MICROELECTRONIC SYSTEMS NEWS
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Boxlight TI Multimedia Projector Digital Micromirror Device
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DATE: september 1996
TITLE: Multimedia Projector Uses Digital Micromirror Device
Multimedia Projector Uses Digital Micromirror Device
POULSBO, Wash. -- Boxlight Corp. has begun shipping its new Boxlight 4001
multimedia projector using Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) technology from
Texas Instruments (TI). The projector is priced at $6,495.
DMD technology provides distortion-free, full-color images. The DMD is a
semiconductor component similar to microcomputer memory chips. It utilizes
subminiature moving mirrors to direct and reflect pixels of light toward the
projection lens to create images.
The 4001, which weighs 23 pounds, features a motorized zoom lens projecting
images up to 15 feet diagonal. The hand-held remote control gives users full
computer mouse control and the ability to switch between computer and video
sources from up to 50 feet away. The lighted keypad allows users to make
adjustments through the interactive on-screen menu display.
Multimedia presentations are managed with the 4001's single reversible cable.
One cable allows users to connect to Macs, PCs, laptops and notebooks.
Additionally, users may set up simultaneous connections between two computers
and two video sources to allow interactive switching between sources.
The Boxlight 4001 features a built-in stereo/audio amplifier with two hi-
fidelity speakers, four stereo inputs and one audio out for patching into any
audio system for larger audience presentations. Full support of NTSC, PAL and
SECAM video formats allows projection of virtually any video signal worldwide.
Composite and S-VHS, along with computer and two AV cable inputs, allow the
addition of audio and video from VCRs, laser disc players, camcorders and
computers for increased presentation capabilities.
WWW: Boxlight Catalog .
WWW: DMD Technology.
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Mike Mitchell Texas Instruments
Hardware Design & Applications 8360 LBJ Freeway, MS 8212
Servo Systems Engineering, HDD Dallas, TX 75243
Semiconductor Group Phone: (214) 997-5268
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dbouldin@utk.edu
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