DP Makes Huge Announcement For All-In Program

As 2006 is quickly approaching, DP shifts into gear by announcing a new and special twist to our exciting "All-In" promotion and tournament....

Envision yourself as the grand-prize winner of DP’s All-In Promotion and Tournament. Now, envision yourself having to make a tempting and adrenalin pumping decision… that being… which lavish Vegas lifestyle fits you best?

As the winner of the All-In tournament, would you select the ultimate DP home theater projector and a lavish trip for two to Las Vegas, or… would you prefer a different kind of Vegas? To be specific, a 2006 Vegas 8-ball by Victory Motorcycle! Perched atop its thundering 100 cubic inch, four-valves-per-cylinder, overhead-cam Freedom V-Twin engine - you will define the ultimate All-In lifestyle.

As the winner, the choice will be yours

Keep submitting your official claim forms for your All-In qualifying Digital Projection product sales! InfoComm 2006, is only six months away and the chips are piling up for many of our dealers’ sales associates. You need to be in the game!

How will you live your All-In lifestyle? The choice is yours.

Dealers & Reps:
Click HERE to log in to your Dealer / Rep website for all of your All-In information.

iVision HD-7 : Pick Your Holiday Price!

Thanks to our dealers' activity, DP has enjoyed tremendous market success with our iVision HD-7 home cinema displays. As a token of our thanks, we want to provide you with a special holiday purchase opportunity. You can use the special pricing to boost your end of year margins, or to reward yourself, or a deserving employee, with a DP home cinema experience of your very own.

The details:
The current list price on the iVision HD-7 with standard lens (1.75-2.25:1) is $8,495. Standard first column dealer cost (1-4 units) is $5,947; end column (25+ units) is $5,097. From now through the end of 2006, DP will offer a total of 50 iVision HD-7 projectors to our home cinema and commercial AV dealers at the following “Special Thanks” pricing:

P.O. Quantity: Price:
2-4 unit: $4,400 (48% off of list)
5-7 units: $4,200 (50% off of list)
8+ units: $4,000 (53% off of list)

Although we want all of our customers to benefit from this special holiday purchase, sadly, we only have 40 iVision HD-7 units available at these prices. All units are brand new, carry a full 2-year warranty, are equipped with the standard lens, and will be sold on a first come, first served basis. The program ends on December 31, 2005 or when all 40 units have been sold, whichever comes first. Valid purchase orders will be accepted from authorized DP dealers, and all units must be released for shipment before December 31, 2005. Normal credit approval and terms apply.

Given the significance of this special holiday pricing, and the limited number of iVision HD-7 units available at these prices, we suggest you act quickly! Contact DP customer service at 770-420-1350, or your DP regional manager, or simply fax your order to DP at 770-420-1360. We will confirm if the iVision inventory was still available to fill your P.O.

Click HERE for more information on the iVision HD-7

Digital Projection at LDI

Every year in November, production designers, lighting directors and systems integrators converge on the Lighting Dimensions International show to view the latest in lighting and control hardware, software and design. Although Digital Projection was not a formal exhibitor at LDI this year, an array of our powerful projection displays were creating large-scale imagery in a number of key partner booths:

Strong Entertainment Lighting – Along with exhibiting their range of stage and event lighting instruments, Strong showcased a Mercury 5000gv, equipped with warp capability. The system was demonstrated with a media server, and with the warp functionality, projected imagery on a 180 degree curved screen.

Brother and Brother demonstrated their application enabling automated projection yoke in the MDG exhibit, booth 1127. The Brother and Brother yoke is a highly accurate, motorized projection mount with the ability to rotate 360 degrees in both the X and Y dimensions. At LDI, two B&B yokes were paired with our HIGHlite Pro series projectors, resulting in the brightest and most accurate digital lighting instruments available to the event and show lighting industry.

Finally, Dataton exhibited their brilliant WatchOut system in booth 1769. WatchOut is an easy to use but powerful production platform, capable of creating multi-channel, multi-million-pixel presentations and lighting effects of amazing quality. DPI supported Dataton with two of our distinct projection platforms. The first was a 6 million-pixel display, powered by (5) iVision sx+ projectors in a 5 x 1 soft-edge-blend array. The second was a double-stack of truss-flown LIGHTNING 35HD's, serving as Dataton's digital marquee. The pair of LIGHTNING displays produced amazingly bright, 200 Ft. Lambert imagery, onto a 16' x 9' Stewart front projection screen.

Rep Meeting Scheduled for NSCA 2006

Digital Projection will be conducting a ½ day meeting at the NSCA Convention in Las Vegas NV during the week of March 14th thru March 18th . While the exact date has not been set, please keep this important meeting in mind.

Besides conducting our annual awards ceremony honoring our Rep of the Year, we will discuss products, pricing and policies.

Finally, we will provide a bit of product training AND take an extra close look at our new TITAN 6000 SX+ projector.

Further information will be forth coming. We look forward to seeing everyone in Vegas!

All-In Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tips

Brush up on your skills before the big game at infoComm. Each month we will bring you new tips to help you bring your A-game to the All-In Tournament.

Fast play high pairs and very strong hands before the flop. This puts more money in the early pot and encourages weak and garbage hands to fold that could get a lucky flop and beat you.
Don't draw to the low end or both ends of a straight. If a 9-8-7 flops, you want to be playing the J-10 and not the 6-5 or the 10-6. (The low part is commonly called the "ignorant" end of the straight.)
Unconnected Medium and Low Cards are Usually Unplayable. This includes suited cards that can't flop a straight . Both ends of a straight such as 9-5 fall into this very weak catagory.
Play starting low pairs cautiously . 6-6 down to 2-2. Usually not from an early seat and from the late positions, only when the price is right. If you don't flop a set or quads you should usually fold.
Play aggressively when you have a two way draw after the flop. If you can make a straight AND a flush or trips etc., usually bet/raise your hand.
Bet an Ace or two high overcards after a garbage flop (a three suit "rainbow" with unconnected medium and low cards). Usually fold if someone raises.
Watch out for uniform flops , like 8-7-6, they can easily turn into straights that can overtake your high pair or other good hand.
Check the raisers chips. Players that are close to all-in often rush the betting just to get all their chips in a sink-or-swim last hand.
Beware of Suited Flops that can make a completed flush. In this case, you should usually hold the nut in that suit, or have trips or two pair that can fill up..
Get caught bluffing once in a while. It is a way to vary your play and not be too predictable. You win pots that you don't deserve when your bluff works. You lose a few chips when it doesn't work but it will get you calls from weaker hands down the line when you have a strong hand and need the action.
Study your opponents , especially when you are not playing hands and can pay careful attention. Do they find more hands to play than they fold? Do they bluff? Can they be bluffed? Do they have any "tells" (give away mannerisms) that disclose information about their hands etc.
From www.pokerstyle.com

TECH TIPS

DVI & HDMI: Making the Connection

by Keith Frey (DPI Applications Engineering Manager)

The plain truth is that digital signal distribution is the best way to go for image fidelity. Part of the reason why analog-distributed images often appear deteriorated stems from the fact that there can be significant line loss in the transmission of the signal. The nature of digital signals allows accurate distribution of the image information, regardless of how many times you split and route the signal. Of course, there are many other factors to be considered, but they all have to be founded on the signal itself being a clean reference data stream. It is time to make the switch to digital.

DVI

The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) standard was introduced to provide a digital path for the graphics world. It has since expanded to allow other image sources to provide a digital connectivity medium to displays. Now we can find DVI on home theater equipment, and commercial and pro equipment as well. There are also digital cinema products that support the DVI standard.

In all, there are three types of DVI signals: single, dual, and twin. First, let's go over what they have in common.

DVI uses a digital RGB transmission format. All signals are based on TMDS (transition minimized differential signal), which preserves the quality of high-speed data. All DVI formats use the same connector, but in some cases the connector may not be fully populated with connection pins.

Single

This is the most commonly used DVI type. DVI transmission is based on the RGB ratio design. A single link DVI transmission can handle up to 165MHz signals at 8 bits per color, red, green and blue. This means each pixel has 24 bits of color depth.

Single Link DVI connector

Dual

Dual link adds a second set of red, green and blue data paths. This allows signals up to 330MHz in bandwidth. As you see from the picture below, an additional six pins in the center populate the Dual link connector and differentiate it from the single link connector.

Dual Link DVI connector

Twin

Twin link allows bit depths of greater than 24 bits per pixel. This is achieved by having two cables running in parallel. They can either be two single link cables or two dual link cables. A pair of single link cables will provide greater bit depth for signals up to 165MHz. A pair of dual link cable will provide greater bit depth for signals up to 330MHz.

Twin Single

Twin Dual

Currently, there are few source devices that support twin link. Digital Projection's MMS 1000 is one of the devices that supports 10 bit depth per red, green, and blue, resulting in a 30 bit color depth per pixel at up to 165MHz. The cable structure to support the maximum bit-depth output of the MMS 1000 is twin single link.

HDMI

HDMI is based on the DVI standard and adds several more features to the DVI transmission protocol and the connection type. The main goal of HDMI is to simplify connectivity in the consumer market.

There are two types of HDMI signals: Type A and Type B. First, let's go over what they have in common.

All HDMI cables support the transmission of video, audio, and control, all in the digital domain. This design is intended to minimize the number of interconnects that are required. HDMI can transmit RGB, YcrCb 4:4:4, and YcrCb 4:2:2. The default is RGB, to assure HDMI provides full compatibility with the DVI standard.

Now, here is a brief rundown of how HDMI Type A and Type B differ:

Type A

The Type A HDMI connector supports up to 165MHz of video bandwidth at 24 bits per pixel. The audio format can support stereo, surround sound, and up to eight channels of one bit audio. Devices connected via HDMI can communicate with each other and be controlled via the CEC (Consumer Electronic Control) protocol, as long as they are designed to be compliant with the CEC standard.

Type A HDMI connector (19 pins)

Type B

The Type B HDMI connector includes all of the signals of the Type A connector, but also adds another set of RGB signals, creating dual link. This supports up to 330MHz of video bandwidth at 24 bits per pixel. In practice, one will very rarely find this connector in a current application. Dual link is primarily used for very high resolutions, beyond 1920 x 1080, or active 3D. In these cases, the DVI connector is preferred because it provides more rugged construction.