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Sacramento, CA—Jan 7, 2008 Barco’s new 0.98 inch digital cinema platform fully endorsed by Major Hollywood studios Excellent image quality coupled with superior product design, which includes extra content security, embraced by studios and production community
Photo: Barco DP-1500 Barco DP-1500
Digital cinema pioneer Barco announced today that major Hollywood studios fully endorse Barco’s new 0.98 inch platform for its DP-1500 and DP-2000 digital cinema projectors.

Barco’s two “mid venue” digital cinema projectors both incorporate Texas Instrument’s 0.98 inch DLP Cinema chip. This remarkable new 0.98 inch DMD (Digital Micro-mirror Device) offers the same pixel resolution (2048x1080) as its larger 1.2 inch counterpart, but its smaller size offers significant advantages. For the projector and the digital cinema facility itself, this new technology translates directly into a smaller, more compact package, lower power consumption, lower operating costs and longer lamp run-times — without sacrificing Barco’s renowned image quality, modularity or system flexibility.

The DP-2000 is Barco’s new platform for large and mid-market venues. It is designed for screens up to 20m (65’) wide and is also the most cost effective 3D projector on the market today. The DP-1500 is Barco’s new mid and small-venue projector, designed for screens up to 15m (49’) wide. In particular, the DP-1500 is ideal for applications that could not previously accommodate (or afford) a full 2K system.

“Barco is delighted with the feedback from Hollywood on the new DP1500 and DP200. We’ve worked diligently to be first in the market building projection around the TI .98” DMD. Excellent image quality coupled with Barco’s superior product design, which includes extra content security, has clearly been embraced by the studios and production community,” stated Scott Freidberg, VP of Sales, Digital Cinema.
About Barco Digital Cinema: Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco (Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3800 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of euro 751 million in 2006.

Barco is one of three licencees of Texas Instruments DLP Cinema™ technology. TI developed DLP Cinema™ technology working in close cooperation with Barco and others in the movie industry, to develop Cinema Projector and support systems based on DMD™ technology, to meet the requirement of studios, film distributors and exhibitors alike. Barco Digital Cinema Directory page
Barco Contacts: Christine Morris
Director of Marketing, Barco, Inc.
Tel: +1 916-859-2500
E-mail: christine.morris@barco.com
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