Christie (company)
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 Headquarters in Cypress, California | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional audio-visual technology |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Founder | S.L. Christie |
| Headquarters | Cypress, California |
Key people | Koji Naito, Chairman & CEO; Hideaki Onishi, President & COO, Christie Digital Systems, Inc. |
| Products | Projectors, LED displays, LCD displays, media servers, image processors, AV-over-IP, far-UVC disinfecting technology |
| Services | Design, manufacture, deploy and support ProAV systems |
| Parent | Ushio, Inc. |
Christie is an audiovisual company headquartered in Cypress, California.
History[edit]
Christie was founded in 1929[1] by S.L. Christie in California. It made a name for itself as a manufacturer of 35mm film movie projectors, lamp houses, lamp consoles and film platter systems.[2] It acquired the Kitchener, Ontario-based digital projection business of Electrohome in 1999.[3] Christie was the first licensee of Texas Instruments' Digital Light Processing technology.
As of 2019, more than 65,000 Christie projectors have been installed worldwide, used in more than 10 million screenings.[4]
Christie acquired Vista Controls Systems in 2007, makers of video processing systems, including the Spyder.[5]
In 2009, Christie launched MicroTiles, modular 16" × 12" (408 mm × 306 mm) LED-powered DLP-based units that can be built together into a large video wall-style display.[6]
In 2013, Christie launched the Matrix StIM WQ and Matrix SIM WQ projectors. These projectors were designed for simulation and training applications and included Christie AccuFrame smear-reduction technology.[7]
In 2015, Christie acquired Coolux, best known for its Pandoras Box product family of media and show control systems.[8] In the same year, Christie launched a new projection system using RGB laser technology with colors approaching Rec. 2020 color space.[9]
In 2019, Christie launched MicroTiles LED, a direct-view LED display consisting of a mounting chassis and three rectangular modules which snap onto the chassis via magnets.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Christie: Relationships, passion and quality". InPark Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "A Digital Leader with Heritage". Archived from the original on 2020-09-18.
- ^ "ProjectorCentral News - Nov 1, 1999 - Christie Digital Systems Premieres". www.projectorcentral.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Christie - A digital leader with heritage". Archived from the original on 2020-09-18.
- ^ "Christie Acquires Vista Systems". Sound & Video Contractor. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "DailyDOOH » Blog Archive » Christie Digital Launches MicroTiles". DailyDOOH. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Christie Matrix StIM WQ and Matrix SIM WQ Projectors". Sound & Video Contractor. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Christie acquires Pandoras Box creator coolux". Installation. 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Christie announces new laser projection system platform and products - Projectorpoint News". www.projectorpoint.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ Haynes, Dave (2019-10-01). "Christie Goes Into The Back-Story Of Its LED MicroTiles". Sixteen:Nine. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
