CYPRESS, CA - (December 18, 2003) - Christie Digital Systems, Inc., a major provider of visual solutions for business, entertainment and media, today announced that the Christie CP2000 high performance digital cinema projection system was recently installed at the world famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Featuring Texas Instruments' 2K resolution DLP CinemaT technology, it represents the first 2K digital cinema projector to be installed at a commercial theatre in North America.
In true Hollywood fashion, the Christie CP2000 screened Tom Cruise's sweeping cinematic saga, "The Last Samurai," which was viewed by a star-studded audience that included Cruise himself.
"The vibrant and sharp theatrical digital images from Christie's CP2000 far exceeded everyone's expectations for image quality and brightness on one of the world's largest cinema screens," noted Craig Sholder, senior director, business development and cinema sales, Christie.
The Christie CP2000 series is part of Christie's comprehensive line of digital cinema solutions and represents the next evolution in digital cinema exhibition. All projectors include features such as the Christie LampLOC™ (Automatic Lamp Alignment), Christie LiteLoc™ to ensure constant brightness on the screen, the Christie SSM™ (System Supervisor Module) for remote system diagnostics and monitoring via Ethernet, and Christie Touch Panel Controller (TPC™), which provides system setup and control via Ethernet. Christie's digital cinema projectors support SMPTE/ATSC high definition video formats.
At Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Christie's field service engineering team installed the Christie CP2000 in parallel with the existing film projector and integrated the CP2000 digital cinema system.
"This installation is another great example of Christie's ability to work closely with the cinema industry," adds Sholder.
About Christie
Preferred by exhibition circuits and postproduction companies worldwide, Christie is the world's single source manufacturer of a variety of display technologies including 35mm film projectors, digital cinema projectors, networking solutions, LCD projectors for on-screen advertising/pre-show entertainment, and plasma lobby displays. As the first DLP CinemaT licensee, Christie is playing a leading role in the new digital visual experience in theatres around the world - more movies are shown digitally on a Christie projector than any other DLP CinemaT manufacturer. Christie is chosen time after time to showcase Hollywood's finest digital movie premieres including Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Monsters, Inc and SPYkids I & II. Christie Digital Cinema projectors are interoperable with all current server technologies and the majority of theatre automation systems. Christie draws from over seven decades of expertise including recognition by the industry's highest order, the Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences, winning two Oscars® for innovations in gearless 35mm projection. Christie's success is bolstered by select international partners and resellers who provide sales and service support and who have helped install more than 35,000 projection displays in over 50 countries. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.christiedigital.com.