Beijing theater installs laser projector

July 21, 2008 A movie theater in Beijing has installed what it claims is the world's first projector that uses a laser rather than conventional light, breaking ground on projection technology that U.S. theaters are barred from exploring because of safety regulations. The Beijing Hua Xing Ultimate Movie Experience opened Thursday with a screening of John Woo's epic "Red Cliff" using a projector made by a local company. The projector was installed in an existing 120-seat hall in the Chinese capital at a cost of about 1.2 million yuan ($176,000).

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