At ITE College Central emphasis is placed on technology to enhance learning and prepare students for jobs in the digital age. To achieve this objective, ITE College Central acquired 12 Christie DHD1075-GS and D16HD-HS 1DLP laser projectors for deployment across its campus. Venues include lecture halls and a speaker’s chamber for training, executive saloons and event halls for corporate training, and hosting of VIPs during official events, as well as a 300-seat theatre known as Theatre@IlluminITE.
Joshua Chong, technical officer, venue management, CDE Division, ITE, said: “ITE has been embracing technology including digitalising our course materials, and visual technologies are the optimal medium for students to embrace these materials in the classroom. As a technical institution, these visual technologies function as an interpreter much like the pen and paper was in yesteryears. It is therefore essential that our lecture halls and classrooms are equipped with these tools and solutions to elevate learning to a new level.”
ITE College Central is no stranger to Christie visual solutions. It has previously installed four Christie Roadster HD20K-J projectors in the 1,460-seat Tay Eng Soon Convention Centre, which is used for large-scale concerts and events.
Chong added: “Our experience with Christie products has been very positive and we’re highly satisfied with the reliability and performance of projectors across the entire product range. Considering that we conduct Design & Media courses in this campus, image quality and colour accuracy is of utmost importance. We’ve been using Christie projectors for some time and have witnessed that they are able to maintain colour accuracy and consistency through time, which is an important factor in venues like ours where multiple projectors are fitted.”
The decision to acquire more Christie projectors came following the staging of “Milestones: The ITE Bicentennial Emblazon Edition” in October 2019 that commemorated Singapore’s Bicentennial. The concert wowed audiences with an array of stunning multimedia projections using the four Christie Roadster HD20K-J projectors, as well as a Christie D4K40-RGB pure laser projector, a Christie Crimson WU25 3DLP laser projector, and Christie Pandoras Box media systems. The laser projectors and Pandoras Box systems were provided by Christie Singapore and installed by its local partners Electro-Acoustics Systems [EAS] and Total Solution Marketing respectively for this event.
Chong said: “We were blown away by the amazing visuals and it became clear to us that if ITE College Central were to invest in more projection solutions for the campus, Christie would be the number one choice. That opportunity came in late 2019 when we needed to replace some of the ageing projectors. After a tender process, Christie’s high-performing projectors once again emerged as our preferred choice.”
Since the new projectors are used mainly in lecture halls and training facilities, the technical team at ITE College Central agreed that Christie’s 1DLP laser-illuminated projectors are most suitable for these venues due to their compact footprint, low noise, high usage reliability and robust light source that can withstand the rigors of daily use.
Chong said: “The DHD1075-GS and D16HD-HS models are perfect for our needs. We are most impressed with their high brightness output that produces brilliant visuals, while Christie’s patented BoldColor Technology offers enhanced colour performance and saturation over standard laser projection. This ensures colour accuracy and delivery of optimum visuals every time.”
The projectors were installed by EAS in less than a month during the school holidays to minimise disruption. The systems integrator has worked with ITE College Central on numerous installations in the past, and Chong applauded its technical team for completing the installation process in a very efficient and effective manner.
Chong said: “Kudos to the EAS team for working fast and smart for the installation and commissioning of the projectors to minimize inconvenience and disruption to ITE College Central’s operations.”