CCM Cinemas installs the first RealLaser cinema projector in Costa Rica

The Plaza Oeste multiplex in San Ramón installs a Christie CP2315-RGB projector, as well as Christie Vive Audio speakers in conjunction with Dolby Atmos.

The Costa Rican exhibition chain CCM Cinemas It has the first cinema in the country equipped with a pure RGB laser projector. This is room 4 of the multiplex West Square in San Ramón (Costa Rica), where a projector has been installed Christie CP2315-RGB, plus speakers Christie Vive Audio in conjunction with Dolby Atmos. The operation has been carried out through the integrator With sight.

The complex in question is located in the Plaza Oeste mall in the city of San Ramón, province of Alajuela, the second in the country. This multiplex, opened in 2004, had three screens and the new room has been added, which has been called Alpha 360, with capacity for 140 people.

“With the proliferation of streaming platforms, Multicines Plaza Oeste sought to reinvent itself to offer unmatched experiences that were impossible for consumers to reproduce in residential audiovisual systems,” he explains. Guido Vazquez Badilla, president of CCM Plaza Oeste.

And he adds that "that is why we have created this Premium theater whose objective is to offer the Costa Rican public a new, highly refined cinematographic experience with excellent audiovisual comfort through the support of innovative, cutting-edge cinematographic technologies."

The room in question has a pantalla Harkness Clarus XC 1.7. 10.6 x 5.72 meters and is equipped for 3D with the GXM X-Mirror system. It has stadium comfort seating and an optimized architectural design to offer the best cinema experience to its audience.

“For the projection we wanted to introduce the third generation of digital cinema projectors, specifically Christie RealLaser RGB laser technology, to obtain spectacular colorimetry and contrast and a highly realistic experience,” says Vázquez Badilla.

The Christie CP2315-RGB installed is a 13,500 lumens and 2K resolution based on lighting technology Christie RealLaser, which guarantees excellent image quality and brightness levels exceeding DCI standards throughout the natural life of the equipment.

For the sound in the room, Christie Vive Audio line array (LA) speakers have been chosen in combination with Dolby Atmos. “These speakers, which are the most advanced on the market, are a first in Costa Rica and constitute the perfect complement to create a 360-degree sound experience of great precision, balance, definition and comfort,” says Vázquez Badilla.

The other three screens at Multicines Plaza Oeste have Christie Xenon lighting projectors installed in 2013.

Juan Carlos Cotua Fiorentini, general director of Vidicom, emphasizes that “with this project we have sought to innovate with aspects of design and technology to provide the customer with a differentiated, high-profile cinematographic experience and great comfort. For the Costa Rican exhibition industry, this theater represents a rebirth that allows us to maintain the technological validity of movie theaters and face the competition of streaming that attracts more users every day.”

CCM Cinemas is a 100% Costa Rican company founded in 1967, and a pioneer in the country's film industry. It currently has 17 movie theaters in different parts of the country.

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