Christie Announces CinemaCon 2016 Highlights

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Thu, 04/07/2016 - 13:21 -- Nick Dager

Christie Experiential NetworksChristie will showcase its full range of products at CinemaCon 2016 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, April 11-14. The company’s Booth – 2303A – will feature various Christie products and video case studies. In addition, Christie laser projection will be used for select Colosseum events, there will be Christie digital signage in the Coke lounge and registration area, and product launch demonstrations in private meeting rooms.

“Christie has it all, providing the latest technology and innovative services for enabling our customers to delight their audiences, from the street to the screen,” said Kathryn Cress, global & corporate marketing vice president, Christie. “The ultimate audience experience is best realized by embracing the best that Christie, the industry leader in digital cinema and signage, has to offer, which we’ll demonstrate to the industry leaders that make CinemaCon 2016 the must attend’cinema event that it has become.”

Christie Projection

Christie will highlights its the latest projection solutions, lamps, and accessories to power small, midsize and giant screens. An affordable and compact DCI-compliant laser phosphor solution, the new Christie CP2208-LP will be demonstrated live in Milano 1. Select studio screenings in the Colosseum will utilize Christie RGB 4K laser projection with enhanced wavelength diversity.

Christie Vive Audio

Live demonstrations of the newest cinema audio product, the Christie Vive Audio LS series, will be held in Milano 1. Christie LS Series screen channels are single-enclosure designs and ideal solutions for most 5.1 and 7.1 distributed sound applications. As of the end of March, over 350 Vive installations can be found worldwide, with recent introductions into Argentina, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Philippines, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. 

Helios S.A., Poland’s largest cinema chain, confirmed that it will provision a third site with Christie Vive Audio using the LA Line Array Series for their Dolby Atmos auditorium and the remaining auditoriums with the new LS Line Source Series, a 4-way screen channel and 2-way surround loudspeaker system to be formally launched next at CinemaCon 2016. Vive Audio has also been nominated as best technology in audio at the Panorama Audiovisual Awards. See http://www.panoramaaudiovisual.com/votaciones-premios/ 

Christie Lobby Solutions

Christie CP2208-LP laser phosphor projectorFrom experiential advertising networks to innovative display technology, consultation and installation services to award-winning monitoring and nationwide support, Christie has what exhibitors need to create exciting and engaging lobby experiences. Allure Global, a Christie company and the newest member of the Christie family will showcase its display solutions in the Coke lounge and registration area as well as through numerous ‘pathfinders’ throughout the convention.

Christie Services

Christie’s team of trained technicians can support a wide array of manufacturers’ digital displays, projection technology, audio equipment, servers, switchers and networking products. Working with its national dealer network, Christie Global Services will help design, deploy and support a custom cinema solution that’s right for exhibitors and their patrons.

Near Caesars Palace, the Dolby Cinema at AMC theater at AMC Town Square 18 leverages customized, high dynamic range capable Christie 4K laser projection heads, combined with Christie’s 6P​ modular laser light source, to deliver the high-contrast images and ultra-brightness that define Dolby Vision – the visual manifestation of Dolby Cinema at AMC, a premium cinema offering that combines spectacular image and sound technologies with comfortable recliner seating to make every visit a completely captivating cinematic event.

Demonstration times of Christie’s latest audio and laser projection solutions in the Milano 1 Room are listed below:

Tuesday - April 12

9am, 10am, and 11am

Wednesday - April 13

9am, 10am, and 11am

Trade show hours:

Tues. 11:00am – 5:00pm | Wed. 8:30am –5:00pm | Thurs. 9:00am – 12:30pm.

Christie Digital Systems USA www.christiedigital.com