Prolux Corp. releases new high-lumen LCD projection product line.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 1995--Prolux Corp. Thursday announced that it has just released the specifications for its new state-of-the-art 400, 700 and 1,000 lumen (ANSI 9-point measurement) LCD light engines.

The new LE 400, LE 700 and LE 1000 offer breathtaking brightness and luminance that outperform any other similar product on the market. The new products are offered on an OEM basis as a complete optical subassembly.

Each unit incorporates a pre-focused metal Halide lamp, patented Prolux LIGHTCAST(tm) reflector, dichroic mirror, fold mirrors and fresnel lens along with the LCD panel subassembly and innovative lens assembly. Fans and integral airflow ducting provide cooling for the units, which operate in a modular chassis. Prolux Corp. offers the units with a a state-of-the-art 6.5" AMLCD panel.

The LCD delivers 18 bit RGB color to give the customer the full color gamut available in comparable AMLCD products. The LE 400, LE 700, and LE 1000 incorporate 250, 400 and 575 watt lamps respectively.

The user replaceable lamps have a rated life of up to 2,000 hours. The unit features a 304 millimeter lens that can project a diagonal screen size of between 24 inches and 240 inches. The distortion factor is less than 0.5 percent and the screen size to projector distance ratio is 1:2.

The standard unit includes a manual focus mechanism, and an optional motor drive is available. A keystone correction feature of plus or minus 12 degrees is also standard equipment. The product line boasts a greater than 150:1 contrast ratio.

Prolux Corp.'s industrial design team has significantly reduced the size and weight and optimized the form factor of the LCD light engine product line. The units' overall dimensions are 5.3" x 13.3" x 14.8" and each unit weighs less than 7 lbs. A separate LCD module adaptable to all 6.2" to 6.5" LCD panels gives the OEM customer the option of purchasing LCDs from various suppliers.

The standard panel features VGA resolution (640 x 480 x 3 pixels). The 6.5" TFT active matrix liquid crystal displays represent a quantum improvement over previous LCD technology.

Prolux designers use the company's proprietary PROLIGHT(tm) design software to achieve significant increases in lumen output from standard metal Halide lamp sources. The concept of the PROLIGHT(tm) software dates back to 1981 when Prolux co-founder Stephen Wilson recognized the need for an innovative design tool to optimize the various components of an illumination system.

After over a decade of intensive development, the PROLIGHT(tm) system is now used to create state-of-the-art optical and illumination systems that are two to three times brighter than any competitive product.

The test measures over 65,000 points on the screen, for a singularly accurate measurement of lumen output. The company recently set up a test laboratory to compare the performance of the other products on the market. This testing is a more scientific response to the often inaccurate, ambiguous, or vague light level output claims made by others in industry.

Prolux Corporation is a Southern California based high technology firm. The company's proprietary, patented illumination technology allows an LCD to handle large amounts of light while retaining superb contrast ratios, rich colors and sharp images. Prolux has developed a complete line of LCD projection based products using this technology. The company's proprietary technology provides superior image quality and brightness far greater than existing products using similar components.

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