CinemaCon 2016 – Display Daily

VR Experiences at CinemaCon

by Chris Chinnock

“Experience” is the term used to describe your adventure in VR. In most cases at CinemaCon, this was more like a virtual ride, sometime augmented with 4D or 5D effects. I tried the Mummy …

Lasers Light Up CinemaCon

by Tom Allen

CinemaCon is a relatively new show in the industry, with its first iteration taking place in 2011. As well as showing off new cinema technologies and products – The Hobbit in HFR was previewed …

Sony Digital Cinema Not Ready to Embrace Laser Projection Yet

by Chris Chinnock

Sony’s Digital Cinema group was at CinemaCon 2016, but it did not announce any new projection products. While the company says it is working on laser-based solutions for cinema, it says the current lamp-based …

Barco Announces New RGB Laser Projector Wins

by Chris Chinnock

RGB laser projection cinema are increasingly being installed in Premium Large Format (PLF) venues worldwide. These are expensive systems, but exhibitors believe audiences will see the difference and pay more for the improved experience. …

Barco Escape Format Gains Momentum

by Chris Chinnock

The Barco Escape format was introduced two years ago at CinemCon. It is a three–screen format where the side screens can show content related to what is being shown on the main central screen …

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Christie Joins Laser Crowd

by Chris Chinnock

Christie Digital was at CinemaCon to showcase it projectors, signage solutions, managed services and audio solutions. Christie, Barco and NEC – the primary cinema projector suppliers, are all now offering in-lobby signage solutions and …

NEC to Now Offer Competitive RGB Laser Projector Solution

by Chris Chinnock

NEC used CinemaCon 2016 to re-energize its RGB laser projector line with a new prototype solution, budded the NC3540LS, that is capable of delivering 35K lumens. All the main cinema projector providers; Christie, Barco, …

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Barco Lobby Experience Effort Moving into Higher Gear

by Chris Chinnock

Two years ago at CinemaCon, Barco introduced their Cinema lobby concept – essentially a digital signage solution tailored for the cinema industry. In a call just prior to CinemaCon, Greg Patrick, VP Digital Cinema …

Barco Releases High Contrast Cinema Projector at CinemaCon

by Chris Chinnock

Barco used CinemaCon to unveil a new cinema-class projector using RGB laser illumination that has been optimized for high contrast. Contrast will double from 3000:1 in the 3-chip DLP RGB laser projectors used in …

CJ Group Gets Into Virtual Cinema

by Tom Allen

Cinema chain CJ Group will show off its new virtual reality cinema experience at CinemaCon (11th – 14th April), at stand 2003A. CG Group is a Korean company and will focus on introducing its …