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Panasonic PT-AE2000U 1100 ANSI Lumens Widescreen High Definition Home Cinema Projector

Starting with the PT-AE200U in 2001, Panasonic has led the industry in developing advanced projectors that take large-screen, cinema-level screening enjoyment and brought it into your house. Their Hollywood tuning procedure, which started at the Panasonic Hollywood Lab (PHL), was developed in collaboration with leading Hollywood colorists and directors of photography, produces images that are exceptionally true to the manager's aesthetic imagination and intention, delivering genuine "Hollywood image character. Panasonic made Hollywood tuning accessible to house consumers in 2003 with the PT-AE500U, which provided unrivaled picture character when viewing movies.

Now Panasonic is bringing picture character to even greater heights by offering complete HD. The original PT-AE2000U is a full-HD compatible house film projector that achieves an extraordinary 11,000:1 contrast ratio -- better in its course. Developed with the character and precision that are needed to permit consumption by Hollywood professionals in the moviemaking industry, the PT-AE1000U features three LCD panels that exhibit lovely 1,080p high-definition pictures in extraordinary detail. With the original PT-AE1000U, Panasonic gives you the eventual film experience in your house.

Meet the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory (PHL) -- This is where Hollywood image character begins. For the previous decade, PHL has conducted investigation into digital film, DVD picture compression, and digital transition of movies. Now it is working to produce standards for next-generation optical media using Blu-ray Disc and projection engineering based on HD picture compression. PHL has a good relationship with leading Hollywood studio technicians, directors, cinematographers and "Pure Color Filter Pro" for Professional-Level Color Reproduction. For viewers at home, this means you view the sort of sunny, colorful colors and profound, strong blacks that take for quality entertainment.

It also has a New Optical Engine! The lens structure plays an important part in getting the better images from full-HD picture sources. To reassure awesome  character in the original PT-AE1000U, Panasonic developed a full-HD-compatible lens unit comprising 16 lens elements in 12 groups, including two large-diameter aspherical lenses and two high-performance ED (extra low dispersal) lenses. Panasonic also developed a "Clear Prism" to treat the three main colors (Blue, Green & Red) that produce the picture. By controlling the diffused expression within the projector, the Clear Prism reduces the chromatic aberrations that can induce tone changes.

The outcome is a sharp, high-contrast picture all the way to the edges. This advanced original lens structure contributes to the PT-AE2000U's extraordinary 11,000:1 contrast ratio. Next-Generation Full-HD LCD Panels. The PT-AE2000U is equipped with next-generation full-HD LCD panels. With their high power 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, these panels are perfect for reproducing lovely full-HD images.

Panasonic has Smooth Screen Technology that provides Film-Like Images. Smooth Screen is a Panasonic engineering that uses crystal dual refraction to organize pixels on a cover without gaps between them. This reduces the black-line "chicken wire" between pixels that mars character quality, giving you the sort of seamless images you view in a film theatre. It too protects colors from the chicken wire/cover doorway consequence, so the picture appears deeper and more three-dimensional.

The Dynamic Iris helps offer the deeper, richer blacks you need for true-to-life images. This structure works by analyzing histograms to decide the brightness degree of each picture, so adjusting the lamps strength, iris and gamma curve accordingly to produce the perfect picture. The adjustments are made 60 times every second. In the PT-AE2000U Panasonic uses an original algorithm that greatly improves reaction and stability. It helps the projector attain a broad energetic scope, with lovely exhibit of both blue and sunny scenes.

With the PT-AE2000U Panasonic's introduces a strong original digital picture processing locomotive called Cinema Works Pro, this structure unleashes all the beauty from full-HD sources. It helps offer great picture character from new sources very easily. 14-Bit Digital Processing Circuit: this helps reliably show multiply yet delicate hues and brightness variations, making it easy to view really elegant textures in a picture, particularly in reproducing blue scenes and achieving the higher resolution demanded by movie-industry professionals. New Scaling LSI: Converts pixels (a procedure called scaling) according to the characteristics of the on-screen picture and adjoining pixels. This doesn't just simply improve picture acuity and reduces disturbance, it too helps produce attractively expanded images from 480p sources, so you love brilliant image character when viewing DVDs from your house theater.

Also included is MPEG Noise Reduction: This method detects the sum of the difference in the input from one picture to the next and then calculates the total of disturbance to withdraw an according amount, minimizing both the block and mosquito disturbance. The Progressive Cinema Scan 3/2 Pull-down and HD IP: Automatically detects when the input sign is derived from the filmed textile. The HD IP enables the Panasonic PT-AE1000U to change signals recorded at a high character than with traditional models. The Dynamic Sharpness Control: With conventional projectors stress acuity without respect for brightness differences. This induces a halo or gang consequence around your target edges thereby reducing their 3D effect. The Dynamic Sharpness Control sharpens the pixels in the areas where there is a small difference in brightness. This reduces disturbance elaboration and delivers crisp, clean, natural-looking pictures.

Your Panasonic comes with 7 Preset Picture Modes: The PT-AE2000U has seven pre-determined image modes, making it simple for you to enjoy optimum viewing character from one of the best picture sources. Use Cinema 1 - a very soft seamless image for all movies. Per Panasonic this was created under the oversight of David Bernstein, one of  Hollywood leading  colorist. Use Cinema 2 - To emphasizes deep, very richer colors. Awesome for old movie classics. With Color 1 - You can support a scene with the 6,500K 5 tone temperature recommended in the HDTV measure (ITU-R BT. 709). Use Color 2 - For a  scene that supports the 6,300K 5 tone temperature recommended in the Digital Cinema Distribution Master (DCDM). Use Cinema 3 - This was designed for action. or crisp copies of energetic scenes. Very useful to show any cartoons, action and animation. Finally, Normal - A general setting for any scene and almost any picture source. Dynamic (don't forget this one) - Designed for showing anything in a very brightly lit area.

The PT-AE2000U gives home consumers a projector with the kind of waveform monitor used in equipment for professionals. This function displays waveforms to show how the PT-AE2000U has adjusted the images of the input signals sent from the source device. In cases where the output level of the source device fluctuates, you can view the waveform on the screen and adjust the image brightness and contrast to match standard levels. In cases where the characteristics of the output signal from the source device are distorted, viewing the waveform can make it easier for you to adjust the picture so it looks the way the director intended.

Cinema Color Management (CCM)
This is an innovative color correction system that enables free control of colors with CCM technology. You can adjust one color without affecting the neighboring colors. This makes it easier to achieve the right color equalization in hue, luminance and saturation.

User Equalizing Function
Incorporating Cinema Color Management technology, the PT-AE2000U has a user equalizing function that lets you decide precisely how images look on your screen. In each of the seven preset picture modes, the high, mid, and low gamma levels are adjustable. This makes customizing the picture fun and provides professional results. You can even store up to three sets of adjustment settings in memory for use any time.

Built-In Test Pattern
For quick and easy adjustment of zoom and focus, two test patterns are built-in.

A Stylish Lens-Centered Design
The PT-AE2000U features a symmetrical design with a centered lens and a high-grade finish that suggests quality. Also available is an optional cable cover (ET-PCE1000) that gives the projector a square shape while neatly concealing the connection cables.

2x Optical Power Zoom and Power Focus
A 2x optical power zoom/focus lens and a lens shift function together make it possible to project a 120-inch picture from as close as 11' 10" (3.6m) to the screen or as far as 23' 7" (7.2m) away. This gives you outstanding setup flexibility. If you choose to ceiling-mount the projector, you can zoom and focus by remote control.

Wide Lens Range
The PT-AE2000U lens has a much wider shift range than previous models. Horizontally, it can shift the image in a range equal to about 40% of the screen width. Vertically it can shift the image up to about 100% of the screen height.

extremely Quiet Operation
We reduced fan noise all the way down to 22 dB (in Economy lamp mode) by improving the efficiency of the cooling system.

Learning more about the Remote Control
The PT-AE2000U comes with a universal "learning" remote control unit that you can use to control your DVD player, AV amplifier, motorized projector screen or other components. A backlit LCD panel makes the remote easy to find and use even when you've turned the lights low for a home theater effect.

On-Screen  Guidance for Input
A graphic display on the screen shows which terminals have been selected for sources. An indicator blinks to alert you if you've selected a terminal that has no device connected to it.

Many Input Ports
The PT-AE2000U has two component inputs. In addition to video, S-video and computer (RGB) terminals, the projector is equipped with two (2) HDMI ports and an RS232C serial port.

Very Easy Maintenance
For easier maintenance, you can replace the filter from the side and the lamp from the top. The dust filter and lamp are easily replaced even after the PT-AE2000U is installed on the ceiling.

* When the dynamic iris is on. LCD projectors with 1,500-lumen brightness.