Hitachi announced a new projector that comes with a filter that only needs replacing every 4000 hours.

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According to the company, the Hitachi CP-X4020 3LCD projector comes with a Hybrid Filter that provides a lower total cost of ownership, requiring less frequent maintenance schedules. Now, instead of every 100 hours, the filter only needs maintenance every 4000 hours.

In addition, the projector features a high brightness output of 4000 ANSI lumens, weighs 4.2 kilograms, comes with native XGA (1024 x 768) resolution, a high contrast ratio of 2000:1, and 16 Watts of built-in audio.

Bill Christoforou, Product Manager, Digital Presentations Solutions Division, said, “When installing projectors into medium to large venues, it is imperative that the best solution for the space is used to ensure quality image projection. The Hitachi CP-X4020 provides high performance and ease of use for a variety of applications. In addition to its affordable price point, the CP-X4020 provides easy maintenance as it doesn’t need to be regularly accessed for maintenance purposes, providing users with a very low total cost of ownership.”

The CP-X4020 projector also offers advanced features proprietary to Hitachi projectors such as: MyMemory, MyText, MySource and MyButton functions. The CP-X4020 also offers blackboard/whiteboard mode and daytime mode, as well closed captioning and input source naming, allowing users to rename input sources to fit their needs.

In addition, the CP-X4020 features a Transition Detector, requiring a password to operate the projector when it is moved from a fixed position. The CP-X4020 also offers PIN Lock and MyScreen functions, along with a security bar that enables the use of a heavy chain to prevent theft.

The Hitachi CP-X4020 is available for $2595