LED illumination is helping the front projector market evolve by eliminating the size, heat, fragility, and lifespan issues commonly associated with mercury arc lamps. Such improvements have created a new class of small, light, ultra-portable "pocket projectors" that promise to benefit business travelers and consumers by enabling instant projection rooms anywhere at anytime.
BenQ mini projectorBenQ's new Joybee mini projector, powered by the PT-39 PhlatLight LED chipset from Luminus, is designed for traveling professionals, gamers and other mobile system enthusiasts. The chipset is designed specifically for projection systems that use micro-displays ranging from 0.4- to 0.55-inch, and comprises individual red, green and blue LEDs. The Joybee is priced under $499
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LG pocket projector
Also built using Luminus LEDs, the LG HS-200G pocket projector from
LG Electronics weighs less than two pounds and fits in the palm of a
hand. "The HS-200G is the next advancement in LG's effort to offer
consumers superior picture quality for projecting presentations, games
or movies anywhere," said Brian Park, Marketing Group Leader, LG
Electronics.
Coretronic data projector
Coretronic, Texas Instruments and Luminus demonstrated a new DLP-based
data projector with an LED light source, which was described as the
first of its kind to offer light output suitable for the classroom and
boardroom.
"Powerful, affordable, long-life projectors will set the new performance standard. We are proud to be the first company to show such a system that provides the very high output business users require," says Shen Wang, President of Coretronic.
High-performance projectors from projectiondesign®
Headquartered in Fredrikstad, Norway, projectiondesign specializes in advanced, high performance DLP-based projection solutions for challenging applications in professional, business, home cinema and eCinema markets. Its FL32 projector series provides superior image quality and performance for the most demanding scientific visualization and simulation applications.
Luminus Devices develops and manufactures high performance, solid state lighting solutions for a variety of illumination applications previously thought impossible for solid state lighting.
Luminus Devices claims that their patented
PhlatLight® LEDs products are the brightest and
most versatile solid state light sources available today, redefining
the solid state lighting landscape by enabling the creation of
innovative new products and applications.
PhlatLight LED technology is used today in products from global mass market consumer and specialty products companies.
Luminus maintains its corporate offices and engineering, assembly and test operations in Billerica, Massachusetts with its semiconductor foundry nearby in Woburn, Massachusetts.