Erlangen Arthouse Installs Samsung Onyx Cinema LED Screen

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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 16:36 -- Nick Dager

Samsung has installed its Onyx Cinema LED display at the Lamm-Lichtspiele arthouse cinema in Erlangen.

Samsung has installed its Onyx Cinema LED display at the Lamm-Lichtspiele arthouse cinema in Erlangen.Lamm-Lichtspiele is the oldest operating cinema in Erlangen, with the first performance dating back to 1919.

The giant HDR Onyx display installed at the Lamm-Lichtspiele arthouse cinema in Germany measures 5.1 by 2.7 meters and has a resolution of 2048 x 1080.

The panel boasts 6.6 million light-emitting diodes that, when combined, create 2.2 million pixels. The display is based on the DCI color space and has fantastic contrast with deep blacks and a high luminosity of up to 500 nits.

“We are proud to have brought the cinema of the future to Erlangen,” said Lamm-Lichtspiele managing directors Elisa Coburger and Peter Zwingmann.

Samsung's Onyx Cinema LED display is the world's first Digital Cinema Initiative-certified cinema display for screenings.

Samsung's Onyx Cinema LED display first made its appearance in the summer of 2017 at the Lotte Cinema World Tower in Seoul. More than 120 venues around the world now feature the technology.