The first innovative Platinum lamp, the MSD Platinum 5 R, was launched in 2010. Today, in 2015, Philips offers a broad range including the 2 R, 14 R, 15 R, 16 R, 17 RA and 20 R. Platinum lamps have been used at many major events, worldwide. Platinum lamps were designed to cope with the demanding on-stage conditions in modern entertainment.
LED walls are increasingly being integrated into stage lighting design, creating a sea of homogeneous light. A new generation of lamps with powerful beams is needed to cut through in these situations and provide additional accent lighting. This is exactly what the Platinum lamp systems from Philips are designed to do, says the company.
Product highlights of Philips Special Lighting at Prolight+Sound include the MSD Platinum 14 R which provides extreme brightness of 12,000 lumens at 280W with a colour rendering of 80. The lamp is successfully designed-in in the X3-Coupe from Jolly and the PT 280B and PT 280 Hybrid from Elation.
MSD Platinum 17 RA offers "exceptional brightness" with a light output of more than 20,000 lumens at 350W, plus cool white light (7000K) and a high colour rendering of 85 and ideal for use in follow-spots or beam fixtures at any type of event. These lamps are now successfully designed-in in the Platinum BX and Platinum SBX from Elation and the G10B and G10 Hybrid from Terbly.
MSD Platinum 20 R offers a light output of more than 23,000 lumens at 470W, intense cool white light (8000K) and a high colour rendering of 80, making it "the ultimate solution for follow-spots, profile and beam fixtures". New design-ins have been realised with Clay Paky (Supersharpy & Mythos), Elation (Platinum FLX) and Terbly (G12 Hybrid MKII).
Mariam Rachi, global product manager for Platinum Lamps, comments, "Philips Platinum lamps provide powerful, compact and brilliant light. We have solutions for every type of event, whether the venue is a studio, stage, or club. Choosing Platinum is choosing a strong beam, combined with fast lamp replacement and long, reliable performance."
(Jim Evans)
