Barco | Press Releases

Barco expands its true black indoor LED display range

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, Belgium, 26 February 2008. Barco, a market leader in LED display technology, is delighted to announce two new additions to its range of indoor LED displays. The NX-6 is a 6mm true black LED display, while the ILite 6 BK increases the contrast ratio of the widely-used ILite platform. As a result, Barco now has a full indoor LED line up designed to serve the needs of every part of the rental and staging market.

Barco introduces new generation outdoor LED display

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, Belgium, 26 February 2008. Barco, a market leader in LED display technology, is proud to announce its new generation outdoor LED display for the rental and staging market. The T-20 is a 20mm outdoor display with unparalleled brightness output and contrast levels, offering the best price quality ratio in the 20mm segment of the market.

Barcelona International Convention Center chooses Barco for Microsoft's TechEd conferences

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Barcelona, Spain, 22 November 2007 - Barco, a global leader in visualization technology is proud to announce that its mid venue projectors CLM HD8 and CLM R10+ and the large venue projector FLM HD18 have been chosen by the ‘Centre Convencions International Barcelona' (CCIB), and were first used at Microsoft Corporation's TechEd Developers and TechEd IT Forum Conferences.

Barco shines at the Country Music Awards

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:00:00 GMT

Moo TV joins forces with the Country Music Awards to create an all-Barco staging spectacular.

Barco's digital moving luminaire tears down boundaries between projection and lighting

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Bundling of video and lighting offers designers unlimited creativity

Kortrijk, Belgium, 19 October 2007. Barco, a pioneer in visualization technology, is proud to announce the launch of the its digital moving luminaire DML-1200. The digital luminaire can be used both as super bright moving digital light source and high quality video projector, and allows lighting designers to design a truly unique show for every event, client and purpose. Applications for Barco's DML-1200 are wide ranging, including concert music tours, theater and opera.

Barco surrounds stadium audience in 360° projection at opening gala of Ormen Lange gas field.

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, Belgium, 10 October 2007. Barco, a global leader in visualization technology is proud to announce that its extreme venue projector XLM HD30 was selected for use at the opening gala of the Ormen Lange gas field at the Aker Stadium on 6 October in Molde, Norway. The opening gala for the Ormen Lange gasfield was described as "the largest multimedia event ever", in Norwegian papers. The event came complete with surround sound, a forest of skytrackers, and a 360 degree projection, which measured almost 5,000 square meters in size.

Rascal Flatts' "Still Feels Good" Tour is Dressed in Barco LED

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT

With "surround" structures in place for video, Rascal Flatt's "Still Feels Good" set goes far beyond an immersive experience, and directly into the realm of a 3D concert experience.

Barco brings 8th Beijing Jazz Festival to life

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:00:00 GMT

(SHANGHAI, CHINA — 21 September 2007) Barco, a world leader in visualization and display solutions, announces its co-sponsorship of the 8th annual Beijing Jazz Festival.

Barco LED chosen by world's leading car manufacturers for 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Frankfurt, Germany – 19 September 2007 – Barco, a leader in creative LED display technology, announces that the world's leading car brands have again chosen Barco LED solutions as an integral part of their booth design at this year's 62nd Internationale Auto Ausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt. In total there is over 1600 m² of Barco LED display used at the show.

Barco LED displays chosen by leading Lebanese broadcaster, Future TV, for use in Super Stars Show

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Kuurne, Belgium, 30 August 2007. Visualization specialist Barco is pleased to announce that its LED display products have been chosen by Future TV, a leading Lebanese broadcaster, for use in its television broadcast studio. This sale was secured by ORBINET, a Barco reseller in Lebanon

Leading European rental partners add 1000 m² of Barco LED to their inventory fleets

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Kuurne, Belgium, 3 July 2007 – Barco is pleased to announce that many of Europe's leading event rental companies have recently taken delivery of significant quantities of I6XP LED tiles, FLM HD projectors and MITRIX semi-transparent LED modules.

Barco adds compact DLP projector to its HD projector fleet

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, Belgium, 19 June 2007. Barco, a pioneer in projection technology, is proud to announce the introduction of the CLM HD8, its compact 8,000 lumen DLP projector with full HD (1980 x1080) resolution. Built specifically for the mid-venue rental market, the CLM HD8 meets the need for a bright, rugged, DLP projector capable of projecting full native HD images - at price level of high brightness LCD projectors.

Barco introduces revolutionary true black indoor LED display

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, Belgium, 19 June 2007. Barco, a market leader in LED display technology, is proud to announce the introduction of the NX-4, its new 4mm indoor LED display. Launched at Infocomm 2007, the NX-4 with its revolutionary black LED, delivers the deepest back levels of any product on the market and is set to become the new visual standard in indoor LED displays.

Barco projects at Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russia

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, Belgium, 15 June 2007. Barco, a leader in visualization technology, is proud to announce that its Encore presentation system, FLM R20+ and CLM R10+ digital projectors were selected for use in the 11th Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg last weekend.

Willie Williams wins Creative Review award for outstanding design using Barco creative LED modules

Tue, 22 May 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, Belgium, 22 May 2007. Barco, a leader in creative LED technology, is proud to congratulate show designer Willie Williams on being named "Best in Book" in this year's Creative Review Annual. Williams was included in the annual for the design of the impressive stage set on the recent George Michael 25 Live Tour.

Barco Plays MiTRIX at 2007 CMT Music Awards

Mon, 14 May 2007 16:00:00 GMT

I-Mag Video joins forces with Country Music Television, Inc. (CMT) and Camouflage Films to stage the 2007 CMT Music Awards, using a creative array of Barco LED, projection and MiTRIX modules.

Barco overwhelms Eurovision spectators with high end visualization effects

Fri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, Belgium, 11 May 2007. Barco, leader in creative LED technology, is once again playing a key role in show visualization at this year's 52nd Eurovision Song contest. With an impressive combination of the latest LED technology and digital projectors, the show is set to be bigger and more visually entertaining than ever before.

Barco launches budget-friendly compact 10K lumen DLP projector

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, Belgium, 5 March 2007. Barco, a pioneer in projection technology, is proud to announce the launch of the CLM R10+, its compact 10,000 lumen DLP projector built specifically for the rental and staging market. This product meets the market need for a very bright and rugged projector at the price level of high brightness LCD projectors.

Barco unveils new semi-transparent creative LED module at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:00:00 GMT

To showcase GM's introduction of its very first E-Flex vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt Concept Car, Barco rental partner Creative Technology outfits the stage with another first — the newest addition to Barco's creative LED portfolio: MiTRIX.

Barco Supplies "Miles of Tiles" at 2007 Detroit Auto Show

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:00:00 GMT

At this year's Detroit Auto Show, thousands of Barco ILite 6 XP, OLite 510, MiSTRIP, MiPIX, and new MiTRIX LED modules delight customers with remarkable, graphically-rich booth designs.

Barco lights up world premiere of Chinese blockbuster "Curse of the golden flower"

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:00:00 GMT

BEIJING, Dec 15, 2005 — Barco, world leader in visualization and display solutions, joined with celebrated film director, Zhang Yimou, in premiering his latest blockbuster film, Curse of the Golden Flower, last night in Beijing. The gala event was organized by the film's producers, Beijing New Picture Film (NPF), and held at the Beijing Film Production Factory. With the release of Curse of the Golden Flower, NPF seeks to continue its run of successfully teaming with Zhang in telling wonderful, dynamic stories that bring Chinese cinema to life.

A Cornucopia of Visuals: Barco Lights The Who

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:00:00 GMT

For The Who's 2006/2007 World Tour, Barco joins forces with XL Video and George & Goldberg Design Associates to provide a dynamic and completely reconfigurable video presentation environment.

Barco's creative LED modules set the stage for George Michael's 25 Live Tour

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, Belgium, 1 December 2006. Creative LED specialist Barco is delighted to announce that 3000 of its MiSTRIP LED modules are used for George Michael's 25 Live Tour. The modules, playing video and graphics effects, form a curved display of LED behind and underneath the former Wham singer.

Barco, XL Video and Control Freak Systems create adventurous HD environment with Mariah

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:00:00 GMT

For Mariah Carey's current "The Adventures of Mimi" tour, Barco joins forces with XL Video and Control Freak Systems to create a remarkable HD performance environment — including a unique ENCORE video processor interface purpose-built for lighting designers.

Reba's set shines with Barco LED, projection and image processing

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:00:00 GMT

I-MAG Video selects Barco MiPIX LED building blocks, ILite6 XP LED displays, SLM projectors and ImagePRO signal processors for the set of Reba McEntire's "Key to the Heart" concert series.