Gary Kayye's exclusive article "InFocus Is Getting Out of the Projector and Display Business (Updated)" tells the story in a headline.
No one expected this from InFocus, the pioneer manufacturer of computer projectors. As recently as ISE 2019, the company was still launching new LED and laser projector lines, plus new models for business and education—and even re-introducing their ScreenPlay projector line for the residential market.
Now not only is InFocus getting out of the projection and display business but according to Kayye they’ve already begun laying off a majority of their 128 global employees (68 waiting to see if they get “pink slips” are based in the Portland metro area in Oregon, USA).
The CinePrime HT5550 offers 3840 x 260 resolution projection with 8.3 million distinct pixels for each frame. It uses 4K-optimised optical system with 6 structured groups of all-glass elements for light transmission, and BenQ says the CinematicColour technology meets 100% of Rec. 706, backed by individual factory colour calibration reports ensuring Delta E=3 colour accuracy.
Parallax Pure is a line of True Optical ALR surfaces designed to reject high levels of ambient light from specific angles in a room. Light in the room is not reflected in the image, resulting in high contrast, luminous images in well-lit environments.
Also getting such capability is the upcoming UHZ65UST ultra short throw laser 4K UHD projector.
“The only thing that we’ve been doing for the last year is listening. Everyone loves Solo but wanted more size, more power, reverse roll capability, serviceability, and robustness," SI says. "We are delivering exactly that with Solo 2, a completely re-engineered product."
