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From NEC — Maximize your brightness during presentations with the NEC P420X, an entry-grade professional installation projector loaded with eco-friendly and advanced technologies. Ideal for corporate boardrooms, higher education classrooms and government training rooms, this model delivers remarkable brightness (4200 lumens) and features built-in wall color correction, wired and wireless networking, closed captioning and up to 3500 hours of lamp life (in ECO Mode). The P420X touts an active lens cover, which hides content, mutes audio and lowers lamp brightness to 25%, allowing you to maximize the effectiveness of your presentations.
- HDMI input connects you to high-definition sources
- Variable audio-out allows the remote control to adjust the volume of self-powered external speakers connected to the projector
- Vertical lens shift enables flexible projector placement
- Windows Network Projector, Remote Desktop and File Viewer
- ECO Mode technology helps extend lamp life and lowers power consumption
- Integrated RJ-45 and/or wireless LAN quickly connects to the LAN for control or image transmission
- Virtually maintenance-free design includes improved 3500-hour filter life (time of lamp change)
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NEC P420X Projector Specifications
- MSRP
- $2,699
- White Brightness
- 4,200 ANSI Lumens / 3,150 Lumens
- Resolution
- 1024x768
- Aspect Ratio
- 4:3 (XGA)
- Contrast
- 2,000:1
- Dynamic Iris
- Yes
- Display Type
- 0.63" 3LCD Chips
- Color Processing
- 8-bit
- Video Modes
- 720p, 1080i, 1080p/60, 576i, 576p, 480p, 480i
- Data Modes
- MAX 1600x1200
- Lamp Type
- 265W AC bulb
- Lamp Life
- 3,000 hours / 3,500 hours
- Lamp Model
- NP17LP Buy Replacement Lamp
- Included Lens
- 1.7x manual zoom , manual focus
- Optional Lenses
- No
- Lens Shift
- Vertical +50%
- Throw Distance
- 4.4' - 27.3' Calculate Throw Distance
- Image Size
- 30.00" - 300.00"
- Throw Ratio
- 1.37:1 - 2.27:1
- Projector Placement
- For a diagonal screen, place the projector lens between 9'-1" and 15'-0" from the screen.
- Digital Keystone
- Vertical only
- Projector Size
- 4.50" x 15.70" x 11.10"
- Weight
- 8.6 lbs
- Audible Noise
- 36 dB / 30 dB
- Internal Speakers
- 10.0 Watts Mono
- Power
- 358 Watts 100V - 240V
- Connection Panel
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Composite: RCAHDMINetwork: RJ-45RS232: DB-9pinS-VideoUSBVGA In: Dsub-15pin x 2Wireless Networking
- Features
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Closed CaptioningBlackboard Mode
- Additional Features
- Maximize your brightness during presentations with the NEC P420X, an entry-grade professional installation projector loaded with eco-friendly and advanced technologies
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ANSI LUMENS is the most commonly accepted industry standard brightness measurement. The ANSI lumen rating measures the brightest white that a projector can produce by averaging nine light meter measurements taken across the projected image.
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BUYER BEWARE Either this projector's brightness specification does not cite an industry-accepted unit of measurement, or according to our calculations it seems unlikely that this projector is capable of producing the manufacturer's cited brightness specification.
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