NEC Solutions America Announces New Family of Starus Digital Cinema Projectors at ShoWest 2006

DLP Cinema Projector and Server Solution Provides Stunning Digital Images and Easy Management for Multiplex-wide Deployment

NEC Solutions (America), Inc., today announced at ShoWest 2006 the availability of a full new line of STARUS™ Digital Cinema projectors. The complete family of STARUS Digital Cinema projectors includes the STARUS NC2500S for large screen multiplexes, the STARUS NC1500C for medium-sized movie screens, and the STARUS NC800C for small theatres, screening rooms, and post-production facilities.

NEC's STARUS Digital Cinema projectors deliver amplified brightness, sharper graphics and eye-catching color, using DLP Cinema® technology from Texas Instruments®. NEC Solutions America has exclusive rights to market NEC 3-chip DLP Cinema projectors provided by NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd. (NECVT) to the North American cinema market. The digital cinema solution delivers remarkable digital images to screens of all sizes and simplifies theatre management, while reducing costs by delivering up to 99.999% continuous uptime via robust fault tolerant servers. The STARUS line of servers allows the system to manage playlists, upload features and perform playbacks from anywhere in the multiplex.

"Theatres have the ability to offer movie-goers the ultimate cinematic experience on screens of all sizes with NEC's STARUS Digital Cinema solution," said Kurt Schwenk, general manager, Digital Cinema Division of NEC Solutions America. "NEC's complete family of DLP Cinema projectors ensures that our customers have the best possible projected image in their theatres."

Flexibility of NEC's STARUS DLP Cinema Projectors Announced at ShowEast 2005 in Orlando, the STARUS NC2500S is the world's brightest DLP Cinema projector for large-sized screens 49 feet wide and larger . Delivering 2K resolution and high contrast images (2000:1), the STARUS NC2500S Digital Cinema projector is easy to operate and requires minimal maintenance.

The addition of the STARUS NC1500C, the world's first integrated DLP Cinema projector of its size, ensures that theatres with medium-sized screens from 26 to 49 feet wide have a projector designed for their requirements. NEC's STARUS NC1500C Digital Cinema projector delivers high quality output and is easy to operate. Managers are able to set lens position and lamp output using memory functions, and technicians can perform lamp changes quickly from the back of projector. Additional state-of-the-art features include optional touch-screen control, auto lamp brightness control, and compatibility with most standard film projector lamps.

Another addition to the family of offerings is the STARUS NC800C, the world's smallest and lightest DLP Cinema projector for smaller screens from 10 to 25 feet wide. Designed for screening rooms, post-production facilities and commercial cinemas with smaller screens, NEC's STARUS NC800C Digital Cinema projector is the world's smallest integrated digital cinema projector to employ 2K DLP Cinema technology from Texas Instruments. Delivering pristine images, the STARUS NC800C exceeds Texas Instruments' DLP Cinema guidelines for contrast ratio, colorimetry and uniformity.

Empowered by innovation, NEC's STARUS Digital Cinema projectors set the standard in the movie industry for excellence, ease of use, and low maintenance concerns. With its suite of state-of-the-art digital cinema projectors designed for the largest to the smallest screens, NEC offers flexibility in digital cinema projection that fits the needs of movie houses of any size. NEC Solutions America will be showcasing its STARUS Digital Cinema solution and ADVASuite™ In-Theatre Advertising systems at the ShoWest 2006 Conference in Las Vegas, March 14 - 16 in Palace Rooms 4 and 5.

NEC's STARUS Digital Cinema Solution
Utilizing best-of-class technology innovations, the NEC Solutions America Digital Cinema Division leverages NEC's world-class expertise in visual display products, infrastructure, and integration services to develop specialized, system-wide solutions for the delivery and management of digital content. By combining the expertise of movie-making professionals with the technological innovation of NEC, the Digital Cinema Division is creating all-encompassing, practical digital cinema solutions that meet the requirements of the cinema industry.

NEC's STARUS Digital Cinema solution combines the immaculate imagery of digital cinema projection with NEC's award-winning fault tolerant server technology. NEC's STARUS Digital Cinema solution offers the most comprehensive digital cinema solution on the market today. Utilizing high-speed fibre channel connectivity, exhibitors can now alleviate the "Thursday night challenge" by enabling the transfer of movies from screen to screen in minutes controlled from a single or multiple locations. NEC designed the STARUS Digital Cinema solution to deliver simple multiplex and presentation management in addition to seamless integration at a competitive price. NEC Financial Services offers an attractive selection of leasing or financing packages to suit any exhibitor's requirements.

NEC Digital Cinema Contacts: North America and South America

NEC Display Solutions of America

www.necdisplay.com
Phone: 630-467-3000

Jeff Kaplan
NEC Digital Cinema
Phone:214-632-8089
jkaplan@necdisplay.com

Marketing: Danielle Moore

Channel Marketing Manager
Phone: 630-467-3309
dmoore@necdisplay.com

Public Relations: Kathy Errera
Digital Marketing Specialist
Phone:630-467-4367
kerrera@necdisplay.com

Europe, Middle East, Africa

NEC Display Solutions Europe Gmbh

http://www.nec-display-solutions.com/p/hq/en/home.xhtml
Phone: 49(0)89-99 6990

Public Relations: Ann Kjellser
PR Manager EMEA
Phone: 46 72 162 8719

Sales: Mark Kendall
Senior Manager, Digital Cinema
Phone: 44 118 969-1352

Marketing: Gerd Kaiser
Product line manager, Large Venue Projectors
Phone: 49(0)89 99 699-623

Japan
NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
http://www.nec-display.com/jp/projector.html
Phone : 0120-610-161 (Customer Support Center)
*9:00-18:00 except Saturday/Sunday/National holidays

China
NEC Solutions (China) Co., Ltd.
http://cn.nec.com/
Phone +86-10-5934-2885

Australia, New Zealand
NEC Australia Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 3 9262 1111
http://au.nec.com/

Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Kambodia, Brunei
Goldenduck Group
Phone: +66 2887 8807
http://www.goldenduckgroup.com/

Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
Strong Westrex, Inc.
Phone: +852 2827 8289
http://www.strong-world.com/

India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal
Real Image Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Phone: +91 44 42041505
http://www.realimage.com/

South Korea
Hyosung ITX Co., Ltd.
Phone: +82 2 2102 8591
http://www.hyosungitx.com/

*Web Site of NEC DLP Cinema Projectors
http://www.nec-display.com/ap/en_projector/dlpcinema/index.html

NEC Digital Cinema Links

NEC Digital Cinema Projectors

About NEC Digital Cinema: Combining advanced DLP Cinema® projectors with reliable multiplex and screen servers, NEC Display Solutions’ Digital Cinema Projector Series offers the most comprehensive digital cinema solution on the market today. These 3D-capable models enable theaters to deliver stunning digital images regardless of screen size, while simplifying theater management and reducing costs. All of NEC's digital cinema projectors meet DCI specifications for performance and reliability, meeting the requirements of today’s cinema industry. NEC also offers full digital signage solutions, highlighted by its award-winning 32”-98” LCD displays, multimedia projectors and desktop monitors for lobbies, concessions and concourses. NEC Digital Cinema Directory page NEC Digital Cinema Web Site About NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.: NEC Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide with more than $41 billion in revenue. NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. Directory page

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NEC Digital Cinema (Global)

NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. (Tokyo)

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NEC NC2000C

NEC NC1200C

NEC NC3200S

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