As you've been able to see from our articles on the subject yesterday, Toshiba's had quite a field day, releasing a huge number of notebooks that target pretty much any and every consumer segment out there. However, among all those Tecras and Satellites, the Japanese company has also managed to slip in a new projector, the TDP-WX5400U, designed especially for large venues and featuring a dual lamp system, which helps it deliver an improved level of brightness even in the darkest event halls.

While the resolution provided by the TDP-WX5400U is not particularly impressive (1280 x 800 pixels with a 16:10 aspect ratio), things change dramatically when it comes to the brightness level. Thus, as mentioned above, the device sports a dual-lamp system, one lamp providing 2,700 ANSI lumens, while, put together, the two can achieve a very impressive 5,400 lumens.

Furthermore, in order to enhance the level of color generated by the projector, it has also been equipped with two interchangeable color wheels, namely a six-segment color wheel (RGBCMY) and a standard four-segment color wheel (RGBW). Toshiba's projector also sports DLP BrilliantColor technology, which utilizes up to six separate colors (red, blue, green, cyan, yellow and magenta) to allow for more accurate and vibrant colors, while providing a 50 percent increase in brightness of colors for both color fidelity and performance.

As expected, the device also offers users a couple of very useful security features, namely password protection, projection lens lock and a Kensington lock.

Since it has been designed especially to be used within large venues and, presumably, by a large number of persons, the TDP-WX5400U comes with a wide variety of connectivity options, designed to suit just about any need. Thus, there's a DVI-D interface (with support for HDCP), RGB connector (D-sub 15-pin), as well as component video, audio-in (for Video and PC), S-video and composite video connector. Furthermore, the device also features two three-watt stereo speakers, one RGB (D-sub 15-pin), and audio out, one mini-jack for screen trigger, one RS-232 (D-sub 9-pin) and RJ45 for control.

Given its intended range of uses, the Toshiba TDP-WX5400U is, quite obviously, a bit more expensive than the company's other business projectors, retailing for around 6,300 dollars.


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