Christie at NAB

Christie, a major provider of visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, introduces the Christie Roadster S+20K DLP projector, the latest generation of its popular Roadster Series of compact, purpose-built projectors for the rental/staging, live entertainment, trade show and exhibition markets. Driven by a powerful 3-chip DLP SXGA+ engine and delivering 20,000 ANSI lumens, the projector offers superior image quality and increased brightness levels with greater power, performance and lower cost-of-ownership to meet the challenges of the most demanding environments.

The Christie Roadster S+ 20K features a contrast ratio of 1800:1, high quality optics and 10-bit image processing to provide crisp, clean images and perfect color saturation. Rugged and compact in design, with built-in handles and multiple rigging points, the projector is designed to meet the rigors and stress of the staging market, and is ideal for use in houses of worship, concerts, large auditoriums, trade shows and exhibitions, casinos, theme parks, and museums.

The projector’s high bandwidth signal processing supports additional functions such as Picture-in-Picture, HD 4:4:4 and seamless switching between sources. Motorized lens functions provide power focus, zoom, horizontal and vertical offset at the touch of a button, while the Intelligent Lens System (ILS˙) provides auto recall for zoom and focus. User-replaceable pre-aligned Xenon lamp modules and bulbs with adjustable lamp power minimize downtime and cost-of-ownership.

"The Christie Roadster Series of purpose-built projectors represents the perfect convergence of size, functionality and power for the Rental/Staging market," says Mike Garrido, senior product manager, Business Products, Christie. "The new Christie Roadster S+ 20K projector is the brightest projector in its category. It delivers proven 10-bit image processing, an unmatched level of power, performance and versatility, and it is reliable, easy to use ˆ a clear cut above the competition."

The Christie Roadster S+ 20K will respond to almost any kind of control, including RS-232, RS-422, DMX 512, IR remote, wired remote, and direct control panel input. Onboard ChristieNET networking allows for remote monitoring from anywhere in the world.

Christie introduces the Christie LX120 LCD projector, the latest and brightest projector in Christie‚s popular RoadRunner series. Featuring an industry leading 12,000 ANSI lumens and superior 1300:1 contrast ratio, the Christie LX120 offers the ultimate in reliability, dependability and flexibility. With configurable illumination to operate either in quad or dual lamp mode, it is equally at home in large auditoriums and churches, as well as executive briefing rooms and conference centers.

The Christie LX120 features XGA native resolution (1024 x 768) with scaling for signals from VGA up to UXGA resolution. It is compatible with virtually any source, with a range of standard and optional analog and digital inputs from RGBHV through to DVI-I and HD-SDI. The projector is also compatible with standard video and HDTV formats.

“Founded upon award-winning technology, the Christie LX120 is one of the brightest and most cost-efficient LCD projectors on the market and reflects Christie‚s dedication to excellence,” says Neil Wittering, director of product management, Business Products, Christie.

With optional ChristieNET, the Christie LX120 is networking-ready via the TCP/IP network for ultimate control and preventative maintenance. The motorized zoom, focus and lens shift and a full range of lens options including short-throw fixed and long-throw zoom lenses with horizontal and vertical lens shift, that are easy to set-up and easy to maintain.

Christie introduces the new Christie DS+26 digital projector, the smallest, high resolution, single-chip DLP projector available on the market. The Christie DS+26 features true SXGA+ 1400×1050 resolution, a powerful 2500 ANSI lumens and a 2500:1 full field contrast ratio to deliver images of exceptional brightness, sharpness and clarity. The Christie DS+26 is the only compact DLP projector on the market with 100% vertical lens shift for distortion-free imaging. Ideal for unobtrusive installations, the DS+26 compact size and quiet operation is ideal for smaller conference rooms, boardrooms and training rooms.

The Christie DS+26 projector‚s high performance optics features a wide-range zoom lens that provides for ultimate flexibility in virtually any installation configuration. Simplified inputs offer maximum connectivity with most analog, digital and video sources, including HDTV. SXGA+ resolution makes it compatible with laptop computers and high-end workstations.

“At under four inches high and just over six pounds with 2500 lumens brightness, the DS+26 is powerful enough for mobile presentations and cost-conscious installations,” remarked Neil Wittering, director of product management, Business Products, Christie.”

The Christie DS+26 also features front-access lamp replacement and up to 3,000 hours of operation from a single lamp, providing a low cost-of-ownership. The projector‚s built-in RJ45 port enables monitoring and control over any TCP-IP network.