{"id":16893,"date":"2011-11-04T20:20:30","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T10:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=16893"},"modified":"2011-11-04T20:20:30","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T10:20:30","slug":"benq-smarteco-%e2%80%93-a-breakthrough-in-lamp-technology-for-benq-projectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=16893","title":{"rendered":"BenQ SmartEco \u2013 a breakthrough in lamp technology for BenQ projectors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reduced power consumption by up to 50%, <\/em><\/strong>better image quality and longer usable lamp life<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sydney Australia, October2011<\/strong> \u2013 As the first DLP\u00ae<\/sup> brand to incorporate Philips\u2019 ImageCare technology into its projector lamp system, BenQ has gone a step further, developing its own SmartEco<\/strong> technology to perfect what DLP can do for energy savings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SmartEco <\/strong>combines energy efficiency with optimized image contrast and a longer lamp life. This technological innovation enhances the imaging performance and reduces the operating and maintenance cost of projectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unique to BenQ, SmartEco<\/strong> works by continually and automatically adjusting the lamp power based on the projected content. This is done without compromising on picture quality: the projector shows improved contrast while keeping its full brightness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

General manager for BenQ Australia, Chee. F. Chung said: \u201cSmartEco<\/strong> is a big breakthrough in projector technology, the kind you’ll only see once in a number of years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEssentially, SmartEco<\/strong> is an internal software solution that maintains the ideal color spectrum and also provides an improved contrast ratio. This revolutionary technology produces no more light than absolutely necessary and always adapts to its own ideal,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the projected content contains dark elements, the lamp dims accordingly for those scenes without any loss of visible brightness for the viewer. This benefits users in multiple ways \u2013 mainly prolonging lamp life by up to 80% and reduction of energy consumption by up to 50%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSmartEco <\/strong>is a \u2018green\u2019 innovation which will greatly benefit the education and corporate segment – it makes projector usage more environmentally-friendly, saving money and protecting the planet,\u201d continued Chung.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile \u2018Smart Eco\u2019<\/em><\/strong> is the automatic default setting on the new range, it, and the \u2018Eco Blank\u2019<\/strong> function are manually accessed via hotkeys on the remote controller.\u00a0 Eco Blank<\/strong> is a very useful function which blanks<\/em> out the screen when not in use to conserve up to 70% power.\u00a0 This is very handy when the teacher or presenter wants to redirect focus away from the projected presentation for any period of time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the projector detects \u2018no signal\u2019 it automatically switches back to using only 30% lamp power.\u00a0 All these features combine to create the world\u2019s most energy efficient projectors,\u201d said Chung.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first release of Smart Eco inAustraliais now available in BenQ\u2019s ultra short throw models, with the technology to apply to all new core ranging projector models released throughout 2012 as part of the company\u2019s commitment to green initiatives and social responsibility.<\/p>\n

The BenQ Projector models available with SmartEco technology are:<\/p>\n