With the introduction of these two projectors, Runco has expanded its most prestigious line of custom built personal cinema projectors and solidified the company atop the high-end luxury home theatre market. The SC-50d and SC-60d join Runco’s legendary SC-1 and offer cinematic experience for the most sophisticated private cinemas.

As the buzz about 3D movies escalates in Hollywood and sports, and broadcast content becomes more readily available, homeowners can be assured the best in 3D at home is still to come. Runco’s SC-50d and SC-60d will provide integrators with 3D-ready projection that can support multiple formats including Active3D using active shutter glasses or passive-glassed-based solutions. In the coming months, additional 3D capability will be available from Runco which will be completely compatible with implementations of the SC-50d and SC-60d.

In concert with the prowess of the Signature Cinema Series, the Runco SC-50d and SC-60d offer product performance and provide integrators with a product that allows them to offer their customers an extraordinary cinematic experience that surpasses even the most renowned public theatres because the product and room are custom built with the finest components to exactly match the owners’ specifications.

The SC-50d and SC-60d employ a highly-efficient illumination system consisting of two UHP lamps, which offer brightness and redundancy. Combined with the unique and flexible engine design, the SC-50d and SC-60d provide better, richer colour performance for pristine colour accuracy. These benefits combine into an image that provides a colour gamut and contrast, as well as unmatched brightness, even on the largest screen sizes. This image performance has the added benefit of a lower power draw than other projectors with similar or lesser, performance and produces less heat and noise.

For reproduction of Hollywood’s 2.35:1 CinemaScope standard the SC-50d and SC-60d are available with Runco’s CineWide with AutoScope technology. Selecting from multiple lens options that allow the flexibility for seamless integration into the most sophisticated, widescreen home cinemas, each Signature Cinema Series projector is custom built to suit the exact requirements specified for every client. The SC-50d and SC-60d feature a 1080p HD native resolution 3-chip system for the finest projection image and 16:9 native aspect ratio to match all digital programming including seamlessly switching aspect ratios for both 2D and 3D content for all media, including broadcast, film, sports and gaming.

Beyond 2.35:1 CinemaScope reproduction, the SC-50d and SC-60d are the first Runco projectors to include Smart Lens system with controllable motorised lens and iris that can be preset in memory to exact positions making it compatible with the highest-end home theatre screens that feature both horizontal and vertical masking. This index zoom approach preserves the aspect ratio on any screen size.

The SC-60 and SC-50 ship with Runco’s upgraded, new Digital High-Definition (DHD) external video processor. The DHD4 now also supports control over HDMI CEC in addition to the traditional IR and the expanded RS-232 connections. And for added dealer convenience, the new web interface allows for calibration from a laptop, smart phone, Apple iPhone, or iPad, which makes installation and set-up even easier for the installer. In addition, the Runco DHD4 offers more connectivity than its predecessor, offering four HDMI inputs and three composite video connections.