Infocomm: Ricoh enters to entry-level HT

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Ricoh added a six-segment RGBRGB color wheel to one of its OEM/ODM-ed DLP business projector designs creating its first-ever home theater projector, which combines the benefits of a world-class business technology with the latest entertainment features. These capabilities combine to make the RICOH PJ HDC5420 an excellent choice for entertainment applications, such as 2D and 3D movie viewing and video gaming in home theater environments, as well as professional business uses such as clubs, museums and restaurants.  At a manufacturer's suggested retail price is $1,165, for this 2500 lumen 9000:1 on-off contrast specced projector Ricoh is entering the market at the bang for the buck segment dominated by BenQ, and Epson on the 3LCD side, followed by Optoma.

The RICOH PJ HDC5420 provides life-like images via a six-segment RGBRGB color wheel for richer colors and faithful skin tone reproduction. The RGBRGB color wheel includes sections of cyan, yellow and white to increase brightness and provides the highest possible image quality for movie viewing. This feature, combined with the projector's true high definition (1920 x 1080 dpi) resolution makes it well suited to home theater use. The RICOH PJ HDC5420 boasts a 0.65" DLP chip and 16:9 aspect ratio to help ensure a true high definition visual experience. The RICOH PJ HDC5420 also supports multiple image and color correction modes, to help users get the image quality they want regardless of projection surface color, ambient lighting conditions, or video format. The new projector supports Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL), which enables users to display content from a variety of devices.

"The way we consume media at home is changing. Movies, TV and video game visuals available in the home have never been so stunning, thanks to technological advances," said John Brophy, Vice President, Product Marketing, Ricoh USA, Inc. "Our newest home theater projector helps customers get the most out of those improved visuals, by projecting them beautifully, accurately and brightly from a variety of devices."

Features include:

Bright: 2,500 lumens of brightness and 9,000:1 contrast ratio.
Sustainable use: Eco Mode doubles lamp life, from 3,000 hours to 6,000.
Movie theater experience: True high definition quality picture, with 1920 x 1080 dpi, RGBRGB color wheel for vibrant colors, and a 16:9 aspect ratio
Accepts and displays true HD signals for crystal clear projection of high definition TV signals and movies on DVDs and Blu-ray disks without downscaling.
The manufacturer's suggested retail price is $1,165 for the RICOH PJ HDC5420.

The RICOH PJ HDC5420 will be on display at InfoComm16 in the Ricoh booth #N647, alongside Ricoh's entire projector line. For more information on Ricoh's full line of projectors, please visit http://www.ricoh-usa.com/projectors and follow @RicohVision on Twitter and Ricoh Innovative Solutions on LinkedIn. Also, visit WorkIntelligent.ly to learn more about fueling collaboration for your organization to thrive in today's new world of work.

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Ricoh is growing projector portfolio. It has expanded with 13 new models since InfoComm15, featuring LED and laser alternate light sources, and home theater and Large Install projectors. These latest entrants bring new levels of portability, flexibility and collaboration. At InfoComm16, visitors to Ricoh's booth N647 will experience how Ricoh's rapidly growing projector lineup can be leveraged by a range of users, from small businesses, to enterprises, to houses of worship, and education institutions.

The high-performance RICOH KU12000 projector saves AV pros valuable time and delivers bright presentations in large installation environments driven by a dual-lamp design. For organizations that desire bright, high resolution images, the KU12000's WUXGA (1920x1200) resolution, HDMI, and HDBaseT technology help to improve the overall video experience. The projector's 12,000 lumen brightness shines through excess ambient light and its six lens options enable large displays of up to 500 inches from as far away as 255 feet in auditoriums, lecture halls and worship areas, and help audiences get the most out of presentations. The manufacturer's suggested retail price for the RICOH PJ KU12000, now available, is $18,869.

The RICOH PJ XL4540 and WXL4540 laser short-throw projectors bring up to 3,200 lumens of brightness to classroom, presentation and digital signage applications, and build on Ricoh's growing line of laser light source and short-throw projectors. In addition to the lampless design, this series also boasts a 10,000-hour engine life, helping to reduce maintenance. For presentations that demand a sharp, crisp, vivid image from a short-throw distance the RICOH PJ 4540 series is a perfect choice. Offered in both XGA and WXGA resolutions, users can select the right projector to meet their image requirements. The manufacturer's suggested retail price is $2,029 for the RICOH PJ XL4540 and $2,279 for the RICOH PJ WXL4540. Both models are scheduled to be available this summer.

The RICOH PJ WXC1110 is an extra-compact pico projector designed for impromptu presentations on the go. Its size and Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) capability, combined with energy-saving light-emitting diode (LED) technology, make the RICOH PJ WXC1110 the perfect projector for employees who travel and work remotely often, and are frequently in new locations that don't have built-in AV equipment. That same LED technology contributes to extending the device's engine life, which clocks in at 20,000 hours, providing peace of mind and low maintenance. The manufacturer's suggested retail price for the RICOH PJ WXC1110 (available late June) is $859.

"Organizations of all kinds are seeking technologies that will help improve the ways in which they collaborate and share information. The need for workstyle innovations that are portable and can deliver top quality are becoming more and more common in today's new world of work," said John Brophy, Vice President, Product Marketing, Ricoh USA, Inc. "Our newest projectors get to the heart of that need. With our newest portfolio expansion, we are confident that no matter what our customer's specific needs for projected content are, we can meet them."