DLP Cinema projector : Press Release

December 20, 2006
Press Release
NEC Viewtechnology

NEC Viewtechnology’s DLP Cinema Projectors are installed in all the theaters in the Shinjuku Wald 9 cinema complex
— The first cinema complex with digital cinema facilities in all theaters comes to Japan

We are pleased to announce that the DLP Cinema Projector from NEC Viewtechnology (president: Ogawa Takashi; head office: Minato-Ku, Tokyo) will be installed in all the theaters (nine screens) in the Shinjuku Wald 9 cinema complex, which is jointly managed by T-Joy Co., Ltd., and Toho Cinemas Limited. The cinema complex will open on Friday, February 9, 2007, in Shinjuku, Tokyo, through Toshiba Denko Co., Ltd.

Shinjuku Wald 9 is a cinema complex located on the ninth to the fourteenth floors of the Complex Commercial facility building to be constructed on the former site of the Shinjuku Toei Kaikan building. Seven NC2500S DLP Cinema projectors and two NC800C projectors will be installed in all theaters (9 screens) of the new cinema complex. As the first cinema complex in Japan with digital cinema facilities in all theaters, Shinjuku Wald 9 has the possibility to show a variety of digital dramas, sports events, combat sports, and music concerts, as well as movies in all of the theaters, as mentioned in its catchphrase of an entertainment complex that surpasses the ordinary cinema complex.

In the process of developing and producing our DLP Cinema Projector, we emphasized four major features: (1) superior basic functions; (2) user-friendly functions; (3) reliability; and (4) easy maintenance. Our products have been well-received: for instance, the NC2500S is being used in the Cinema Beta Test (a digital cinema verification experiment) currently being conducted by Technicolor Digital Cinema Inc. (*) of the USA. The global market trend is for digital cinema, and construction of the first cinema complex with digital cinema facilities in all theaters will trigger an acceleration of the trend in Japan.

We aim to evolve the digital cinema business by actively promoting the development of digital cinema solutions and servers together with NEC.

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<Shinjuku Wald 9>

Address:	9th to 14th floor of Shinjuku 3-Chome East Building1-26, Shinjuku 3 Chome, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo
Outlines of the cinema facility:	About 5500 square meters (1663 Tsubo) Nine screens, 1842 seats (70 seats to 433 seats, including seats for wheelchairs)
Management:	Shinjuku Wald Joint Venture (T-Joy Co., Ltd., and Toho Cinemas Limited)
Operation/Programming:	T-Joy Co., Ltd.

< NC2500 and NC800C DLP Cinema Projectors>

The NC2500S is a DLP Cinema projector with brightness of 24000 lumens and support for screen sizes up to 25 m wide (note 1). (A screen size of 25 m wide is the largest supported by DLP Cinema projectors (note 2).) This is a separate model, where the projector section is separated from the lamp power supply. The projector is equipped with the DLP^®chip for DLP Cinema from Texas Instruments Inc. of the USA, a panel resolution of 2048 x 1080, an ON/OFF swing angle of 12 degrees, and contrast ratio of 2000:1 or higher. Sales started in October of last year.

The NC800C is the world’s smallest and lightest DLP Cinema projector (note 2) with solid projector and power supply components. The projector features brightness of 6000 lumens and supports screen sizes up to 8 m wide (note 1). As with the NC2500S, the projector is equipped with the DLP chip for DLP Cinema from Texas Instruments Inc. of the USA, a panel resolution of 2048 x 1080, an ON/OFF swing angle of 12 degrees, and a contrast ratio of 2000:1 or higher. Sales started in March of this year..

DLP Cinema Projector
NC2500S

DLP Cinema Projector
NC800C

(Note 1) Depends on the installation conditions
(Note 2) As of December 20, 2006, according to our investigation

* Technicolor Digital Cinema Inc.
This company is a subsidiary of Technicolor Inc., one of the world’s largest companies for film development processes and production/distribution of DVD video software in the USA. Technicolor Digital Cinema Inc. was established in 1999 and is in the digital cinema business. The company subcontracts compression, encryption, distribution, storage, and other services for digital content. Since 2000, the company managed and distributed more than 100 digital titles. The head office is located in Burbank, California, USA.