DIGITAL PROJECTION INTERNATIONAL EXPANDS VALUE-DRIVEN MERCURY 3-CHIP DLP™ PROJECTOR LINEUP
MERCURY 5000HD Joins Existing 5000gv and HD Models

KENNESAW, GA, (May 12, 2004) - Digital Projection Inc. (DPI), an Emmy® Award-winning manufacturer of high-performance projection systems, has expanded its value-driven 3-chip DLP™ MERCURY series lineup by introducing the MERCURY 5000HD. Already in production, DPI will exhibit the 5000HD at InfoComm 2004 (Booth #3755, June 9 to 11, Atlanta, Georgia).

The new MERCURY 5000HD incorporates 3-chip Dark Metal DLP™ technology by Texas Instruments and delivers brightness of 4,500 ANSI lumens and a contrast ratio of more than 1000:1 through 1280 x 720 native resolution DMD's. The 5000HD's greyscale depth of 14-bits per DMD™ creates more than four trillion on-screen colors.

There are many aspects of the 5000HD-shared by all MERCURY projectors-that render it ideal for a wide variety of applications. It can support any video or computer source and includes advanced options such as accurate image resizing, optimized video processing and user-definable geometric warp. It can be outfitted with an array of fixed and zoom lenses and employs a low-cost, long-life HID lamp system.

"Our new 5000HD is yet another great addition to our outstanding lineup of high-performance MERCURY projection systems," said Mike Levi, president of Digital Projection, Inc. "It's an incredible value for permanent installations and staged events that require a compact 16 x 9 native aspect ratio projector with a healthy amount of brightness, 3-chip DLP™ imaging accuracy, extensive source connectivity and a highly-capable feature set."

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 About Digital Projection International

Founded in 1989, Digital Projection International (DPI) has been instrumental in the development and application of Digital Light Processing™ technology by Texas Instruments for projection systems. DPI introduced the world’s first 3-chip DLP™ projector in 1997, and has since delivered expert system engineering and world-class customer services, thus maintaining its position as a digital imaging pioneer.

DPI’s groundbreaking projection research and development has garnered the admiration of industry professionals around the world. This has included many awards, including two Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. DPI remains the first and only projector manufacturer to win the coveted award.