Munich, GR—Jan 12, 2016
First EMEA Showing of Christie Cinema Laser Phosphor projector at Filmwoche Munich
At the Filmwoche Munich taking place this week (12th
to 15th of January), Christie®
and its distribution partner ECCO Cine Supply & Services are unveiling a
first, exclusive preview of Christie’s new Laser-Phosphror (LaPH) Cinema
projector.
The Christie CP2208-LP was designed with exhibitors in
mind and fulfills all amended DCI specifications. It offers 10,000 Lumens
brightness and can be operated virtually maintenance-free for up to 30.000
hours. Due to the laser-phosphor technology, the projector emits far less heat
and is therefore also much quieter than a comparable projector with
Xenon-light.
Thomas Rüttgers, General Manager of ECCO explains: “Apart
from immersive audio, laser projection in all its facets, whether RGB or
Laser-Phosphor, is the dominating topic right now, when you are talking of
innovative developments for tomorrow’s cinema.” This goes back to the
unsurpassed light efficiency of laser light sources but also to the customer’s
desire for eco-friendly operational conditions and at the same time reduce
costs for lamps and consumables.
The CP2208-LP was first shown to the public at
CineAsia in HongKong last month. A first
prototype had been shown at the BIRTV in Peking end of August last year and
received a great reception. This new development, which is expected to be
launched in Spring 2016, is now celebrating its EMEA premiere in Munich in the
Mathäser Filmpalast.
Apart from the CP2208-LP, Christie will be launching
further high-performance Laser-Phosphor products, expected to come in the
course of the year. Christie will also offer customers laser-phosphor upgrade
kits for xenon cinema projectors The first one to come to market will be the
LP-10 Laser Phosphor Retrofit Kit for the S2K Solaria Series Cinema projectors
which will give it the same performance specifications and operational benefits
as the CP2208-LP. The first retro-fit kit will be offered for products in the
10,000 lumen range with further, higher brightness LaPh projectors to follow
shortly.
“In our 85 years of cinema tradition it has always
been our common goal to offer customers a broad spectrum of projection
solutions,” says Stefan Müller, Christie Senior Business Development Manager
Cinema DACH. “Every customer environment is different. Our wide range of
technologies, whether it’s a Xenon, RGB Laser or Laser-Phosphor based System,
allows us to offer our customers high-performance reliable and high-quality
products for every range of application.”