Posted on March 14th, 2007 by Marcela.
Categories: Products, rear projection.
Sacramento, CA — March 12, 2007 — At the 2007 ShoWest convention in Las Vegas, digital cinema pioneer Barco expands the DP series with three new multi-venue digital cinema projectors: the DP-1500, DP-2000 and the DP-3000. The DP-3000 is Barco’s new flagship projector for screens up to 30m (98′). The DP-1500 and DP-2000 projectors, featuring the new 0.98 inch DLP Cinema® chip from Texas Instruments, are intended for mid and small-market venues.
Built on the DP100 chassis, the DP-3000 is Barco’s new flagship, and the brightest “large venue” digital cinema projector in the industry. Using TI’s 1.2 inch DLP Cinema chip, the DP-3000 is designed for screens up to 30m (98’) wide. With a 2000:1 contrast ratio, new lenses, a new optical design and high efficiency 6.5kW lamps, the DP-3000 exemplifies Barco’s hallmark attributes of image quality, reliability and robustness. The DP-3000 can be seen in the Jubilee Theatre, March 13-15.
Barco’s two new “mid venue” digital cinema projectors both incorporate Texas Instrument’s 0.98 inch DLP Cinema chip. This remarkable new 0.98 inch DMD (Digital Micro-mirror Device) offers the same pixel resolution (2048×1080) as its larger 1.2 inch counterpart, but its smaller size offers significant advantages. For the projector and the digital cinema facility itself, this new technology translates directly into a smaller, more compact package, lower power consumption, lower operating costs and longer lamp run-times — without sacrificing Barco’s renowned image quality, modularity or system flexibility.
The DP-2000 is Barco’s new platform for large and mid-market venues, and is designed for screens up to 20m (65’) wide. The DP-1500 is Barco’s new mid and small-venue projector, designed for screens up to 15m (49’) wide. In particular, the DP-1500 is ideal for applications that could not previously accommodate (or afford) a full 2K system.
