Originally Nippon Electric Company Ltd, NEC Corporation is a Tokyo-based information technology company that manufactures NEC projectors along with a wide variety of IT products from supercomputers to microchips.

NEC projectors are a product line within the NEC Display Solutions division. A video or digital projector can be used for rear-projection television products or as standalone front-projection projector units.

Before purchasing an NEC projector for your business needs, you may want to take these product attributes into consideration:

1. Image resolution quality
2. Image brightness or NEC projector light output
3. NEC projector model weight and portability
4. Added product features such as keystone correction and the availability of multiple computer ports

NEC projectors come in a variety of digital delivery formats including:

1. CRT (cathode ray tube), the oldest television projection format with the currently largest screen projection size
2. LCD (liquid crystal display), a more portable and energy cost-efficient format than CRT and the most commonly used for business digital display purposes
3. DLP (digital light processing), an NEC projector format that serves as part of a rear-projection display unit or as a standalone projector unit

Types of NEC projector products include:

1. Mobile NEC DLP projectors
2. Portable NEC LCD projectors
3. NEC Professional Integration, which may include individually customized front- or rear-projection displays in LCD, DLP, CRT and other formats
4. NEC Digital Cinema, including ADVASuite in-theater advertising projectors

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Because of the wide variety of NEC projectors for sale, get an overview of the products

NEC projectors can be standalone front-projector products or part of rear-projection television or digital cinema products.

I recommend: You can choose overviews of available NEC projectors at the NEC Corporation Global Network website or at the North America-oriented NEC Display Solutions website. NEC Display Solutions also offers a model-by-model feature comparison matrix, while the global site offers Flash-animated demos of specific NEC projector model features such as auto focus and keystone correction.

Explore the features of mobile NEC DLP projectors

Learn how you can use mobile NEC DLP projectors for business presentations.

I recommend: The DLP website, sponsored by developer Texas Instruments, presents a Flash-animated demo of how DLP functions. Explore the features of NEC NP100, a portable NEC DLP projector model used for presentations. NEC also offers Micro & Ultra Portable projectors, including models NP40, NP50 and NP60. Read reviews of NEC DLP projectors at PC World and CNET.

Explore the features of portable NEC LCD projectors

Compared to NEC DLP projectors, NEC LCD projectors have a higher picture resolution as well as a higher cost.

I recommend: Get an overview of portable NEC LCD projectors for sale at NEC Display Solutions (click on "Portable" tab). Explore the features and specifications of NEC VT700. You can also download the NEC LCD projector VT700 user manual, installation guide and product-specific white papers at the NEC Display Solutions website. Projector Central offers the user manual (PDF) for the NEC NP line of NEC NP400, NP500 and NP600 models of LCD projectors.

For higher-end business presentations, consider Professional Integration NEC projectors

Professional Integration NEC projectors better serve customized presentations for networked business conference rooms, auditoriums and display installations.

I recommend: To understand how audiovisual integration services for businesses work, read this brochure (PDF) from IVCi, a developer of meeting tools for businesses. Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) describes its Windows Network Project for business conference rooms and LANs, a technology compatible with Professional Integration NEC projectors. Learn about networkable NEC projectors that support Windows Vista, cinematic Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) and wired or wireless LANs.

For theater venue owners, explore the features of NEC projectors for Digital Cinema

The ADVASuite in-theater advertising service includes NEC projectors for pre-show ad content.

I recommend: Get an overview of how DLP Digital Cinema works courtesy of the DLP Cinema website, then learn about the NEC Starus Cinema Solutions line of digital cinema projectors at the NEC Corporation of America website. A prime case study, learn how the NEC Digital Cinema projection system serves Hollywood's legendary Mann's (Grauman's) Chinese Theatre. Explore the features of NEC ADVASuite in-theater advertising projector models.

Buy from NEC projector suppliers

NEC projector suppliers may include an online store or a reseller located near you.

I recommend: Buy NEC projectors online at the NEC Store (click on "Projectors" tab). At the NEC Display Solutions website, you can locate an NEC projectors reseller near you. Alternately, discuss all purchase options with an NEC Display Solutions representative.

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• •  Note that the NEC Corporation Global Network website also offers product information on NEC projectors models that have been discontinued.