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BenQ SmartEco Projector Lamps Cut Energy Usage by 50%
BenQ's new SmartEco projector lamps use Philips ImageCare technology to cut power consumption in half and extend lamp life by 70%.
BenQ’s MW851UST SmartEco Projector, which extends lamp life up to 70 percent and cuts energy usage by 50 percent, features a 0.4 ultra short-throw ratio, 13,000:1 ultra-high contrast ratio and WXGA native resolution.
BenQ America, which incorporates Philips' ImageCare technology into its DLP projector lamp system, says its proprietary SmartEco lamp technology extends lamp life up to 70 percent and cuts energy usage by 50 percent with improved image contrast.
SmartEco technology saves energy and increases lamp life by adjusting the lamp power to different brightness settings based on the projected content. SmartEco lets the projector compensate for this process with an internal software solution that maintains the ideal color spectrum and also provides an improved contrast ratio. This technology produces no more light than absolutely necessary and always adapts to the picture setting.
When the projected content contains dark elements, SmartEco dims the lamp accordingly for those scenes without any loss of visible brightness for the viewer. This provides many benefits to users, including prolonging lamp life by up to 70 percent and reducing energy consumption by up to 50 percent.
Lars Yoder, president at BenQ America Corp., calls the technology a "significant breakthrough in projector technology." He says it will be particularly useful for the education and corporate market segments.
BenQ provides online tools to help users calculate their yearly energy savings by projector model.
BenQ SmartEco projector models with the technology are the MS513, MX514, MW516, MW712, MX813ST, MX850UST, and MW851UST.
SmartEco technology saves energy and increases lamp life by adjusting the lamp power to different brightness settings based on the projected content. SmartEco lets the projector compensate for this process with an internal software solution that maintains the ideal color spectrum and also provides an improved contrast ratio. This technology produces no more light than absolutely necessary and always adapts to the picture setting.
When the projected content contains dark elements, SmartEco dims the lamp accordingly for those scenes without any loss of visible brightness for the viewer. This provides many benefits to users, including prolonging lamp life by up to 70 percent and reducing energy consumption by up to 50 percent.
Lars Yoder, president at BenQ America Corp., calls the technology a "significant breakthrough in projector technology." He says it will be particularly useful for the education and corporate market segments.
BenQ provides online tools to help users calculate their yearly energy savings by projector model.
BenQ SmartEco projector models with the technology are the MS513, MX514, MW516, MW712, MX813ST, MX850UST, and MW851UST.
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Jason Knott, Editor, CE Pro
Jason has covered low-voltage electronics as an editor since 1990. He joined EH Publishing in 2000, and before that served as publisher and editor of Security Sales, a leading magazine for the security industry. He served as chairman of the Security Industry Association’s Education Committee from 2000-2004 and sat on the board of that association from 1998-2002. He is also a former board member of the Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation. He is currently a member of the CEDIA Education Action Team for Electronic Systems Business. Jason graduated from the University of Southern California.
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