2010 promises to be a very exciting year for the cinema community. Not only can we expect plenty of mouth-watering movie premières - including sure-fire block-busters such as 'Alice in Wonderland', 'Shrek forever after' and 'Toy Story 3' - the new year will also mark the dawn of the highly anticipated 'Series 2' technology.
2010 promises to be a very exciting year for the cinema community. Not only can we expect plenty of mouth-watering movie premières - including sure-fire block-busters such as 'Alice in Wonderland', 'Shrek forever after' and 'Toy Story 3' - the new year will also mark the dawn of the highly anticipated 'Series 2' technology.
A look at 2010
But what can we expect from the technology front this year? We looked ahead with Raf Rentmeesters, Product Manager Digital Cinema at Barco. "2010 will see the introduction of a completely new generation Barco digital cinema projectors, featuring a new, integrated media block," he announces. "This 'Series 2' projector family will further raise the digital cinema bar by delivering more brightness, stunning 3D performance, full DCI compliance and lowest through-life cost. "Barco will be the first manufacturer to have a new generation, fully DCI compliant 'Series 2' DLP Cinema® projector installed in the field."
A long history
The introduction of these next-generation cinema projectors marks a new high point in a long history of breakthrough Barco innovations, which started off in 1999, with the launch of Barco's first DLP Cinema®-based digital cinema projector.
"Barco has been leading innovation and setting digital cinema milestones for more than a decade," said Wim Buyens, Vice-President Digital Cinema at Barco. "Our projectors were the first to introduce several breakthrough innovations, including a sealed engine, a truly modular concept, full-panel triple flash technology and many things more."
