Planar Announces Shipments of New Line of Clarity Rear-Projection Displays.Clarity SP Series Debuts New Set-It & Forget-It[TM] Features Designed to Automate Optimum Display Performance BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Planar A technique developed by Fairchild Instruments that creates transistor sublayers by forcing chemicals under pressure into exposed areas. Planar superseded the mesa process and was a major step toward creating the chip. Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : PLNR), a worldwide leader in specialty display solutions, announced the first shipments of its new line of Clarity rear-projection displays, the SP Series. The release of these products by the Control Room/Signage Business Unit supports the company's strategic plan to deliver innovative products to specialty display markets. Through the Control Room/Digital Signage Business Unit (formerly Clarity Visual Systems) Planar provides innovative solutions for the display of networked visual information including displays, digital signage Digital signage is a form of out-of-home advertising in which content and messages displayed on an electronic screen, or digital sign, can be changed without modification to the physical sign, typically with the goal of delivering targeted messages to specific locations at software, and control room solutions for a variety of state, local and federal government customers. The new SP rear-projection Digital Light Processing (DLP (Digital Light Processing) A data projection technology from TI that produces clear, readable images on screens in lit rooms. DLP is used in all types of projection devices, from data projectors that weigh only a few pounds to large rear-projection TVs to electronic ) cubes, which utilize state of the art DLP technology from Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. [R], are available in either "open system" or "integrated system" configurations and come in diagonal sizes of 50" (c50SP/c50SPi), 67" (c67SP/c67SPi), and wide screen 70" (c70SPw/c70SPwi). Each of the SP displays supports Planar's revolutionary Set It and Forget It[TM] (SiFi) technology that automates the continuous operation of Clarity cubes at peak performance. The SP displays were shown for the first time in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. at the Government Video Show in Washington, D.C. last week. SiFi represents another first for the industry and the SP series are uniquely positioned in the control room market following the Planar display tradition of providing innovative display solutions for the government and corporate applications. The c50SP and c67SP offer 4:3 aspect ratio and SXGA (Super XGA) A screen resolution of 1280x1024 pixels. SXGA is commonly used on standard monitors, but provides a 1.25:1 aspect ratio, compared to the more common 1.33:1 (4:3) ratio. SXGA+ has a 1400x1050 resolution, which is an exact 1.33:1 ratio. See PC display modes. + (1400x1050) resolution, while the c70SPw delivers wide screen 16:9 aspect ratio and full HD (1920x1080) resolution. SiFi Auto Color Balance In photography and image processing, color balance (sometimes gray balance, neutral balance, or white balance) refers to the adjustment of the relative amounts of red, green, and blue primary colors in an image such that neutral colors are reproduced correctly. and Redundant Lamp Systems are supported in all the SP models and dramatically reduce the time and expertise required to maintain a fully functioning and optimally balanced video wall of multiple rear projection cubes. With SiFi Auto Color Balance, each SP cube in a wall simultaneously measures the brightness and color of the actual light directed at the screen. This information is collected and compared and then the optimal setting is directed to each cube in order to automatically create a rebalanced wall. All this happens in about 30 seconds, depending on the size of the wall and can be initiated as scheduled, on command or based on an event. SP displays have technical and physical properties specifically designed for high reliability in restricted spaces. Front and rear access and modular design In the context of systems engineering, modular design — or "modularity in design" — is an approach aiming to subdivide a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. ensure that installation and maintenance is swift and straightforward. Electro-mechanical image alignment technology with IR remote control and serial link control features enable ease of image set-up. While the products are aimed at government, security, transportation and broadcast markets, the variety of screen and lamp options that are available meet a wide range of customer applications. "These products continue to extend Planar's range of Clarity solutions with display cube offerings that deliver high reliability, true EBU EBU European Broadcasting Union EBU English Bridge Union EBU Enterprise Backup Utility (Oracle 7) EBU European Boxing Union EBU European Board of Urology EBU Electronic Business Unit EBU Equivalent Billing Unit EBU Engine Build Unit color, and optimum color and brightness performance via our new SiFi technology," said Kristina K. Gorriaran, vice president and general manager for Planar's Control Room & Signage Business Unit, formerly Clarity Visual Systems. "Planar's adoption of this latest DLP technology supports our strategic plan to create best-in-class solutions for vertical markets that value differentiated display systems." c50SP, c67SP, c70SP Key Features: * Superior resolution: SXGA+ to 1080p Full HD * Color purity and high brightness: Clarity's new SP series takes advantage of the benefits of high brightness and color performance offered by DLP display technology * Outstanding video performance: DLP SmoothPicture[TM] technology from Texas Instruments[R] * Two seamless screen offerings: These units are available with seamless screen technology in either high brightness (hb) or wide view (wv) screen materials * Motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. alignment & ease of set up: Image set-up is easy thanks to a new electro-mechanical image alignment technology accessible by remote control unit * Front access: The displays allow for full front serviceability of all components * Limited rear clearance requirements: The limited rear clearance requirements on both the c50X and c67X make the product ideal for space constrained areas * Long Life Lamps: Unique dual lamp rotation system In combinatorial mathematics, rotation systems encode embeddings of graphs onto orientable surfaces, by describing the circular ordering of a graph's edges around each vertex. delivers 20,000 hours of total lamp life * Available in Open or Integrated System Design: Flexible options available for a la carte or turn-key control room solutions Clarity products from Planar are installed in a wide number of government and corporate installations. Customers include CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , Time Warner, United Airlines and Verizon, along with U.S. state A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and , local and federal government organizations such as Cheyenne Mountain Cheyenne Mountain, c.9,565 ft (2,915 m), in the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., El Paso co., central Colo., SW of Colorado Springs. Halfway up the mountain, in North Cheyenne Park, is the Shrine of the Sun Memorial, erected in memory of Will Rogers. , the FBI, the Federal Aviation Agency, the Pentagon and many others. The manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) ) for the Open System versions of these products are: c50SP $20,000 for single lamp and $22,000 for dual lamp systems; c67SP at $25,000 for single lamp, and $27,000 for dual lamp systems; c70SPw at $26,000 for single lamp and $28,000 for dual lamp systems. The manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP) for the Integrated System (i) versions of the SP Series are: c50SPi $20,800 for single lamp and $22,800 for dual lamp systems; c67SPi at $25,800 for single lamp, and $27,800 for dual lamp systems; c70SPwi at $26,800 for single lamp and $28,800 for dual lamp systems. The SP Series will be sold worldwide through Planar's network of system integrators and audio visual dealers. Dealer discounts may vary. For more information please find us on the web at: www.planarclaritydisplays.com. About Planar Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLNR) is a leading provider of value-added display hardware and software for a variety of specialty display markets worldwide. Hospitals, shopping centers, banks, government agencies, transportation businesses, and other discriminating consumers depend on Planar to provide unique display-based solutions to exacting requirements leveraging its operational excellence, technical innovation, and go-to-market capabilities. Founded in 1983, Planar is headquartered in Oregon, USA, with offices, manufacturing partners, and customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.planar.com. |
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