Another projector that drew some raves over at the CEDIA 2009 was the Grand Cinema MICO 50. This is SIM2’s bet for the LED projection category which will retail for about $24,995 and will be available by the fourth quarter of 2009. This projector offers brighter and crisp pictures via its trio of high power Platlight LEDS from Luminus. It boasts of an impressive 1920×1080 resolution and a Full-On/Full-Off Contrast of up to 100,000:1.

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Widescreen and modern large-scaled LCD screens are normally present for special events these days. We even saw one hit by an actual football recently and now Mitsubishi has installed two multi-screen Diamond Vision large scale display systems at the Nakayma Racecourse. Called the Turf Vision, the new screens will be powered up this September 12, the opening of the Fourth Nakayama Keiba.

The Turf Vision incorporates high-luminance LEDs and latest digital screen controllers which are expected to display HD video content. The Turf Vision 1 screen (1,650”) will be installed on the left side to display separate content such as results while the Turf Vision 2 (649”) will be located at the right-hand side will be displaying the race track, paddock and the odds.

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OSRAM unveils new LEDs to address the needed improvement in visualization for small projection devices up to home cinema systems. The company has unveiled the OSTAR Compact and OSTAR Power Projection, both aiming to provide better visuals as required by consumers today.

• OSTAR Compact expands the OSRAM family of LEDs for small applications at the lower end of the performance range. It measures only 3.9 mm x 3.6 mm and is available in red, blue, green and white. These new small LEDs are cost-effective components, particularly for pico projectors for small mobile devices.
• The OSTAR Power Projection LED brings a new dimension to projection applications delivering high performance and low thermal resistance. It can be operated at a maximum of 36A and produces light of impressive brightness.

Typical values are 2700 lm in red, 3500 lm in green and an optical output of 13 W in blue. While the dimensions of 45 mm x 25 mm seem large for a standard LED, the thermal resistance is only 0.77 K/W. This LED is suitable for all types of cooling, including water cooling.

With such new innovations, the side of LED requirements in projectors, both big and small may finally be addressed. We have seen this area placed under criticism due to poor performance but for sure, these new enhancements will put all those areas to rest to render the proper projection that should be due for consumers via their gadgets today.

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Samsung Electronics makes releases another batch of LED TVs in the Bahrain market, unveiling a new line of advanced LED HDTVs. The new products are the 6000 and 8000 LED series picking off from the success of the first and second generation LED HDTV models from the electronics giant.

Each using LEDs as their primary light source, the televisions all feature ultra-high contrast ratios as well as slim depths that allow for more artful designs, plus increased energy savings.

The Liquid Crystal design is created using a non-toxic molding technique, eliminating the emission of environmental pollutants. The pain use is lead free , making the products recyclable. Energy consumption is reduced by 40%+ versus traditional LCD HDTVs of similar size.

The 6000, 7000 and 8000 series are available at major electronics outlets located across the UAE.

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Texas Instruments through Digi-Key Corporation has announced the launch of the DLP Pico Projector Development Kit, a fully integrated and miniaturized light projection solution that can be quickly and easily integrated into the design process for new industrial, medical, and consumer products.

The DLP Pico Projector Development Kit has been priced at $349 and is available now at Digi-Key’s global websites. This kit allows developers to integrate digital projection into their own innovative applications.

The Pico Projector Development Kit includes an HVGA resolution, DLP projection device with a light engine that uses three solid-state color LEDs as a low power light source. The kit also includes a power supply cable and video cable specifically for connecting to a BeagleBoard, a development board that contains the OMAP35x processor and is supported by an open-source Linux community.

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Aside from being a first time entrant at the CES this year, Vivitek has announced the launching of 7 new business and home theater solutions that are bound to get noticed. Leading the pack of new projectors set to be released by Vivitek is the H6080FD, a high-end 1080p home theater projector with a native 1920 by 1080 resolution and a LED light source.

Among the notable features that Vivitek has to offer include are mercury-free LEDs. With LED technology, the lamps in Vivitek projectors are expected to last longer and thus relieve people of potential replacement costs once the projector lamps uses up its product life.

The six other new models all use standard lamps and are all built around DLP chips with XGA (1024×768) native resolution. The D832MX is reasonably portable, at 5.7 pounds, and the least expensive in the group, at $999 list. It’s meant for home theater, gaming, and presentations, and offers a 3200 lumen brightness rating – enough for a reasonably large image even with fairly bright ambient lighting.

(Source) PC Mag