Barco will install 213 projectors in Zon Lusomundo

The Portuguese exhibitor has selected XDC for its expansion plan of digital rooms that will be equipped exclusively with Barco projectors.

ZON Lusomundo, the largest cinema chain in Poertugal, has selected Barco digital projectors for the 213-theater commissioning project to be carried out by the integrator XDC. By the end of 2010, there will be around thirty rooms that will be fully operational. XDC will install exclusively 2K DCI projectors in these rooms in combination with CineStore Solo G3 servers.

Alain Salomón, vice president of Barco's digital cinema division, commented that "we are very proud that Barco projectors have been chosen to bring digital cinema to Portugal. This confirms once again the excellent quality of our digital cinema projectors and their possibilities." For his part, Serge Plasch, CEO of Finally, Luis Roboredo Mota, managing director of ZON Lusomundo, added that "we will be among the most innovative cinema operators in the world. With Barco projectors, we will not only be offering our viewers better image quality, but we will also be able to expand our alternative programming to alternative and 3D content, live via satellite such as opera, concerts and sports. In addition, the move to the digital phase will allow us to become a more efficient company, reducing our costs and at the same time generating significant improvements in the customer service.”