08January
HFX INSTALLS LUNETTE CURVED SCREEN
As anyone who watches Animal Planet knows: bats see with their ears. They emit ultrasonic sounds and sense where their prey is by the length of time it takes for the sound to bounce back. Humans are not quite that sophisticated in picking up the direction from which sound is coming, but we can still sense when sound is out of sync with that we are seeing.This is where Elite Screens comes in: they're a California-based projection screen manufacturer.
Their Lunettes are not only curved, but also acoustically transparent; both important factors in enhancing the authenticity of the viewing experience. If your projection screen in your cinema is acoustically transparent it means that instead of having to put your loudspeakers out of position (to the side, or below the screen) you can put them behind the screen. So while watching the latest blockbuster movie the sound comes directly from the screen, ensuring proper audio localization.
This is how it's done in a public movie-house, and how it's done in some private viewing rooms too. Recently Jacques Kruger, from HFX Systems, installed a 120 inch Lunette Elite Screen for a private client. The curvature of the Lunette reaches into the viewer's peripheral vision, and this too helps to enhance the immersive experience. The curvature also eliminates the pincushion effect, where the projected image is larger on the sides and smaller in the middle. Jacques explained that the finely woven fabric of the Lunette screen, which runs diagonally, is especially designed to eliminate that unwanted patterning effect known as moiré when the perforation of the fabric lines up with the pixels of the projector's LCD or DLP chipset. The screen also supports 4k resolution.
Besides the screen, HFX Systems also installed the projector; a full 7.1 surround system (including diffusive and absorptive acoustical panelling); and a specially designed acoustically friendly air-conditioning system.
HFX Systems, who have installed a number of Elite Screens, is very happy with the product and notes that it is excellent value for money.
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