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Meet the team: Omnex is expanding — check out our new UK coverage
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Buying laser? We’ve got answers to a few of the major questions
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Live events: Whether it’s e-sports or a director’s live Q&A, we can help sort it
March 2019
The future’s bright… …and it’s probably laser-illuminated THOUGH SCEPTICISM is rife about laser
Laser may be a fairly recent cinema
illumination, here at Omnex we only see
technology, but it is not a new technology
the opportunities that it presents for
— and, significantly, in cinemas the goal is
cinema. Whilst the retiring VPF model
not just improved image quality, but
comes ever closer, so too do questions
operational, financial and environmental
reduces,
of projector warranties, spare parts and
improvement too. Longevity, performance
affordability of replacement projectors.
and efficiency are the focus of this new
so laser
On the plus side, cinema technology costs
wave of projectors, and that is great news.
As xenon projector pricing
have reduced, and advancement of such
We are proud to have played a part in
technologies has increased. So are you
recent RGB laser installations — the results
continues
getting cost-effective machines, or, in
are certainly impressive — and feedback
to improve
other words, more bang for your buck?
from new-builds and upgrades indicates
The xenon versus laser illumination
that “Layzer!” is a technology that we are
on-screen
debate will play a key part in this. We’re
increasingly asked to quote for, suggesting
certainly increasingly optimistic — from a
it’s a realistic option for many. Technologies
quality
cinema owners’ perspective — about the
always present options; we expand further
range of options that are now available.
on this with a brief guide and FAQ on p8.
technology
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