CEDIA Selects Two Projectors from Digital Projection as Best New Product Finalists

Online, August 5, 2010 (Newswire.com) - ATLANTA, GA - August 4, 2010 - Digital Projection International (DPI) an Emmy® Award-winning manufacturer of high performance projection systems, has two home theater projectors in consideration for the 2010 CEDIA Expo Manufacturers' Excellence Awards. Thirty products from across the custom electronics channel have been selected as potential "Best New Product" winners. Winners will be announced at the Electronic Lifestyles Awards Banquet, sponsored by Custom Retailer, on September 25th during CEDIA Expo 2010.

Lifetime Illumination™ displays have now reached the consumer channel with Digital Projection's 60,000+ hour lifespan LED projector. The 10,000:1 contrast, 1080p resolution M-Vision Cine LED produces the dynamic range, rich color saturation and vivid contrast of a 3-chip DLP® display, but from a smaller, more efficient and more cost effective chassis. Additionally, the single-chip M-Vision Cine LED does not rely on a color wheel, which renders the projector completely free of the color wheel artifacts that some home theater enthusiasts find distracting. The M-Vision Cine LED presents a powerful yet remarkably affordable solution for home theaters and media rooms where image quality and long-life usage are equally important.

DPI's single-chip dVision 35-WQXGA XC boasts the highest resolution of any DLP® -based product available today. WQXGA is the nomenclature that represents 2560 x 1600 pixels - nearly twice the resolution of a 1080p projector. Twice the resolution means the imagery produced by the dVision WQXGA is by far the most awe-inspiring imagery available to home entertainment enthusiasts. The dVision 35-WQXGA XC produces an amazing 4,096,000 pixels from a single projector. Over 4,000,000 pixels results in imagery with more resolution, detail and small area contrast than the industry previously thought possible.

In addition to the unprecedented pixel density, the dVision 35-WQXGA XC presents a superior solution for moving between 1.78:1 and 2.35:1 aspect ratio content (or any content wider than 1.78). Traditionally, an anamorphic lens has been required in order to move between different aspect ratios. Anamorphic lens solutions add significant cost, as well as mechanical and optical complexity to a home theater system.

Furthermore, anamorphic optics consume about 10% of the projector's brightness while also reducing the contrast ratio. Bypassing the need for an anamorphic solution when employed in a constant height application, the dVision 35-WQXGA XC presents a compelling alternative to purchasing and installing a peripheral anamorphic lens.

CEDIA's 2010 Expo, the premier tradeshow for new technologies, training, and networking in the residential electronic systems industry, will take place September 22-26, 2010. Atlanta, Georgia's World Congress Center will once again host the Expo. Digital Projection will once again highlight their extensive product line of precision projectors in a massive AV display in Booth 4436. More information about attending or exhibiting at the 2010 CEDIA Expo can be found here: http://www.cedia.net/expo/index2010.php.

About Digital Projection International

Founded in 1989, Digital Projection International (DPI) has been instrumental in the development and application of Digital Light Processing™ technology by Texas Instruments for projection systems. DPI introduced the world's first 3-chip DLP® projector in 1997, and has since delivered expert system engineering and world-class customer services, thus maintaining its position as a digital imaging pioneer.

DPI's groundbreaking projection research and development has garnered the admiration of industry professionals around the world. This has earned the company many awards, including two Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. DPI remains the first and only projector manufacturer to win the coveted award.

Today, DPI manufactures and distributes an extensive line of ultra high-performance 3-chip and single-chip DLP® projection systems. These projectors are the reference standard for demanding applications such as large-venue, live-event staging, fortune 5000, education, medical and scientific research, command and control, digital cinema, commercial entertainment, worship and elite home cinema.