The Founder of projectiondesign Debuts New Projector Company Dubbed norxe

December 1, 2016

Using all lower-case letter again, the founder of projectiondesign, Jorn Eriksen, launched another projector company in the form of norxe. norxe is debuting on the market first with a lineup of projectors aimed at simulation but have plans to expand the line by ISE. Located in Fredrikstad, Norway, where projectiondesign was started, Eriksen has assembled […]

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Gary MC’s the Barco F50 Launch

June 20, 2014

Barco’s merger with projectiondesign is celebrated with their first collaborative product line in the form of the F50 Series of projectors. And, it was all captured on video as rAVe founder Gary Kayye, toasts the launch with Jorn Eriksen, General Manager of the projectiondesign division and Patrick Lee, VP of Marketing, Corporate and Entertainment.

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A Merger Done Right: Barco and projectiondesign Celebrate First Birthday

February 5, 2014

I was honored to be invited to be the MC for the first birthday celebration of the merger between Barco and projectiondesign this morning; but, problem was, I was nervous. After 20-some years of interviewing all sorts of industry experts, pundits, executives and spokespeople, I can’t remember having more butterflies than I had this morning […]

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projectiondesign Partners with HoloVis for Immersive Game System

July 29, 2013

projectiondesign and HoloVis are partnering on something called MotionDome, which is basically a “system-in-a-package” from projectiondesign that’s aimed at helping to create gaming or ride simulators in 2D or 3D. It offers four F35 AS3D active stereoscopic 3D DLP projectors edge blended on a curved screen display, positioned above the participant’s eye line to create […]

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InfoComm 2013 Awards: Best In-Booth Display/Entertainment: projectiondesign

July 29, 2013

        To see a list of all the awards we are giving as part of our 2013 rAVe Best of InfoComm awards, click here. To see all our of InfoComm 2013 coverage, click here. Best In-Booth Display/Entertainment: projectiondesign projectiondesign’s booth was primarily filled with companies that had integrated projectiondesign products into unique […]

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The Barco Acquisition of projectiondesign is Right on Time

June 13, 2013

I caught up with Wim Buyens, Barco’s senior VP of projection, today at the projectiondesign booth at InfoComm in Orlando and I got the scoop on how the Barco acquisition of projectiondesign is progressing. You may recall, about six months ago, Barco announced they intended to acquire projectiondesign and integrate them into the Barco brand. […]

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projectiondesign® and Barco have joined forces taking collaboration to the next level at InfoComm 2013

May 10, 2013

Fredrikstad, Norway, 9 May 2013 – At InfoComm 13 in Orlando, FL, Norway’s projectiondesign® will showcase its new products and highlight the positive synergies that have resulted from the company’s merger with visualization expert, Barco. Set to wow visitors in the collaboration space, collaborative working will be projectiondesign’s core booth theme at InfoComm 13. Launched […]

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projectiondesign Launches ProNet.precision Auto-Alignment Software Tool

February 7, 2013

projectiondesign’s ProNet.precision automatic projector alignment software claims to speed up alignment of multichannel projection systems such as those used in collaboration, command center and visualization rooms. The system uses sophisticated computing processing and digital camera capture to calibrate and align projectors according to surrounding architecture. The ProNet.precision application is part of projectiondesign’s ProNet software ecosystem, […]

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Rants and rAVes – Episode 46: The Barco Buys projectiondesign Podcast

December 19, 2012

Barco just bought 61 percent of projectiondesign — and there will be an impact on all projector manufacturers with this purchase. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS, iTunes or the Stitcher mobile App   Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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Rants and rAVes – Episode 27: Panoramic Projection Has Arrived

November 12, 2012

Now there’s a projector out there that’ll allow you to project PowerPoint and HD video side-by-side in native resolution (no scaling). And, it’s from one projector, not two edge-blended ones, thanks to projectiondesign. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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projectiondesign Launches Panoramic Projector

November 9, 2012

The new F35 Panorama projector from projectiondesign has an exceptionally wide image aspect ratio of 21:9 or 2.37:1. In an office environment with an average ceiling height, this enables images as wide as 4 meters (13 feet) to be created without the need for edge-blending the output of two separate projectors or simultaneous side-by-side projection […]

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projectiondesign Ships X-Port

October 24, 2012

projectiondesign is now shipping X-Port, a small module-based extension input that enables connectivity to and from current and future video formats for all projectiondesign projectors. X-Port plugs into the back of the projector and is currently available as two modules, a DCC120 Dual Channel Combiner and a 3G-SDI interface. The DCC120 works as an image […]

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projectiondesign Ships New Flagship 3-Chip DLP Projector

September 27, 2012

projectiondesign’s new F85 is a 3-chip DLP (3D capable) projector that claims a brightness of 11,000 lumens (not ANSI), and a contrast ratio of 14,000:1. Available in WUXGA or 1080p resolutions, the F85 can optically switch between REC.709, which refers to HDTV systems having roughly two million luma samples per frame, and DCI P7 color […]

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projectiondesign to Launch HDBaseT Projectors at InfoComm

June 7, 2012

This will be worth going to see as rAVe has long said that HDBaseT will be the future way meeting rooms, classrooms and signal routing will be done in systems in the ProAV market. Norway’s projectiondesign will show a concept projector integrated with an HDBaseT interface (video, data and power over the network) at InfoComm. […]

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projectiondesign Ships Entry-Level F21

March 21, 2012

projectiondesign just started shipping its entry-level F21 install projector this week. The F21 is a single-chip DLP that’s native 1080p, includes lens shift and zoom with a 1.60 – 2.21 throw ratio, uses a 220-watt UHP lamp and has inputs for DVI, VGA and HDMI signals. The network-controllable F21 weighs about 8 pounds and claims […]

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projectiondesign’s 8000-Lumen F32 Projectors Now Shipping

July 22, 2010

projectiondesign announced at InfoComm that its updated F32 projector series is now shipping. With comprehensive changes to optics and color processing, the updated F32 now delivers up to 8000 lumens brightness on select models. The series is available in a wide range of application-specific configurations, and in WUXGA, 1080p, and SXGA+ resolutions. Using single chip […]

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projectiondesign Upgrades F32 to 8K Lumens

June 21, 2010

According to projectiondesign, as a direct result of feedback from its dealers and customers (sounds like marketing hype to us), Norway’s projectiondesign upgraded its F32 series of DLP projectors at InfoComm 2010, including a new spec claim of more than 8,000 lumens. Available with a choice of WUXGA, 1080p or SXGA+ resolutions to ensure optimum […]

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projectiondesign Releases Unique Remote-Lamp Projector

February 12, 2010

Although this projector doesn’t have many HomeAV applications, we thought you might want to see it – it’s unique.  projectiondesign has launched a projector that actually remotely locates the lamp source away from the projector itself.  Designed for environments where you need a totally encapsulated projection design (vent-less projector for harsh environments – think bars […]

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projectiondesign Introduces LED-based FL32 Projector – rAVe Comments on LED

July 1, 2009

One common theme in projectorland at InfoComm was LED-lit LCD and DLP projectors. As most rAVe readers know by now, LEDs are inexpensive to operate (energy-efficiency wise), last forever (in the range of 20,000, up to even 100,000 hours) and have white light darn close to the true white-point of 6500K. With that in mind, […]

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projectiondesign Launches LED-based Projector Line

June 3, 2009

projectiondesign has announced a new projector line called AVIELO that uses LED illumination (instead of lamps). The company says the first model in their new AVIELO line, the KROMA, can last for more than 100,000 hours.  They also claim that their LED technology gives “incredible contrast ratio and an image with a colour spectrum purer […]

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projectiondesign Launches AVIELO LED-based Projector Line

May 29, 2009

Claiming to revolutionize projection, projectiondesign launched their AVIELO line this week at a show in Europe.  Using LED illumination (instead of lamps), they say their first model, the KROMA, can last for more than 100,000 hours.  They also claim that their LED technology gives “incredible contrast ratio and an image with a colour spectrum purer […]

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