CGV, a subsidiary of CJ Group and South Korea’s largest multiplex cinema chain,
has installed Christie’s ground-breaking 6-Primary (6P) laser projection system in
CGV Starium, which houses one of the largest screens in the world. The CP42LH
laser projector is designed and configured to achieve a brightness level of over 14fL
onscreen in 3D and an astounding 108,000 lumens on CGV Starium’s 32-meter wide
screen.

Located in the sprawling Times Square shopping mall in Seoul’s Yeongdeungpo
district, CGV Starium is a deluxe 545-seat auditorium equipped with a giant screen
that measures 32 metres in width – making it an ideal venue for installing the
Christie CP42LH high frame rate 3DLP® 4K RGB laser projector, which provide an
ultra-bright and colourful platform for huge screen theatres. This makes CGV the
first cinema chain in South Korea to deploy Christie’s pinnacle cinematic projection
technology.

The upgrade will replace CGV Starium’s existing Christie 4K dual xenon system with
a state-of-the-art pair of Christie 4K laser projection heads, a 6P modular laser light
farm with fibre-optic delivery, Christie 4K 3D high-bitrate server, and a new
premium white screen. This particular system is designed to achieve over 14-foot
lamberts onscreen in 3D and an astounding light output of 108,000 lumens, far
exceeding any “ultra-bright’ industry standards. The CP42LH has been officially
commissioned and commences regular movie screenings from today.

Anchored by the Christie Freedom® laser illumination system, the CP42LH produces
a color gamut that exceeds the DCI P3 colour and replicates the Rec. 2020 space,
making it the most advanced RGB laser cinema projection system available. It
consists of rack-mounted laser modules where each module can produce up to
5,000 lumens of white light. Because of the scalability of this platform, up to 12
laser modules can be easily added, removed, activated or disabled depending on
the brightness requirements. This provides up to 60,000 lumens per rack. Each
laser module is also independently cooled, providing built-in fault protection,
improved efficiency and ultimate reliability.

Since its rollout last year, a number of cinema chains around the world have chosen
Christie’s 6P laser projection system as their preferred choice for a superior 3D
cinema experience. Theater chains equipped with Christie laser projection
technology include Seattle Cinerama, and Moody Gardens in North America and in
Asia, the iconic Shanghai Film Art Center in China is the first theater to be fitted
with the CP42LH.

Christie’s 6P laser technology has also been endorsed by Dolby as a foundation
technology for Dolby Cinema™, a branded premium cinema offering for exhibitors
and movie-goers that delivers the best cinema experience ever. So far, the famous
El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood as well as AMC Theatres in Burbank, Atlanta,
Houston and Kansas City across the United States are delivering this total premium
cinema experience, while JT Bioscopen in Eindhoven and Hilversum in The
Netherlands, and Cineplexx Linz in Austria have also commenced screenings using
Dolby Vision, the visual aspect of Dolby Cinema, which is anchored by Christie laser
projection.