Sony Digital Cinema has been  chosen by Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé, one of Europe’s leading cinemas chains, to   equip all 11 screens in its new Pathé Le Mans multiplex exclusively with Sony 4K  technology.
  Scheduled to open in early 2014, the cinema will use Sony Digital  Cinema’s 4K digital projection system to provide its customers with an  exceptional visual experience and image quality when viewing the cinema’s film  screenings. Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé has chosen to use the whole Sony Digital  Cinema product range – including the SRX-R320, the world’s best-selling 4K  projector, and the SRX-R515 projector that features new light source technology  with six high pressure mercury lamps and a significantly improved on-screen  contrast ratio of more than 8000:1. The cinema chain will also become the first  exhibitor in France to install a large screen dual projector system using a set  of two Sony SRX-R320s.  
  Sony’s 4K technology offerings provide a visible resolution that is  four times greater than ‘normal’ digital cinema, increasing the level of detail  and definition of the image. As a result, picture quality is clearer with  images such as skin texture and contrast appearing more realistic.

Pierre-Franck Neveu, Sales Manager at Sony Digital Cinema in France,  said: “We are delighted to be equipping the new Le Mans multiplex cinema with our  unique 4K technology. The contract, signed with a major player in the French cinema  industry, shows that 4K technology has become the expected standard for film projection  in cinemas. More than ever before, moviegoers are demanding the very best  cinema experience and the 4K solutions developed by Sony Digital Cinema consistently  over deliver on this promise.”
  A spokesperson for Gaumont Pathé commented: “The decision to install  4K technology is an important step in the history of digital film screening,  bringing an amazing visual richness to films. Our aim has always been to  innovate and to offer our customers exceptional image quality, which is why we  have selected Sony Digital Cinema as our 4K supplier.”
  R2D1, accredited Sony Digital Cinema solutions specialist, has been  appointed by Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé to install the equipment.
  For more information, please visit: http://www.sony.co.uk/pro/products/digital-cinema