It was January 2010 when Casio launched the world’s first projector with a hybrid LED-laser light source. Ten years later, with about one million projectors sold, Lamp Free is still more than just competitive technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n Mercury-free video projection, ten years ago, was undoubtedly a revolution. In fact, the Casio<\/strong><\/a> launch of the first model with a hybrid LED-Laser source<\/strong> dates back to January 2010.<\/strong> This date makes a certain impression, especially when one considers that the international treaty for the reduction of mercury emissions (United Nations Minamata Convention<\/strong>) was only signed in 2017<\/strong>! There is therefore the measure of how much the Casio brand moved in advance, compared to a need ratified worldwide only seven years later. 128<\/strong> nations have joined the Minamata Convention,<\/strong> including Italy.<\/strong> Since 2016,<\/strong> several models in the Casio<\/strong><\/a> range have been awarded the TCO Certificate<\/strong> for sustainable IT products.<\/p>\n Today, thanks to the strong advance with which the Lamp Free technology<\/strong> has been presented, these projectors are widespread and are used in many sectors, first of all the Education world, with about 40,000<\/strong> schools all over the world that have adopted these \u2018Lamp Free\u2019 types, i.e. free of mercury vapour.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are six current series of Casio projectors<\/strong><\/a> with LampFree source,<\/strong> capable of offering a brightness of up to 5,000 lumens<\/strong> and a duration of 20,000 hours:<\/strong> in school use, this translates into about 15 years<\/strong> of daily projections without the need to replace the lamp and filters, where traditional lamp technology requires, as is known, frequent maintenance operations.
\nIn addition, the hybrid Laser-LED source allows you to save up to 50%<\/strong> of electricity, with benefits for the environment as well.
\nBut let’s quickly retrace the main stages of the worldwide affirmation of this innovative technology. In 2010, as we said, the hybrid Laser-LED technology was born with the ultra-thin \u2018Green Slim\u2019<\/strong><\/a> models, characterised with portability (these are projectors that fit in a backpack) with luminous performance that reached 3000 lumens.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nIn 2014,<\/strong> there were the ultra-short throw models (UST series<\/strong><\/a>) and entry into the educational sector, followed in 2015<\/strong> by the XJ-V1<\/strong><\/a> model, which further extends the diffusion of LampFree technology.<\/strong> In fact, until 2015 SSI (solid-state illumination)<\/strong> technologies had the limit of a significant price gap with traditional lamp models. The Casio XJ-V1<\/strong><\/a> model breaks the mould and makes LampFree projectors accessible to all budget levels.<\/p>\n
\nAnother very important step dates back to 2019,<\/strong> with the launch of the Superior Series<\/strong><\/a> and, in particular, of the XJ-S400UN<\/strong><\/a> model and of the Educational Solution<\/strong> functions. With its 4000 lumens, WUXGA<\/strong> resolution and easier wireless connectivity from PC and mobile devices, this model has further developed Educational<\/strong> and Corporate<\/strong> applications.
\nAt the end of this ride, Casio<\/strong><\/a> General Division Manager G\u00fcnter Grefen<\/strong> said: \u201cWe attach great importance to issues of environmental sustainability. With our projectors we have shown that there is no longer any need to use traditional lamps, which contain mercury vapour.”<\/p>\n