Canon Launches New REALiS LCOS XGA Video Projector

By Alice Hill
RealTechNews

Canon is on a roll with some new and smaller video projectors including the first XGA projector based on LCOS technology on the market. Actually, that’s technically on the market in May 2006, but we’ll just sit quietly and drool until then. LCOS stands for Liquid Crystal On Silicon and Canon claims LCOS combined with its proprietary AISYS light engine technology make it the sharpest and most affrodable small projector yet. And the support for WXGA (or wide screen laptops) makes it a double winner in my laptop’s widescreen book.

The affordable X600 is the world’s first LCOS XGA projector. It features new, advanced AISYS technology - with improved light efficiency, uniformity, and expanded color space. At 3500 ANSI lumens, it is one of the brightest, most ultra-portable projectors Canon makes. It also boasts a wide variety of features that make it a versatile and powerful performer in both classroom and conference settings. Its 1.7x Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens with Auto Focus gives you the widest zoom range of any of Canon’s projector lenses. And, its DVI-I terminal lets you project high quality video from satellite and digital cable boxes, as well as DVD players.

The X600’s XGA gives you the crispness of 1024×768 lines of resolution. The REALiS X600’s VGA input supports WXGA (1366×768) which is used in today’s wide screen laptops. This unit also supports High Definition video sources.Source: Canon via Engadget

We Say: When and How Much? And what a waste for boring PowerPoints.