NEC rolls out 3D projectors

AIMING TO CASH in on an upcoming wave of 3D Hollywood blockbusters, NEC says it will roll out its digital projectors to Odeon cinemas across Europe.

NEC's digital NC1600s will let 3D-bespectacled movie goers 'ooh' and 'ahhh' their ways through films like Disney's Bolt and Dreamworks' soon-to-be-released Monsters Vs Aliens.

NC1600Cs are integrated DLP cinema projectors which house both the lamp power supply and projector head in the same unit. NEC reckons they've been developed to specifically cater to medium-sized screens and boast 17,000 Lumens and precise 2K (2048x1080) resolution.

Drew Kaza, executive vice president of Odeon's digital development noted, "3D digital provides the total cinematic experience – you feel the drama literally unfolding all around you."

DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs Aliens, was actually rendered and animated with Intel's InTru 3D technology and can be shown on any type of 3D display technology, but an Intel spinner told the INQ, "The more cinemas are 3D capable - the better the end customer experience will be". µ