Panasonic, a manufacturer of consumer and professional projector
solutions, today announced the new PT-AE8000U full-HD 3D home
theater projector. With 2,400 lumens of brightness and an extremely
high 500,000:1 contrast ratio, this 1080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixels)
resolution projector embodies Panasonic’s 11 years of home theater
projector engineering. The PT-AE8000U provides excellent picture
quality in 2D, as well as advanced 3D features that deliver a
natural and comfortable movie theater experience at home.
Hollywood Collaboration
Since 2003, Panasonic has manufactured high quality home theater
projectors in collaboration with Hollywood filmmakers and
Panasonic’s Hollywood Laboratory. This partnership is instrumental
in the development of projectors that deliver the image quality
filmmakers intended. The PT-AE8000U is the latest projector to go
through this process, having been fine-tuned to produce images as
close as possible to directors’ original intentions.
“Panasonic engineers bring us in to make evaluations and listen
to what we have to say, so that when they are doing the design
work they take our considerations into effect,” said Steven Poster
ASC, cinematographer. “I don’t know of any other home theater
projector manufacturers doing that at this point.”
For more information on Panasonic’s collaboration with Hollywood
filmmakers in developing the PT-AE8000U, the company has produced a
video about the process that can be viewed online at:
http://youtu.be/gJ9DqG96M7s
Excellent Image Quality
The PT-AE8000U comes equipped with a new 220W Red Rich Lamp for
increased red intensity and a 2,400 lumens brightness rating, which
enables the projector to produce bright images and deliver stunning
color reproduction. The PT-AE8000U generates deeper blacks by
incorporating Panasonic’s Pure Contrast Plates, which match the LCD
panel characteristics, virtually eliminating light leakage. The
combination of Panasonic’s Pure Contrast Plates, Pure Color Filter
Pro and Dynamic Iris technologies make the PT-AE8000U’s astonishing
500,000:1 contrast ratio possible.
Advanced 3D Features
Improving upon its predecessor, the 5-star rated PT-AE7000U1,
the PT-AE8000U ensures less crosstalk and 20 percent brighter
images for comfortable and natural 3D viewing at home. In order to
deliver natural 3D movement, the PT-AE8000U projector’s 3D Motion
Remaster feature interpolates an image between alternately created
right and left images caused by the active shutter system and, as a
result, enables smooth, continuous and properly positioned 3D
images. The PT-AE8000U projector’s built-in IR transmitter enables
synchronization with active shutter 3D glasses and can transmit up
to 20 feet. An optional IR transmitter offers greater installation
flexibility with a transmission distance of up to 33 feet.
Users can customize their viewing experience with the new 3D
Viewing Monitor and 3D Picture Balance features. The 3D Viewing
Monitor visually shows that the amount of parallax in the 3D
images, which varies according to screen size, is within the safe
zone set forth by the 3D Consortium Committee, ensuring a more
comfortable viewing experience. Using the 3D Viewing Monitor, users
can also highlight positive and negative parallax within each
image. Further customization is possible with the 3D Picture
Balance, which allows users to see the right and left eye images
side-by-side to adjust color, contrast and brightness based on the
content.
“The PT-AE8000U is the ideal projector for home theater
enthusiasts who enjoy customizing their settings,” said Scott
Wellington, senior product marketing manager at Panasonic System
Communications Company of North America. “The PT-AE8000U provides
several advanced 3D customization features, previously only
supported in 2D, including 3D Motion Remaster, 3D Lens Memory,
Keystone Correction and a powered zoom and focus
functionality.”
The enhanced Detail Clarity Processor 4 and Frame Creation 2 in
the PT-AE8000U have been optimized for 3D images and allow the
projection of fine detailed images, as well as sharp and clear
images in fast moving scenes. Additionally, Frame Creation 2 is now
available during 2D-3D conversion.
Installation Flexibility and Customization
Installing the PT-AE8000U is made easy with a 2x zoom lens and
wide range of lens shift. The PT-AE8000U can project onto a
120-inch diagonal screen from as close as 11.8 feet or as far away
as 23.6 feet. The projector can also be installed from the ceiling
or mounted to a wall with +/- 100 percent vertical adjustment and
+/- 26 percent horizontal adjustment.
Because many Blu-ray movies come in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, which
is wider than the projector’s 16:9 aspect ratio, Panasonic’s
Intelligent Lens Memory automatically detects and switches the lens
and focus position.
The Advanced Gamma Adjustment function has been improved in the
PT-AE8000U, enabling users to control the gamma curve and more
precisely calibrate the projector by adjusting brightness Y and R,
G and B at any of 15 points. By using the Split-Adjust mode, users
can freeze the scene and make these adjustments while comparing
side-by-side with the original image.
The PT-AE8000U is equipped with three HDMI input terminals,
which support DeepColor and x.v. Color, and two 12V Triggers allow
more home theater automation, such as lighting and a motorized
screen. Additionally, VIERA Link® provides seamless operation of
multiple VIERA Link® compatible Panasonic devices by using the
PT-AE8000U remote control.
Panasonic’s advanced PT-AE8000U home theater projector will be
available through authorized Panasonic resellers in late September
or early October 2012.
Additional PT-AE8000U Information
For more information on the PT-AE8000U, please visit
http://panasonic.net/avc/projector/products/ae8000/index.html or
contact us at pjsolutions@us.panasonic.com.
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About Panasonic Corporation of North America
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provides a broad line of digital and other electronics products and
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the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based
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ranking
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