NEC Display Solutions of America, a  leading provider of commercial LCD  display and projector solutions, announced today  its latest generation of PA Series projectors, succeeding NEC’s market-leading  models in the installation projector category.

The PA521U (1920x1200  resolution), PA571W (1280x800) and PA621X (1024x768) projectors are ideal choices  for many applications, including those in business, government and house of  worship, but offer the greatest opportunity for instructors in higher education.  The powerful LCD projectors offer bright images transmitted from laptops,  tablets, smart phones and local area networks. This allows interactivity in the  classroom to be done with ease.

The projectors also offer  tilt-free and portrait mode technology that can be used in unique  installations, such as those for museums and corporate events. Tilt-free  capabilities allow ceiling, floor or rear projection to be accomplished, and portrait  mode can be used as an added artistic element.   

Built on the same chassis  as the previous generation, the PA Series is the first in the industry to use a  screen splitter (multi-display) via daisy chain to connect four projectors through  TileMatrix to create a 4K resolution image.   The results are brighter images, easier installations and an attractive  total cost of ownership – negating the need for extra processing equipment.

“In a digital, global  economy, it’s imperative that educators, business professionals and others have  multimedia projectors with wired and wireless options that connect with PC’s,  tablets as well as smart phones,” said Richard McPherson, Senior Product  Manager of Projectors at NEC Display.  “The  latest PA Series projectors fulfill those objectives and build on the  market-leading reputations of their predecessors for linking multiple  projectors with the ability to now create 4K images.”

Edge blending software lets  people link up to four PA Series projectors for panoramic images; Edge blending  hardware enables an unlimited number of PA Series projector combinations.  Useful in applications where geometric  manipulation of the image is required, such as a flight simulator, the PA  Series’ Geometric Correction Tool lets users project images onto any surface,  such as a cylinder, sphere or corner.

Among the other benefits of  the PA Series projectors are:

• 5,200,       5,700 and 6,200 lumens of brightness, respectively
• WUXGA,       WXGA and XGA native resolutions, respectively
• 5000:1       contrast ratios
• 4,000       hours of lamp and filter life with ECO Mode
• TileMatrix
• Stacking       capabilities to boost image brightness (up to 4 projectors)
• 3D       capabilities using XPAND glasses and emitters
• Horizontal       and vertical lens shift
• Dual       HDMI inputs/outputs and DisplayPort for looping up to four projectors
• Wired       and wireless networking
• Bundled       options with lenses available

The PA521U, PA571W and  PA621X projectors ship with a 3-year limited parts and labor warranty, and will  be available in September 2014 at an estimated street price of $5,799, $3,899  and $4,499, respectively.  Lamps are  covered for 1 year or 500 hours, whichever comes first.  To register for Star Student, visit www.necstarstudent.com for more  information