.

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Panasonic’s PT-VW431D is a new form of projector solution for easy, high quality transmission over a single CAT 5E/6 LAN cable based on HDBaseT.

The PT-VW431D solves long distance digital connection and offers extremely clean wiring. Education and corporate users who once had long lengths of multiple wires running to the projector will appreciate the benefit of Digital Link's ease, efficiency and saved cabling cost.

The new Digital Link compatible projector, PT-VW431D, with high brightness of 4300 lumens and WXGA resolution comes in a compact body.

Panasonic's Digital Link, based on Valens HDBaseT technology, is built into the PT-VW431D for easy HDMI, other full uncompressed HD videos, audio, control commands all via a single Cat5e/6 LAN cable. These signals can be transmitted up to 100m (328ft). Used together with the new ET-YFB100 switcher box, or other switchers with HDBaseT chipset, the installation of this projector is easier than ever-- without any need for external receivers.

Display Solution AG introduces the world`s first Mini USB/Multi Cell LCD TFT module that allows product information or entertainment to be displayed on limited-height retail shelves.

This multi-cell LCD-TFT module (MCM) consists of 2/3 x 4.3” TFT LCDs aligned abreast with each other. Each MCM combines the total resolution of 960/1440x272 pixels. Up to four MCMs with a total resolution of 5760x272 can be connected in daisy-chain to one MCM-Array.

This can be used for the retail-shelf (advertisements, video, price, info etc), gaming machines (ads, video, score and even instruction information), POI and POS (video and information in height sensitive areas) and logistics (shelf-information centrally controlled).

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