Barco Products Shine at Detroit Auto Show
Barco showcased approximately 2,000 square feet of its brilliant daylight display products at this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.
Kennesaw, GA – February 7, 2002 – Barco is proud to announce this year’s North American International Auto Show, held in Detroit, Michigan, featured approximately 2,000 square feet of its popular daylight display products. Six leading automotive manufacturers including Mercedes, Saab, Nissan and Toyota chose Barco daylight displays to showcase their latest state-of-the-art models to an audience of over 700,000 during the course of the exhibition.The Barco daylight display systems were represented at the Detroit Auto Show via some of Barco’s world-wide premiere rental partners including Creative Technology (USA), Gahrens & Batterman (GR), ICT (GR), and XL Video (USA).Of the 2,000 square feet of Barco daylight display at the Detroit Auto Show, approximately 800 square feet was ILite 6 mm product, one of the highest resolutions of daylight display available today. Currently available in four versions, the ILite 3, 6, 8 and 10 guarantee images with brightness over 2,000 Nits, a level which has never been achieved with any other indoor display technology. The high resolution ranging between 3 and 10 mm further delivers astonishing image quality, even for an audience standing as close as 9 feet or at an angle up to 165° from the surface of the display.
Barco recently supplied Creative Technology North America, a global leader in supplying audio and video solutions to a variety of clients and industries, over 226 square feet of its ILite indoor LED video displays. Alan Barber, Sales Manager Creative Technology Los Angeles, recently stated, “The Barco ILite 6 is an ideal product due to its high resolution, lightweight & compact panel design, simple cabling system and low power consumption requirements. And from the overwhelmingly positive reactions we’ve received from our clients, it was clear that with the I6 product, Barco had started a new revolution in LED technology.”
Curt Petty, Barco Market Business Manager, Events stated, “We are extremely pleased with the tremendous performance of the ILite indoor display systems. The video displays provide outstanding close-ups and high-resolution video during live events. It was a perfect solution for the Detroit Auto Show.”
Barco ILite
The Barco ILite indoor display technology combines high brightness with high resolution in a slim, modular package. The intelligent LED-based display solution offers new standards in the video and graphics world. The system offers extremely wide viewing angles and unsurpassed high resolution images. Barco’s ILite comes with a built-in PC, which not only allows the system to configure itself in whatever shape and size, but also enables continuous performance during maintenance or service. This built-in intelligence enables the user to mix several batches of tiles of various runtime ages without image uniformity degradation or to remotely monitor the system. Four versions are currently available: ILite 3, ILite 6, ILite 8 and ILite 10.
Barco Events
Barco Events, part of BarcoProjection, specializes in developing customized visualization solutions for the rental & staging and events markets. Recognized for its dedication to product research and development, Barco Events continually strives to provide clients with unparalleled product and system integrity, delivering tailor-made solutions that answer the specific needs of its markets. With state-of-the-art daylight display and projection product ranges, Barco Events has become the preferred solution provider to many of the world’s leading rental & staging companies. Barco Events’ equipment has shared center-stage with stars such as U2, Aerosmith, Madonna, Bon Jovi, Jennifer Lopez and Robbie Williams and has provided visualization solutions at the Tokyo and Frankfurt International Auto Shows, as well as the Pentagon Memorial Service and the “Concert for New York”, both commemorating the events of September 11th. Barco Events products have been applauded as “unequalled” in the corporate events and broadcast arenas. Both Microsoft and Sun Systems have used Barco to boost their corporate events, while the entertainment community has shown its approval of the products by utilizing them for shows ranging from The Grammy Awards to the Eurovision Song Contest and Academy Awards.
BARCO Background
BARCO, with headquarters in Kortrijk, Belgium, has three key activities which are all active in Image Processing. BarcoProjection is in various markets of large screen visualization. BarcoView develops and manufactures display systems for life critical applications, while BarcoVision is in systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a revenue of Euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Bourse since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
