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[. . . ] Applications at the forefront of technology Katie Couric Video Wall at the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health Katie Couric, co-host of the NBC "TODAY Show, " established the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health in honor of her late husband, Jay Monahan, who died of the disease in 1998 at age 42. The Jay Monahan Center's mission is to provide superior health care to patients and to educate the public about the need for early detection. [. . . ] Because of their high contrast and brightness, plasmas display video images with superior depth and definition. Many plasmas also have built-in phosphor protection to guard against image retention and maximize the life of the display. The Jay Monahan Center chose two NEC 84-inch plasma bundles and a 61-inch plasma for their lobby. The plasma bundles combine four 42-inch plasmas to create a huge display area ­ each bundle provides 3000 square inches of viewing power and a viewing angle of up to 160 degrees. "NEC plasmas display such rich, clear images on a very large scale, people can't help but stop and watch what's on the screen, " said Jeff Szmulewicz, Director of Biomedical Communication at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. "The stories and images of patients remind onlookers that nothing's more important than their health and inspire them to get a screening themselves. " The Jay Monahan Center also chose a 50-inch plasma for the conference room, where important findings in gastrointestinal health care are presented. The superior contrast, depth, and picture quality of NEC plasmas create the highly-detailed images needed for important visual presentations. "NEC plasmas display such rich, clear images on a very large scale, people can't help but stop and watch what's on the screen. . . " the benefits With NEC large screen plasma displays, the Jay Monahan Center takes its message to the streets by attracting onlookers' attention and facilitating awareness about gastrointestinal health. The plasmas' flexible applications mean the Center can customize their presentations with one gigantic image over the entire video wall or separate images on each screen. In addition, the plasmas' broad source capability lets the Jay Monahan Center broadcast a variety of media ­ from web sites to "TODAY Show" segments without the need for an external source switcher. The video wall also helps relieve the anxiety of patients at the Jay Monahan Center. [. . . ] All specifications subject to change without notice. Visual Systems Division 1250 Arlington Heights Rd. , Suite 400 Itasca, IL 60143-1248 NEC 090405 [. . . ]