Panasonic launches 1080p full high-def LCD home theater projector
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Sep 4, 2008 at 1:30am
Panasonic has debuted the LCD home theater projector, the PT-AE3000, which has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of US$3,499. It sports full high-definition 1080p (1,920×1,080 pixel) native resolution, 1,600 lumens of brightness and 60,000:1 contrast ratio.
Panasonic has developed and equipped the PT-AE3000 with new Frame Creation Technology optimized for large screen viewing. For adjustment to different widescreen movie formats like 21:9 or 16:9, the projector is also upgraded with a Lens Memory Load feature that’s capable of memorizing and restoring zoom/focus positions for multiple aspect ratio flexibility.
The Detail Clarity Processor V2.0 allows the projectors’ digital processing engine to extract information of the low, mid, high, and even the super-high frequency components. The PT-AE3000 comes equipped with professional-level features that let users personalize the images they see on the screen. First, the projector’s Split Adjust mode allows users to split the screen into two halves; one to make picture adjustments and one to see those adjustments as a baseline reference.
Second, the PT-AE3000’s waveform monitor measures the level of brightness output from a given video signal source. This feature also automatically verifies that the source device is outputting at full dynamic range, and makes adjustments to optimize it for the home theater setting. Users can see a graphical representation of any changes made to the unit’s color settings.
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