LIGHTNING 40HD-T Poised To Enter Worldwide Staging Industry In Q3 2006

ATLANTA, GA, (June 2, 2006) – Digital Projection International (DPI), an Emmy® Award-winning manufacturer of high-performance projection systems, announced the introduction of the newest and brightest projector in its large venue Professional Series, the LIGHTNING 40HD-T.

Featuring 22,000 center lumens and 21,000 ANSI lumens, the 2K resolution 40HD-T is identical in size, weight and functional capability to the LIGHTNING Pro 35HD, which is already in widespread use throughout the worldwide staging industry and in major venues around the globe. The increase in ANSI lumens – from 16,000 for the LIGHTNING 35HD, to 21,000 for the 40HD-T - is derived from major advances in the illumination systems and technologies that DP employs within the LIGHTNING 40HD-T.

“At these lumen levels, a 31% increase in ANSI lumen performance, within the same, proven chassis, is unprecedented in the large venue category,” stated Mike Levi, President of Digital Projection, Inc. “By maintaining the same optical platform in the LIGHTNING 40HD-T that we use in the 30sx+ and 35HD, we ensure inherent lamp module compatibility across the entire LIGHTNING Pro series product line. This is a major benefit for stagers who will operate mixed fleets of Lightning 30 and 40 series projectors.”

Employing the same LIGHTNING Pro chassis with just a 20% increase in lamp power also assures that other lamp wattage-related benefits of the LIGHTNING Pro series platform are preserved, including:

• Total chassis power consumption remains less than 4.5KW, which allows the 40HD-T to be operated from single-phase 208V power, readily available in any venue.
• Thermal dissipation is a class-leading 15,345 BTU/hr, reducing the requirement for additional cooling or exhaust chimneys.
• Maximum operating noise remains at a remarkable 59dB.
• Lamp life remains consistent, and lamp warranty intact, regardless of which LIGHTNING Pro series products the lamp module is employed in.
• General power supplies, mains filters and most electronic components are similar and backwards compatible between the L40HD-T and L35HD, thus simplifying communication, control and trouble-shooting when a fleet is comprised of both models.

Other key features of the 40HD-T, and of all current LIGHTNING Pro series projectors include:

• Class leading contrast ratios from 1600-2000:1
• DP's exclusive Hyper-Cooled lamp module, which extends lamp and reflector life and improves lumen maintenance. This exclusive module includes a self-powered digital lamp hour meter, assuring absolute certainty of actual lamp run time.
• Twin dual DVI connectivity, supports 10 bits per channel color depth and true active 3D capability up to 120 frames per second.
• DP's integrated Pro-Series rigging frame simplifies on-site rigging and stacking alignment with built-in pitch and roll adjustments and pin-locking stacking points.
• A precisely accurate programmable lens mount, providing ¼ pixel landing accuracy, enables the LIGHTNING 30 series to automatically transition between sources and screens of different aspect ratios or different sizes, within the same show.
• System control via web browser, LAN, wireless LAN, or via the rear mounted touch screen. DP's intuitive “ShowMode” diagnostics provide the operator with all vital data relating to the projector's operating status.
• Sealed Optics at the DMD interface vastly reduce prism contamination in hostile operating venues.
• DP's DigiLink provides a single-wire, ultra-high bandwidth all digital connection to sources and external electronics. When paired with DP's fiber-optic DigiLink cables, users are assured of the highest quality imagery over long cable runs, with absolutely no signal loss, hum or extraneous noise.

Digital Projection is currently accepting orders for the 22,000 lumen LIGHTNING 40HD-T. The new product will be on display at infoComm 2006 in Orlando, June 7, 8 and 9. Shipments of first units will commence in Q3 2006.