Press Room - 2000 Archive

Panoram Introduces Stereographic Projector

New Panoram PSP-DLP 1024 stereographic projector combines state-of-the-art computing and optical display technology to deliver true depth-of-field stereographic visualization.

Anaheim, CA (June 15, 2000) At the 2000 INFOCOMM Exhibitions, Panoram Technologies, the world's leading developer of advanced immersive computer display systems for industrial and government applications, introduces the first member of its specialty projector series. The Panoram PSP-DLP 1024 is the industry's first DLP™ projector that features built in passive stereographic imaging capabilities for 25" to 120" diagonal screen sizes.

Typical stereographic projectors use cathode ray tube (CRT) technology to achieve the rapid frame rates necessary to create non flickering, left eye and right eye images. DLP™ projection technology provides much brighter images but to date has not been able to deliver the frame rate for active matrix stereographics using LCD shutter glasses as with CRT projectors.

To overcome these technological hurdles, Panoram integrated two 1,000-ANSI-lumen DLP™ projection engines and a serial-to-parallel signal processing technology that converts the serial left eye, right eye images into parallel left eye, right eye feeds, one for each projection engine. By polarizing the image output of each DLP projection engine, the user can view a stereographic image with true 3D depth using easy to wear, low cost polarized glasses.

"The methodology for displaying passive stereographic projection is already tried and true," explains Theo Mayer, President and CEO of Panoram Technologies, Inc. "What is new is a fully integrated solution that packages all the requisite components into a product that is directly deployable, simple to set up, and easy to use."

The Panoram PSP-DLP 1024 is compatible with most popular computer platforms, including Apple Mac, HP, SGI, SUN and Windows/NT. The signal processing unit is not required for the SGI computers and is provided as an option for other platforms. The Panoram PSP-DLP 1024 will be available for purchase from Panoram in September of this year.