Christie Digital Systems, Inc., a global provider of visual solutions in business, entertainment and industry, has introduced the world’s first LED-based SXGA+ and WUXGA resolution projection display system, purpose built for control room and videowall applications. The new Christie Entero™ LED is a pioneering, LED-illuminated, 1-chip DLP® product line that features a “zero maintenance” design. The LEDs are rated at more than 50,000 hours– over five years of dependable operation. With no consumable components such as lamps, filters or color wheels to replace, the Christie Entero LED delivers the ultimate in uninterrupted, 24/7 performance for exceptional reliability and low cost of ownership.
Utilizing the new generation of solid state LED technology, the Christie Entero LED projection system sets new standards in control rooms with extremely long life. Since LEDs retain their color spectral characteristics longer, images remain vivid and sharp through years of operation. LEDs also provide more accurate color matching and a wider range of brightness control and adjustments. In addition, the red, green and blue LEDs can be sequenced at higher rates than those of a mechanical color wheel, keeping any visible artifacts to a minimum.
Christie Entero LED projection units feature built-in Christie LiteLOC™ and Christie ColorLOC™ for automatic, independent brightness and color management. They also feature Christie ArrayLOC™, an innovative technology that automatically matches color and brightness levels for every cube, across the entire display wall, on a continuous basis. The result is the perfect control room solution for videowalls of any size, without the need for constant maintenance and adjustments which disrupt operation and lead to unproductive downtime.
“The new Christie Entero line of LED-based rear projection modules has no equal in the industry for long life and dependability. They are as close to ‘worry free’ as you can get in a videowall display solution,” remarked Jim Gavloski, director of product management at Christie. “It marks a major new development in reliable, high-performance videowall solutions that are easier to maintain and more economical to operate.”
With 600 ANSI lumens of brightness, the Christie Entero LED projection engine is capable of illuminating Christie’s 50”, 67” and 72” display cube platforms. In addition, these cube platforms feature superior cross prism optical screen technology for higher brightness and wider angles of view. Sealed optics eliminate the need for dust filters, while innovative “heat pipe” cooling technology minimizes audible noise.
“Christie brings a depth of industry experience in designing, manufacturing, installing and maintaining every facet of a control room and videowall display,” noted Gavloski. “We provide the full range of solutions, from complete videowall and control room set-ups customized to the customers’ precise specifications, to the skillful retrofitting of nearly any videowall system in settings where downtime is not an option.”
Christie control room solutions are found at such iconic sites as the NASDAQ OMX MarketSite videowall (the “face” of the world’s largest electronic stock exchange) to the massive AT&T Global Network Operations Center, which features a record 141 Christie rear projection modules.
About Christie
Christie, a wholly owned subsidiary of USHIO, Inc., Japan, (JP:6925), is a leader in visual solutions for world-class organizations, offering diverse applications for business, entertainment, and industry. A leading innovator in film projection since 1929 and a pioneer in digital projection systems since 1979, Christie has an established reputation as a total service provider and the world's single source manufacturer of a variety of display technologies and solutions. With the acquisition of Vista Controls Systems, Corp., Christie offers the most complete and advanced solutions for cinema, live venues, control rooms, business presentations, training facilities, 3D and Virtual Reality, simulation and education as well as industrial and government environments.
