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

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!

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.