NEC Ships DLP Projector With 3,000:1 Contrast Ratio

8-Nov-02

NEC Solutions (America), Inc. began shipping its first ShowCase Series DLPô projector, the HT1000. The new projector features a 3,000:1 contrast ratio.""NEC's new HT1000 offers the ultimate sensory experience for viewing everything from sports to movies to high-definition content,"" said Don Fasick, Portable Projector Product Manager for NEC Solutions America, Visual Systems Division. ""It gives bar, nightclub, corporate theater, and home users the power to entertain with stunning video images up to 200 inches in size with deeper blacks and richer detail than ever before.""""The HT1000 looks like an outstanding achievement,"" said Evan Powell of ProjectorCentral after testing a preproduction unit. ""Contrast is leading edge for digital projectors, and color looks dead-on accurate. Even S-video from a cheap DVD player looks stunning...Overall, for the money it is the best single-chip DLP projector I've yet seen.""NEC utilizes several technologies, including its proprietary new SweetVision Technologyô, a chip-based technology that increases the perceived contrast. The HT1000's variable IRIS feature is an adjustable lever that lets the user stop down the lens aperture to fine-tune the contrast and brightness relationship.The HT1000 also features NEC's enhanced 3D 10-bit video decoder and Faroudja DCDiô technology.NEC's 3D Reformô technology uses horizontal, vertical, and diagonal keystone.The projector has an Eco-Mode lower light output option that extends lamp life and lowers fan noise to 29 dB.The HT1000 also includes digital photo viewing from a PC card or CompactFlashô.The HT1000 is backed by two years of NEC's warranty coverage. The projector is now available with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $5,495. More information about NEC's new ShowCase Series projector can be obtained at www.necvisualsystems.com.For more information about NEC Solutions America, go to www.necsolutions-am.com.

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