PRO AV News Service - Hitachi America rolled out the CP-DW10N 3LCD projector, which the company says combines short-throw capabilities with networking functionality and widescreen display, making it well suited for use with interactive whiteboards.

According to the company, the CP-DW10N features a short-throw distance of 3 feet, projecting an 80-inch image. The projector can be controlled and maintained via LAN connection.

The CP-DW10N features WXGA (1280 x 800) resolution and a 16:10 aspect ratio, says the company, which makes the projector compatible with widescreen laptop computers and capable of projecting on an 87-inch-wide interactive whiteboard from 37 inches away.

A messenger function aims to ease administration and maintenance by transmitting text data from a remote computer to the projector through the network and project the message. Hitachi says the tool is useful for campus notifications, school activities, daily schedules, and community news. The template function can display lines, circles, and a world map in order to ease writing on an interactive whiteboard. Partial magnification allows presenters to magnify part of an image up to four times.

The projector also features a hybrid filter that reportedly only requires cleaning every 4,000 hours. Security features include a security bar and PIN lock, which can be used to limit the number of authorized users. The CP-DW10N also provides a 10-watt audio output and an HDMI input terminal.