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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
DAVIS TO OFFER DLP REAR PROJECTOR
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Davis Group, better known for LCD projectors, will introduce
60" digital light processing (DLP) rear-projection TV by fall at
$14,999. Powerscreen TV, which will contain 2-chip DLP engine from
Texas Instruments, will target specialty retailers and customer
installers with features that include SVGA resolution. Options
include Internet browser with wireless keyboard, 33.6-kbps modem,
2-Mb flash memory, Pentium processor. TV also will have 2-tuner
PIP, 15-w speaker system with surround sound module and component
video inputs for DVD or DSS, Davis Group Vp Jon Rortveit said. TV
will have 120 ft. lambert brightness, 100:1 contrast ratio, 20-MHz
maximum bandwidth. Set is 25.3" deep and weighs 176 lbs. Davis
* follows Projectavision in deploying DLP for rear-projection
* strategy. However, selling point of Projectavision set is ability
to convert unit to front projector. "Most of the convergence
products have been launched from a TV perspective and have tried to
get a computer down to a TV product," Rortveit said. "This
approaches it from a computer-oriented perspective." Powerscreen is
start of series of TVs that will expand to larger screen sizes and
faster processing speeds, Rortveit said. TV will be assembled at
Davis plant in Norway at start, but production eventually may be
moved to U.S., he said. Davis will sell set under own brand and
seek private label deals, Rortveit said.
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DLP MERGES WITH PC
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Consumer Electronics
Warren Publishing, Inc.
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Texas Instruments (TI) Digital Light Processing (DLP)
technology merged with PC last week in agreement with Ampro, while
* Projectavision unveiled Digital Office Theater projector for
reseller channels. Ampro's high-end product, with price starting at
$39,995 without lens, combines TI's 3-chip DLP with Intel Pentium
processor. Stepup piece, $43,000, has 200-MHz processor, 4.2
Gb-hard drive, infrared keyboard, mouse, 12x CD-ROM drive,
33.6-kbps modem, audio card. Entry-level has 133-MHz Pentium,
1.6-Gb hard drive, keyboard, mouse. DLP supplies 1,300 lumen
brightness, SVGA resolution. Projector will be marketed for
presentations in corporate market and will be upgraded to faster
Pentium speeds by fall, Ampro Product Mgr. William Schripsema said,
with processor adding $2,000-$4,000 to cost. Self-contained model
can be controlled via on-screen menu as well as remote control and
* contains Faroudja Labs custom-designed decoder. In Projectavision
agreement, Boxlight will serve as distributor for reseller channel
and expects to set delivery dates within 2 weeks, Boxlight Mktg.
Dir. Bradley Gleeson said. Two-chip DLP projector will start with
SVGA resolution, but should upgrade to XGA by 1998, he said.
* Boxlight said it's working with Projectavision on "highly
differentiated" version for resellers. Among changes will be 8-10"
increase in screen height to accommodate corporate boardroom
applications. Also planned is program that allows user to borrow
projector while product is being serviced, Gleeson said. Resellers
will be asked to sign voluntary agreement to maintain $10,000
price, he said. Pact with Boxlight represents further expansion for
* Projectavision, which earlier launched projector through retailers
including Bjorn's Audio/Video, Harvey Electronics, Wiz. Potential
TI competitor Raychem demonstrated hybrid DLP/LCD system using
thousands of tiny fixed -- not movable -- mirrors. System was shown
at Infocomm without participation by former partner Hitachi, which
dropped out after companies disagreed on timing for introduction of
product, Raychem said. Projectors shown delivered less brightness
-- 500 and 750 lumens vs. 1,000 year ago (TVD June 17 p9), but SVGA
and XGA resolution, respectively, using 3 panels, each 1.1".
Raychem will continue developing product, but is seeking marketing
alliance, with agreement expected within 6 weeks, Corporate
Development Vp Andy Roake said. |
