DLP making the jump to 4K

June 18, 2009 Facing a competitive challenge from Sony Electronics' sale of thousands of 4K-resolution digital systems to Regal Cinemas and AMC Entertainment, execs at the d-cinema vendor is set to announce today that DLP will offer chips and related electronics for use in 4K projectors to be manufactured by partner hardware companies Barco, Christie and NEC. DLP will make its next-gen projector platform available by year's end, with its three partners expected to deploy d-cinema systems incorporating its 2K upgrades beginning next year. The greater resolution capabilities of 4K systems are mostly theoretical until filmmakers begin using digital cameras capable of 4K image-capture.

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