NEC announces another entry-level projector suited for educational institutions and businesses with the network-ready NEC NP610. The NEC NP610 projector boasts of 3500 lumens and comes with various connectivity options that include DVI-I, BGA and 3 audio inputs and a variable output. It also features a 1024×768 XGA and a 500:1 contrast ratio. The lamp life is good for 5000 hours of us and also has a RJ45 connection which should provide flexibility for users to make remote diagnostics and adjustments when needed.

The NEC NP610 projector is set to be shipped by November and will retail for about $1,499.00.

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NEC has joined the likes of Dell, HP and Sony in delivering the latest all-in-one desktop PCs powered by NextWindow optical touch screens. NEC has launched the ValueStar W AIO computer which features a 21.5” touch screen is only available in Japan. The launch of the NEC ValueStar W follows the release of previous models from leading companies like the TouchSmart 300 and 600 from HP and the Dell Studio One 19 AIO.

Critics believe that the AIOs with screens larger than 16” will increase in shipment by 2010, which should not really be surprising. AIOs seem to be the new flavor in the techies mind and it seems that this is where most computer monitor makers are focusing right now.

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NEC has announced the availability of three new digital cinema projectors that have three brightness level options which can project screen sizes of up to 105 feet wide. These new projectors (NC1200C (9,000 LUMENS), NC2000C (17,000 LUMENS) and NC3200S (31,000 LUMENS) projectors meet DCI (Digital Cinema Initiatives) and an optional internal MediaBlock that should aid in showing digital movies and other visual benefits.

The new projectors will be showcased in Suite K at ShowEast 2009, the motion picture theater industry convention held October 27-29 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando.

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It started out with a forty thousand dollar outbuilding and a dream.  But for one young family man, it eventually became the sweet home theater setup he’d always wanted it to be.

Rather than GOM fabric or acoustic dampening walls, Greg Powers’ home theater setup uses over seventy individually crafted fabric wall panels.  It’s one of the first home theaters to use this process, and you can see them hanging on the walls of his home theater, pictured at right.  This is actually an incredibly difficult process, as each frame must be precisely engineered so that they fit together in sequence, like massive tiles of fabric that hang on a wall.

But it’s not just this thoroughly unusual approach to home theater building that makes this a sweet home theater setup–there’s plenty of choice hardware in here too. There’s an LG Super Blue DVD player, Polk Audio speakers, NEC projector and one hundred ten inch Stewart filmscreen.

Between the innovation of its construction and the quality of the gear, this is definitely a sweet home theater setup in every particular.

NEC announced five new projector models for their NP Portable Series which come equipped with new eco-friendly features for business and education users. The five new portable projector models released by NEC are: NP310, NP410, NP410W, NP510 and NP510W.

Each projector carries lamps that have up to 5000 hours of lamp life. They also carry new filters for less maintenance needs and a carbon savings meter to calculate positive effects of operating these projectors in ECO Mode.

These projectors are set to start shipping this month. Please refer below for the suggested retail price of each NEC projector:

• NP310 ($699)
• NP410 ($799)
• NP410W ($899)
• NP510 ($899)
• NP510 W ($999)

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NEC has added another desktop display with the MultiSync EA190M, a 19” desktop display that is suited for business, education and industrial use. It features a standard aspect ratio (5:4) and an eco-friendly feature as well with its ECO Mode that aids users in the energy saving issues we know of today as well as carbon footprint meter allows users to easily track carbon savings and adjust their power settings as needed.

Features of the NEC MultiSync EA190M display include:

• 4-way ergonomic stand (110mm height adjust, pivot, tilt and swivel)
• New cabinet design with intuitive, multi-directional NaViKey
• Space-saving, down-firing multimedia speakers with headphone jack
• Two-step ECO Mode for significant power consumption savings
• Carbon footprint meter for tracking of carbon savings
• 50% less power consumption and mercury content than traditional LCD monitors
• Energy Star 5.0 and TCO 5.0
• EPEAT Silver compliance
• Windows Vista Premium
• Dynamic Video Mode with five presets (standard, text, movie, photo, game)

The display will start shipping by September and will retail for around $259.

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In case that Taxan projector we’ve shown you earlier didn’t inspire you all that much then we have some more projectors for you to inspect. They are all new and they are also available for Japan for now. NEC is responsible for the creation of these seven new beasts and here’s what you can expect from each one:

NP610J: 1,024×768 resolution, 3,500 lumens brightness and 500:1 contrast ratio (price: $3,100)

NP510J: 1,024×768 resolution, 3,000 lumens brightness and 500:1 contrast ratio (price: $2,100)

NP405J: 1,024×768 resolution, 2,600 lumens brightness and 500:1 contrast ratio (price: $900)

NP510WJ: 1,280×800 resolution, 3,000 lumens brightness and 500:1 contrast ratio (price: $2,600)

NP410WJ: 1,280×800 resolution, 2,600 lumens brightness and 450:1 contrast ratio (price: $900)

NP610SJ: 1,024×768 resolution, 2,600 lumens brightness and 600:1 contrast ratio (price: $2,700)

NP510WSJ: 1,280×800 resolution, 2,100 lumens brightness and 600:1 contrast ratio (price: $2,100)

The new projectors will be available by November 1 so you have plenty of time to choose your favorite one!

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It seems that NEC is giving the Middle East a bit of projector love with their recently announced NP4100 and NP4100W projectors.

The NP4100 will feature a 1024 x 768 resolution, a 2,100:1 contrast ratio, DLP technology and 6200 ANSI lumens. The NP4100W on the other hand will feature a 1280 x 800 resolution, 16:10 aspect ration, 5500 ANSI lumens, a 2,100:1 contrast ratio and DLP technology.

You can expect to find 5BNC, RGB, DVI-D composite, S-Video, component and a wide array of audio ports on both projectors. Hell, NEC will even throw in 3-watt stereo speakers for times when you’re away from an external source.

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Some kids have all the luck! It is hard enough to get hold of a wide screened television set and yet some people who can afford them are now having them installed in all the different places!

Take this 100” screen for instance. It is perfectly installed in the ceiling of a kid’s room (yes that is right, A KID’S Room!) which is really going to make a lot of people envious, including me. At the heart of the setup is an NEC projector along with some Draper projection mirrors, which fills that huge StarGlas60 display with full HD images than can be viewed from almost any angle.

But while you are drooling about it, you can bet it cost the people a lot of money apart from making some modifications to make it all work. You do not just mount a 100” screen on the ceiling and expect it to last long up there. The people had to make some improvements in terms of reinforcing the ceiling. And you can bet all these troubles cost quite a fortune!

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NEC drew praises for its MultiSync LCD8205, being named as the most striking and Best Digital Signage Product for InfoComm09. The 82 inch display was the unanimous choice of readers of Rental and Staging Systems Magazine, acknowledging the rich color and clarity that this NEC solution brings to the world of business and advertising.

“Rental & Staging Systems readers have bestowed another great honor on NEC Display Solutions with their selection of the LCD8205 display as Best Digital Signage Product,” said Jean McLaughlin, Senior Product Line Manager for NEC Display Solutions. “The massive 82-inch display delivers the ‘wow-factor’ for companies and organizations seeking to convey brand messages in an eye-catching, large format.”

The LCD8205 can be installed in either portrait or landscape orientation and tiled together for a video wall in up to a 4×4 matrix. An automatic ambient light sensor also monitors changing light conditions to subtly optimize the brightness level to the environment.

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The larger the display the more issues come out as far as clarity on projection is concerned. And with that issue up in the air, Texas Instruments unveils a potential solution in the form of these new DLP Cinema 4K chips which aim to illuminate every size theatre screen via its platform.

The new chip will be delivered to licensees, Barco, Christie Digital and NEC. Texas Instruments is recognized as the cinema technology provider offering solutions with low operating costs, and its inclusion of another resolution gives exhibitors worldwide the widest variety of options to fit their needs and screen sizes.

“Texas Instruments is proud of its contributions to the cinema industry and is absolutely committed to further innovation through DLP Cinema,” said Kent Novak, senior vice president and general manager of DLP Products. “DLP Cinema remains dedicated to its customers, and through shipping millions of units we are able to provide a significantly lower cost structure in comparison with our competitors.”

The next generation DLP Cinema electronics platform combines the three boards needed to produce images into a single board. The result is a lower cost solution to DLP Cinema’s OEM licensees. The next generation DLP Cinema platform works seamlessly with over eight server solutions and multiple 3D platforms.

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NEC has two new LCDs for you and they are both 24-inch MultiSync monitors: the LCD2490WUXI and the LCD2490W2-BK-SV. The two monitors will offer an IPS capable of 1,900 x 1,200 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 320 cd/m2 brightness, 96.7% coverage of the sRGB color space and AmbiBright, a light sensor with automatic backlight adjustment. So what’s the difference between the two LCD monitors? Well one has the SpectraView color calibration sensor and is therefore more expensive than the other. With that being said, you will be able to choose between the $1,299 LCD2490W2-BK-SV display or the $1,099 LCD2490WUXI. Which one will it be?

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CES 2008 was the event where NEC unveiled their 43-inch curved display (pictured above) but didn’t give a solid price point or release date for the hardware.

Well, the Tokyo based company has recently come forward and announced that the CRV43 will begin shipping to consumers in July for a not-so-modest $7,999.

For that $8 grand you’ll get the 43-inch curved display that has a 2880×900 resolution, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 0.02ms response time along with USB, DVI-D and HDMI inputs.

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NEC has decided to launch a new eco-friendly LCD monitor. The 22-inch E222W MultiSync LCD monitor promises to run on 50 percent less energy than the traditional LCD. The panel will also contain only half the total amount of mercury of your current LCD. Not impressed yet? Well how about a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, a 5-milisecond response time and DVI/VGA support. How much for the new monitor? Just $269 in July when it will be available.

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Recently, NEC LCD Technologies announced the introduction of its new 15.3-inch LCD Module. This new product has been launched especially for high-end broadcasting and video production display applications. It is capable of delivering a perfect 1280 x 768 pixel WXGA resolution.

The new NEC LCD module incorporates the advanced UA-SFT technology with which the user gets to enjoy various benefits like excellent image quality, ultra-wide viewing angle of 176 degrees and a wide format. This new LCD module produces 330 cd/m2 brightness and a contrast ratio of 1000:1.

Feel free to check out the new NEC’s 15.3-inch LCD at the NEC Electronics America’s booth (#459) at the upcoming Society of Information Display Week 2009 to be held at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas between June 2-4, 2009.

For most people who are particular about resolution and the files that they play on a larger screen, you may have noticed that blurry images and some pixelation occurs. And while the recourse would be to capture such images with a better device or a higher resolution, NEC unveils a software, the µPD9280GM, which can reduce blurring that occurs when low-resolution images and video are expanded and displayed in 1920 x 1080-pixel high-definition monitors.

Key Features:

• Enhances SD video and image data for crisp display in full HD
• Capable of displaying one billion colors
• No need for external memory

With this new software NEC plans to continue developing super-resolution system-on-chips (SoCs), by leveraging its super-resolution IP cores that can be embedded into ASICs or other ASSP products. With this wide range of products, the company intends to continue to enhance its super-resolution lineup and plans to reach sales revenue of 10 billion yen in 2010.

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Expect the projector manufacturers to come up with new projectors to go with the times especially since it is the 3D generation. For its part, NEC has launched its latest projector, the NEC NC2500S-A digital cinema projector which allows 3D content to utilize the full 2K resolution of the 1.2” DMD from Texas Instruments using triple flash technology for smooth motion.

The battle today is how to provide the needed resolution required by 3D technology. Fortunately, NEC has taken everything in consideration, providing a better viewing experience for people who put premium in visual entertainment.

“We are pleased that Clearview’s legendary Ziegfeld Theatre will be one of the first theatres to install NEC’s new digital cinema projectors-which will debut in time for the opening of Disney’s latest 3D release, Up,” said Doug Oines, senior vice president and general manager for Clearview Cinemas.

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NEC has a new LCD monitor available for you, the 24-inch LCD 2490WUXi2. The monitor will offer you a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and a DVI port with HDCP support. Unfortunately there’s no HDMI support so if you’re looking for HDMI you should search elsewhere. This LCD will be available next month in Japan and it will cost about $1,400.

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LCD technology has made raves for the private consumers but they are likewise a growing demand for businesses who advertise with flare. Today, we see a lot of public places making use of LCD technology, getting in with the times for a better quality promotional channel that helps businesses get the exposure that they need. And along those lines, you will notice a brand serving that niche, that of which is NEC.

In 2008, NEC introduced the MultiSync 15 Series in response to customer requests for value-priced, commercial-grade displays. The 46-inch MultiSync LCD 4615 is the latest, and largest, addition to the series, which already includes 32-inch and 42-inch screens.

As with other models in the line, the 4615 has NEC’s TileMatrix technology, which allows it to be part of a 16-display (4-x-4) video wall, while the TileComp feature compensates for the display’s bezel size to create a more seamless wall.

Available now with a current street price of approximately $1,900, the MultiSync LCD 4615 offers a fantastic picture and feature-set to businesses looking for a relatively affordable entry into digital signage.

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NEC has recently made an announcement that their NP52 projector has hit shelves in Asia.

Featuring 2600 ANSI lumens, a 16:001 contrast ratio and 1024 x 768 the NP52 makes for a none-too-bad home theater projector. Also featuring a leightweight 3.5 pound deisgn, USB, RGB, composite and S-Video ports coupled with auto focus and auto signal dection it also makes for a great projector to use with presentations

There’s no word if this projector is to hit the States but it will retail for around $2000 when it hits markets overseas.

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