This week, Epson announced eight new laser display models for the Education market – the interactive BrightLink® 735Fi and 725Wi and non-interactive PowerLite® 725W, 720, L200SW, L200SX, L200W, and L200X. Offering long-throw, short-throw, ultra short-throw and interactive models, the new displays can support a variety of teaching environments. Equipped with a virtually maintenance-free laser light source, they deliver big, bright images, which will be crucial while teaching more spread out classes because of the social distancing guidelines that will be in place in classrooms this fall because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Epson’s new flexible laser display solutions are optimized for schools, to help boost student engagement, collaboration and creativity. The BrightLink 735Fi supports split screen and side-by-side viewing from multiple sources. Educators can present multiple streams and whiteboard displays simultaneously for enhanced content sharing and collaboration. The BrightLink 735Fi projects Full HD content with an ultra-wide 110-inch, 16:6 images or 100-inch, 16:9 images. Additionally, all the new BrightLink projectors offer dual pen- and optional touch-enabled interactivity for up to eight users to collaborate at once. Epson’s latest offerings also include non-interactive PowerLite models to pair with pre-installed interactive whiteboards for classrooms in need of long-throw solutions.
Epson’s entire line of new Education projectors display bright, colorful, content from 60-inches up to 300-inches on virtually any wall for larger, more flexible images. Built-in 5GHz Wi-Fi with wireless sharing via Miracast-enabled devices or Epson iProjection™ software allows educators to connect, display and share content simultaneously to and from up to 50 connected devices. The laser light source ensures virtually maintenance-free 20,000-hour operation with no lamps to replace. In addition, Epson laser projectors turn on and off instantly with no warm-up or cool-down period needed. Finally, Epson offers three-year, full-unit replacement limited warranty along with free technical phone support for the life of these education projectors.
Additional spec and model details are as follows:
Product | Lumens | Resolution | Interactive | Throw | Availability |
BrightLink 735Fi | 3,600 lumens | Full HD 1080p | Yes | Ultra short-throw | Sept. 2020 |
BrightLink 725Wi | 4,000 lumens | WXGA | Yes | Ultra short-throw | Sept. 2020 |
PowerLite 725W | 4,000 lumens | WXGA | No | Ultra short-throw | Sept. 2020 |
PowerLite 720 | 3,800 lumens | XGA | No | Ultra short-throw | Sept. 2020 |
PowerLite L200SW | 3,800 lumens | WXGA | No | Short-throw | Nov. 2020 |
PowerLite L200SX | 3,600 lumens | XGA | No | Short-throw | Nov. 2020 |
PowerLite L200W | 4,200 lumens | WXGA | No | Long-throw | Nov. 2020 |
PowerLite L200X | 4,200 lumens | XGA | No | Long-throw | Nov. 2020 |
Display market analyst firm PMA Research tracks the Worldwide projector market, where sales of both Ultra-Short-Throw and Laser projectors continue to grow in the Education space. In 2019, PMA’s Worldwide Projector Census showed this product segment saw more than 15% growth when compared to the previous year.