5/27/2009

Epson's 'Smarter Choices' Promotion Helps Schools Purchase More of the Newest PowerLite Projectors -- For Less

LONG BEACH, Calif. – May 26, 2009 In its ongoing effort to address the technology and budgetary needs of education customers, Epson America Inc., the number-one selling projector brand worldwide1, today announced a Smarter Choices promotion that provides education institutions with a free Epson PowerLite® projector for every seven they purchase. The offer is good on the latest PowerLite models – 84, 85, 825 and 826W, giving educators robust features and quality found only in Epson education projectors.

“Ask any educator who has incorporated an Epson projector into their teaching, and you will hear how it makes them more effective in the classroom,” said Heather Litus Johnston, product manager, K-12 Education Projector Marketing, Epson America Inc. “Our microphone input allows teachers to better capture students’ attention without straining their voices, and along with the projector’s ability to deliver outstanding color performance, helps teachers better keep students engaged.”

This Smarter Choices promotion is available to any education institution in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and includes the PowerLite 84, 85, 825 and 826W projectors. The “buy seven, get the eighth free” offer is good from May 15, 2009 until July 15, 2009. An online coupon for this special offer is available at
http://epsonbrighterfutures.com/sc. To qualify, projectors must ship no later than August, 15, 2009 and must be purchased on one purchase order and shipped to one location.

These new PowerLite projectors offer enhanced lamp technology to allow lamp life up to 6,000 hours2, a built-in closed captioning decoder, USB Plug n’ Play technology, a powerful 10-watt built-in speaker, network connectivity for remote presentations, monitor, control and broadcast messaging (via wired LAN), and optional wireless connectivity3. These models are also the first to offer a dedicated microphone input, thus allowing teachers to amplify their voice using the internal speaker to ensure all students can hear the lesson.

The PowerLite 84 and 85 both feature up to 2,600 lumens color and 2,600 lumens white light output4 and native XGA resolution. The PowerLite 825 delivers up to 3,000 lumens color and 3,000 lumens white light output with XGA resolution. The PowerLite 826W features up to 2,500 lumens color and 2,500 lumens white light output and WXGA native resolution (16:10 aspect ratio).

Smarter Choices is the newest promotion from Epson’s
Brighter Futures® program, a unique sales and support initiative available to schools in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Designed to help educators select and implement the best projection products for their classrooms, while making the most of their budgets, Brighter Futures offers special pricing, extended Epson limited warranty coverage for three years, dedicated education account managers and toll-free technical support for all Epson projectors. For more information, visit http://www.epsonbrighterfutures.com/­.

About Epson America

Epson America Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation (SEC) and is a leading provider of digital imaging products that exceed the vision of its customers. The company is a global manufacture and supplier of an extensive range of high quality printers, 3LCD projectors and small- and medium-sized LCDs which were designed for functionality, compactness, and energy efficiency. The Seiko Epson organization is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and was recently added to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria.
                                                                                  
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1 Based upon Q1 2009 worldwide front projection market share estimates from Pacific Media Associates

2 Lamp life results will vary depending upon mode selected, environmental conditions and usage; lamp brightness decreases over time

3 Network and optional wireless connectivity available on the PowerLite 85, 825, 826W only

4 Light output varies depending upon modes (color and brightness) selected
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