Fredrikstad, Norway, 06/12/2011 – The avielo by projectiondesign® brand of luxury home-cinema projectors appoints Display Development as distributor for the North American market.
The North American Home Theatre market for avielo has grown to where it required a dedicated and focused distribution model to properly support our customers and grow the business.” commented Thomas Andersen, Product Marketing Manager for avielo. “We are very excited to sign on with Display Distribution who has a team of very experienced and seasoned professionals in the Home Theatre market. The company has an outstanding reputation for technical knowledge and customer support – a highly attractive combination which we believe will be well received by the dealer and rep community.”
Commenting on the Agreement, Jim Burns, President of Display Development said "This addition of avielo to our offering strengthens our portfolio of high performance home theatre projector brands and we're truly excited about the prospects. Our customers have been asking for high quality, reliable solutions that provide ultra-high resolution projection as well as Active Stereo 3D capabilities. We are proud to be a member of the projectiondesign Team.”
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About Display Development
Display Development is an independent design and marketing group that concentrates its efforts on very high performance visual imaging systems.
With a proven 20 year track record the core team of Display Design is responsible for bringing over 100 displays to market. Many of these displays were award winning for their leading edge technology.
Jim Burns
Led by Jim Burns, Display Development provides an extremely broad based knowledge of digital video displays. Jim is active in the industry with CEDIA, CE, SMPTE, NATAS and was voted to The Academy of Digital Television Pioneers. Jim authored the Fixed Pixel Display calibration seminar as well as the technical curriculum for the Imaging Science Foundation video certification classes while acting as the companies Technical Director and is currently teaching select classes.
As a recognized authority within the industry, Jim currently writes for Widescreen Review and has worked as the Video Technical Editor for The Perfect Vision. Previously Jim has authored technical articles on DTV for Home Theater Magazine and had been their Senior Contributing Editor.
Prior Endeavors
Jim worked with Runco International, Inc. Jim taught technical seminars and also worked closely with Runco's Product Development. Other companies that Jim, Inc. has had an active involvement with are Gemini Industries, Inc. and Sencore . At Zenith Electronics Corp., Jim started as Product Manager for Commercial Products and Professional Video. Most recently, he was product manager for the New Technologies Group, and team leader of Zenith's cutting edge DTV/HDTV product development team. While working on Zenith's first HDTV products, he created software innovations including one that is being patented.
About projectiondesign
projectiondesign is a Norwegian company that designs, manufactures and markets a range of high performance projectors for professional, business and consumer applications. Amongst its core markets are high resolution scientific visualization and simulation, medical imaging, e-cinema and public displays. Numerous industry milestones including the introduction of the world’s first single-chip SXGA DLP projector in 2002, the first commercially available 1080p DLP projector in 2006 and the first WUXGA DLP projector and the first portable and high-resolution active 3D stereoscopic projector in 2008. In 2009, projectiondesign made its first foray into LED illumination to distinguish its award-winning, innovative technology. The entire professional product range is warranted for 24/7 usage. projectiondesign is based in Fredrikstad (Norway), and has representation in Gothenburg, Singapore, Milan, Stuttgart, Bilbao, Bombay, Cape Town, London and New York. www.projectiondesign.com
About avielo
The avielo series of high performance projectors are designed and hand-built in Fredrikstad, Norway by projectiondesign. Aimed at the high-end custom installation market for use in luxury lifestyle applications, avielo projectors feature the most advanced imaging technology that is consistently being utilised in the making of block-buster movies. The series incorporates a wide range of models, from entry level to the ultimate high end in video display. projectiondesign also markets projectors aimed at high profile professional applications, and has offices in Fredrikstad (Norway), Gothenburg, Singapore, Milano, Stuttgart, Bilbao, Bombay, Cape Town, London and New York.
For further information about this and other leading products please visit www.avielo.com or contact:
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Anders Løkke
projectiondesign
Telephone: +47 69 30 45 68
Fax: +47 69 30 45 80
Email: anders.lokke@projectiondesign.com
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