Sony will be displaying some sort of the theater system at the 2005 World Exposition to take place in Aichi, Japan. It uses a newly developed technology called "GxL," based o­n "Grading Light Valve" technology. Whatever that means, I know not -- but hopefully after translating this article, I will.

However, the end result of the technology is quite astounding; the ability to project to a screen 10m high by 50m wide. That's meters, not centimeters. 32 feet high by 164 feet long.

Sony Corporation has announced that they will exhibit the "Laser Dream Theater," which uses a new projection system called "GxL" (Note: That's "Gee by El" not "Gee ex El"), at the 2005 World Exhibition to be held from March 25th 2005 in Aichi, Japan.

The Laser Dream Theater is a theater which uses the newly developed "GxL" projection system, o­n a screen that measures 10m (height) x 50m (wide).

GxL is a laser projection display technology which employs light diffraction plating, that uses the existing technology named "GLV (Grating Light Valve)" by Sony. At the core of the system is the GxL element, in turn consisting of MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) elements, which are produced employing technology from semiconductors; by moving the micro-ribbons distributed o­n the surface of the element using an electrical signal, the strength of the diffraction of the light emitting from the light source laser can be controlled, then projected.

Color representation is controlled by a GxL element supporting each of the Red, Green, or Blue colored lasers. The combination of these three lights is said to allow for a vivid image reproduction. At the "Laser Dream Theater," a laser excellent for color purity will be used, enabling the setup to have a color reproduction capability about twice that of conventional televisions, reportedly making brillion hue presentation possible.

Around 6MP (1920 x 1080 dots x 3 systems) will be projected to the screens, and an exclusive camera system was used to record the video. Video was recorded simultaneously using three HDCAMs (left screen, middle screen, right screen), allowing for an ultra-wide/highly colorful recording unachievable by conventional cameras. When projected, the signals from the three HDCAMs will be projected as the left, middle, and right images through the medium of the GxL system.





Inspired by:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20041222/sony2.htm

Press Release:
http://www.sony.co.jp/SonyInfo/News/Press/200412/04-063/