Ricoh brings true high definition visual experience to home theater

Ricoh brings true high definition visual experience to home theater

Latest addition to quickly-expanding Ricoh projector lineup brings life-like images to homes, exhibits and more

MALVERN, Pa., May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh today announced the expansion of its projector lineup with its first-ever home theater projector, which combines the benefits of a world-class business technology with the latest entertainment features. The new home theater solution can display up to a 300" diagonal image in spaces such as family rooms. These capabilities combine to make the RICOH PJ HDC5420 an excellent choice for entertainment applications, such as 2D and 3D movie viewing and video gaming in home theater environments, as well as professional business uses such as clubs, museums and restaurants.

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The RICOH PJ HDC5420 provides life-like images via a six-segment RGBRGB color wheel for richer colors and faithful skin tone reproduction. The RGBRGB color wheel includes sections of cyan, yellow and white to increase brightness and provides the highest possible image quality for movie viewing. This feature, combined with the projector's true high definition (1920 x 1080 dpi) resolution makes it well suited to home theater use. The RICOH PJ HDC5420 boasts a 0.65" DLP chip and 16:9 aspect ratio to help ensure a true high definition visual experience. The RICOH PJ HDC5420 also supports multiple image and color correction modes, to help users get the image quality they want regardless of projection surface color, ambient lighting conditions, or video format. The new projector supports Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL), which enables users to display content from a variety of devices.

"The way we consume media at home is changing. Movies, TV and video game visuals available in the home have never been so stunning, thanks to technological advances," said John Brophy, Vice President, Product Marketing, Ricoh USA, Inc. "Our newest home theater projector helps customers get the most out of those improved visuals, by projecting them beautifully, accurately and brightly from a variety of devices."

Features include:


-- Bright: 2,500 lumens of brightness and 9,000:1 contrast ratio.
-- Sustainable use: Eco Mode doubles lamp life, from 3,000 hours to 6,000.
-- Movie theater experience: True high definition quality picture, with
1920 x 1080 dpi, RGBRGB color wheel for vibrant colors, and a 16:9
aspect ratio
-- Accepts and displays true HD signals for crystal clear projection of
high definition TV signals and movies on DVDs and Blu-ray disks without
downscaling.
The manufacturer's suggested retail price is $1,165 for the RICOH PJ HDC5420.

The RICOH PJ HDC5420 will be on display at InfoComm16 in the Ricoh booth #N647, alongside Ricoh's entire projector line. For more information on Ricoh's full line of projectors, please visit http://www.ricoh-usa.com/projectors and follow @RicohVision on Twitter and Ricoh Innovative Solutions on LinkedIn. Also, visit WorkIntelligent.ly to learn more about fueling collaboration for your organization to thrive in today's new world of work.

| About Ricoh |

Ricoh is a global technology company that has been transforming the way people work for more than 80 years. Under its corporate tagline - imagine. change. - Ricoh continues to empower companies and individuals with services and technologies that inspire innovation, enhance sustainability and boost business growth. These include document management systems, IT services, production print solutions, visual communications systems, digital cameras, and industrial systems.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in approximately 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2016, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,209 billion yen (approx. 19.6 billion USD).

For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com

© 2016 Ricoh USA, Inc. All rights reserved. All referenced product names are the trademarks of their respective companies.

Contact:

John Greco

Ricoh USA, Inc.

(973) 882-2023
john.greco@ricoh-usa.com

Tracey Sheehy

Breakaway Communications for Ricoh

(212) 616-6003
tsheehy@breakawaycom.com

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