Hitachi and Epson earned the top two spots based on their overall composite ratings in the 15th survey of North American projector dealers conducted by Pacific Media Associates (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on front projectors. The survey was conducted during November and December 2012. The survey ranks 21 aspects of marketing support, products, […]
By Paul Flanigan The following is reprinted with permission from the Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA). For more information, go tohttp://www.digitalscreenmedia.org. Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi have put together their techno-wizardry to come up with ultra-thin displays that can be used pretty much anywhere, even in car dashboard displays. I find this absolutely fascinating. One of the ever […]
Hitachi announced at the end of last month a new native XGA 3LCD projector aimed specifically at the education market – the CP-X2010. The company says the projector offers a new 4,000-hour hybrid filter, which lowers the total cost of ownership. The projector features a brightness of 2,200 lumens, 500:1 contrast ratio, and 16 Watts […]
According to USA Today, Hitachi has pleaded guilt to price fixing and has agreed to a $31 million penalty. Most of the Hitachi LCDs were sold to Dell Computer and didn’t directly affect consumer prices, but following Sharp, LG and Chunghwa Picture Tubes plea agreements in 2008, Hitachi agreed to settle out of court, too. […]
Hitachi has introduced two projectors aimed at large-venue applications in the form of the CP-WX11000 and CP-SX12000 3LCD projectors. The CP-WX11000 offers WXGA resolution, a 16:10 aspect ratio, a brightness specification of 6,500 ANSI lumens and a 2500:1 contrast ratio a- there are five optional lenses that fit the WX11000. In addition, the CP-WX11000 features […]
Readers comment about this story, which ran in last month’s rAVe Ed [Education] From rAVe Ed, July 2008 While it’s not a new projector, the new short-lens CP-A100/ED-A100/ED-A110 from Hitachi was new to InfoComm… Last month, I commented that Higher Education has much infrastructure already built into rooms around typical standard throw projectors. As such […]
AMIMON, Hitachi, Motorola, Samsung, Sharp and Sony banded together to form a special interest group to develop a new industry standard for multi-room audio, video and control using Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI) technology. They even say they’ll have it done by year’s end. The consortium points to the WHDI video-modem‘s ability to operate in […]
Hitachi directly addressed the ProAV market at InfoComm with a variety of new products, including 3LCD projectors and VisionCube displays. The projectors, targeting classrooms, lecture halls, boardrooms and training centers are the CP-X200 projector with a focus on security functions and customization, and the CP-X200, with a brighter 2200 ANSI lumens. Then the CP-X300 3LCD […]
Hitachi’s new ED-X10 is a 3LCD projector specified at XGA 1024 x 768 resolution, 1500/2000 ANSI lumens and 500:1 contrast ratio. The interesting thing is the color – it’s a very bright orange. Not only is it a cool looking color, the bright chassis is great for security which, says the company, is the most […]
