Costa Rica. The Costa Rican exhibition chain CCM Cinemas has the first cinema in the country equipped with a pure RGB laser projector. This is room 4 of the Plaza Occidente multiplex, where a Christie CP2315-RGB projector has been installed, as well as Christie Vive Audio speakers in conjunction with Dolby Atmos. The operation has been carried out through the integrator Vidicom.
The complex in question is located in the Plaza Occidente 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 Occidente sought to reinvent itself to offer unparalleled experiences that are impossible for consumers to reproduce in residential audiovisual systems," explained Guido Vázquez Badilla, president of CCM Plaza Occidente.
He added: "That is why we have created this Premium room whose objective is to offer the Costa Rican public a new highly refined cinematographic experience and excellent audiovisual comfort through the support of innovative state-of-the-art cinematographic technologies."
The room in question has a Harkness Clarus XC 1.7 display. of 10.6 x 5.72 meters and is equipped for 3D with the X-Mirror system of the company GXM Inc. It has stadium comfort seats and an architectural design optimized to offer the best cinematic experience to its audience.
"For the projection we wanted to introduce the third generation of digital film projectors, specifically the Christie RealLaser RGB laser technology, to obtain a spectacular colorimetry and contrast and an experience of great realism," said Vázquez Badilla.
The installed Christie CP2315-RGB is a projector of 13,500 lumens and 2K resolution based on Christie RealLaser lighting technology, which guarantees excellent image quality and brightness levels higher than DCI standards throughout the natural life of the equipment.
For the sound of the room, The line array (LA) speakers of Christie Vive Audio 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 are the perfect complement to create a 360-degree sound experience of great precision, balance, definition and comfort," said Vázquez Badilla.
The other three screens of Multicines Plaza Occidente have Christie Xenon lighting projectors installed in 2013.
Juan Carlos Cotua Fiorentini, CEO of Vidicom, concluded: "With this project we have sought to innovate with aspects of design and technology to provide the client with a differentiated cinematic experience of high profile and great comfort. For the Costa Rican exhibition industry, this room represents a rebirth that allows to maintain the technological validity of movie theaters and face the competition of streaming that every day attracts more users. "
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.
