This is not a revolution, but an interesting repositioning on the market for Christie, a brand among the best known worldwide for projection technologies that also proposes itself as a supplier of integrated display and distribution solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n It was undoubtedly interesting and constructive to meet in Amsterdam Angelo Tacca<\/strong> of E-Home<\/strong>,<\/a> distributor of the Christie<\/strong><\/a> brand in Italy.<\/strong> The long interview he gave us has contributed to clarify the real novelties of the British brand for 2020,<\/strong> which are not only of product but also, so to speak, philosophical.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThis year at ISE<\/strong><\/a>\u201d \u2013 Angelo Tacca<\/strong> began \u2013 \u201ca new subdivision of the production line is presented, whose branches are: projectors, video wall equipment and products for content management. The message for the market is that Christie<\/strong><\/a> is also a Solution Provider,<\/strong> as it has all the display technologies and all the technologies necessary for the management and transmission of the signals: customers are offered complete and turnkey solutions. There are several innovative products in the new catalog, designed to penetrate market segments that until now had not been central for Christie.<\/strong><\/a> I am referring in particular to the various alternatives to projection systems, important for a company like Christie,<\/a><\/strong> known precisely for its projectors but which is now facing a market hungry for alternatives, in all application fields: video walls, interactivity, presentations. LEDwall<\/strong> is the technology that has experienced the greatest growth in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nA perfect introduction to the Christie<\/strong><\/a> world, which the visit to the ISE 2020<\/strong><\/a> stand confirmed. All the best known technologies of the company are present, from the new range of monitors<\/strong><\/a> with landsacpe and portrait features (from 46\u201d<\/strong> to 98\u201d<\/strong>) for video walls, presentations and interactivity, up to the distribution and signal management systems: SpyderX80<\/a>, Pandoras Box<\/a><\/strong> and Terra.<\/strong><\/a> As for video projection, Christie<\/strong><\/a> presented two new Crimson 3DLP<\/strong><\/a> laser models with greater brightness (31.500<\/strong> lumens) and the Roadie 4K40-RGB<\/strong><\/a> laser projector, designed for transport and demanding applications.<\/p>\n
\nThe biggest news, however, is MicroTiles LED<\/strong><\/a> with the new 3D Active<\/strong> features. \u201cMicroTiles<\/strong><\/a>\u201d \u2013 continues Angelo Tacca<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cwas the novelty presented at last year\u2019s ISE,<\/strong> which is now proposed with 3D<\/strong> integration at 120Hz,<\/strong> therefore without latency. MicroTiles<\/strong><\/a> is integrated with Terra,<\/strong><\/a> which gives the guarantee of processing signals with a very high bandwidth, up to UHD,<\/strong> and is HDCP compliant.<\/strong> In practice, Terra allows the transmission of signals over optical fiber, therefore via IP,<\/strong> in UHD<\/strong> resolution, giving integrators the opportunity to create an architecture for distributing signals over fiber networks. Looking ahead\u201d \u2013 says Angelo Tacca<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cMicroTiles<\/strong><\/a> technology could replace projection in cinemas, although I believe that the intermediate step, that is laser projection, has yet to be addressed. MicroTiles<\/strong><\/a> technology allows perfect collimation of the various tiles, which are laser cut. The tiles allow particular conformations of the video walls, even artistic, with a strange shape, for every possible application.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nProduct of great visual and technological impact, MicroTiles LED<\/strong><\/a> dominated the Christie<\/strong><\/a> stand, without forgetting the points of interest represented by Mystique<\/strong><\/a> and Mirage SST<\/a>.<\/strong> \u201cMystique<\/strong><\/a>\u201d \u2013 explains Angelo Tacca<\/strong> \u2013 \u201callows you to integrate the projector\u2019s blending and warping correction capabilities, optimizing content management on surfaces, and ensures that all devices are kept calibrated. This is a very useful feature for fixed installations, which allows you to keep the setup constant over time. As for Mirage SST<\/a>,<\/strong> it\u2019s a RGB laser system very suitable for simulation applications. The electronic image generation system is physically separated, up to 30 meters<\/strong> away, from the projector body, which can be small in size, fundamental in the world of simulation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nFinally, interesting news also for the broadcast world, with HDR compliant projectors<\/strong> and LEDwall,<\/strong> and for Educational applications, with the Captiva<\/strong><\/a> line of projectors: long-lasting laser projectors that allow high proximity to the operating surface, equipped with a special kit to build an interactive projection system, for school and university classrooms.<\/p>\n