NEC Display Solutions Europe presents its new NC900C digital cinema projector. The compact device is certified to the security and technology standards of the Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) and has been developed specifically for small screens.
Technology and applications
The NC900C is the first digital cinema projector to feature Texas Instruments' new S2K chipset. This guarantees optimum picture quality on cinema screens of any size: the device is suitable for use in small cinemas, art exhibitions, open-air cinemas and university and public buildings. It even handles projection surfaces up to nine metres wide with a screen gain of 1.8. The NC900C supports high frame rates, making it ideal for 3D films.
In addition, the NC900C stands out for its very low total cost of ownership. It is the industry's first digital cinema projector with dual-lamp technology. The advantage: if one lamp fails, there is still no black screen. The lamps are easy to replace.
Design and features
The NC900C is also easy to transport: measuring 621 x 798 x 314 millimetres and weighing 43 kilograms, it can even be mounted on the ceiling without difficulty.
The projector stands out not only for its compact size. An Integrated Media Block (IMB) and a server with SMS software (Screen Management Software) are built into the device itself. The projector also has a built-in lamp power supply and requires no heat extraction.
The NC900C's integrated media server (IMS) will also be included in other NEC digital cinema projectors.
Thanks to a bayonet system, the NC900C can be operated with a wide range of lenses. These are available with motorised zoom, focus and lens shift.
Connections and partnerships
NC900C users also have several options for connecting it to other devices: among other things, it has one HDMI 1.4a and two HD-SDI 3G interfaces as well as two Gigabit Ethernet connections. Images and films can be stored on the integrated RAID 5 server with a storage capacity of 1.5 terabytes.
NEC will shortly enter into a partnership with Doremi, a provider of digital cinema servers. This will allow NEC to offer its customers all cinema solutions from a single source in future.
“The NC900C is a projector for everyone who previously found DLP Cinema projectors too big or too expensive,” says Gerd Kaiser, Product Line Manager for Large Venue Projectors at NEC Display Solutions Europe. “The device is a good option for small cinemas.”
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