Panasonic Projectors

Panasonic Projectors

Panasonic Projectors | The Panasonic Corporation which was founded in 1918 as the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. has in the last 90 plus years risen to become one of the top three electronics manufactures in Japan, with the other two being Toshiba and Sony. The Panasonic name came into existence in 1955 as brand of audio speakers, but believe it or not Panasonic did not become the official name of the company until January 10, 2008.

Panasonic now manufactures a multitude of different items from car navigation systems to motors, fans and compressors. In this mix of products are the Panasonic Projectors which range from portable to home cinema to large venue machines. All Panasonic projectors come with over 30 years of experience behind them from units such as CRT projectors having an output of a couple hundred lumens and units as big as 12,000 lumens requiring liquid cooling.

For our purposes here though one of the Panasonic projectors meets the gaming projector 3D standard. That projector is the Panasonic PT-AE7000/AT5000 and it combines all of Panasonic’s newest technology to produce a very rich viewing experience. Although this Panasonic projector is at the top of the price range it has many features that make it worth the money. Let’s jump in and take a closer look.

Panasonic Projectors PT-AE7000/AT5000 Specs

• This projector is both 2D and 3D capable with a max diagonal screen size in 2D of 300 inches and 200 inches in 3D.

• Max resolution is 1920 x 1080 with a 2,000 lumen output and a contrast ratio of 300,000:1.

• The throw distance (distance from the screen surface) is a minimum of 3’-10” all the way up to 59’-4”.

• Are you looking for a lot of HDMI inputs on you next set? This Panasonic Projectors model has three of them along with computer RGB in, Component in, video in, S-Video in and Serial in.

• The machines footprint is approximately 18 ½ x 6 x 14 ½ inches and it weighs in at 19.2 pounds.

• The inclusion of Panasonic’s new Red Rich Lamp in Panasonic projectors increases the luminance of the projection enabling designers to use a lower output cooler running bulb to achieve the same results as a larger one.

• The optical system of the PT-AE7000 has been fully optimized for HD imagery using 16 lens elements with each one carefully aligned to achieve a uniform focusing balance.

• A 300,000:1 contrast ratio is achieved through Panasonic’s use of Pure Contrast Plates.  These crystalline structures work to block any light leakage through the LCD panels, thereby creating blacker are blacks onscreen.

• The use of Dynamic Iris Pro allows for the dynamic adjustment of the projectors lamp, iris and gamma curve, almost frame by frame, by using a histogram.

• Seven picture modes are available on this projector.  These are normal, dynamic, Rec. 709, D-Cinema, Cinema 1, Cinema 2 and game.

• The use of 480-Hz LCD panels along with Panasonic’s high precision overdrive technology are used to create bright 3D images while minimizing crosstalk and double images when watching through 3D eyewear.

• Image processing is handled by Panasonic’s newly created dual core processing engine to ensure that both 2D and 3D clear and smooth.

• The PT-AE7000 comes with a built in 3D infrared transmitter with a range of 20 feet to simplify installation.

• By employing a 2X optical power zoom lens it’s possible to achieve the same 120 inch diagonal picture in as little as 11’-10” from the screen or as far away as 23’-7” along with having the capability to shift the image 100% vertically and 26% horizontally.  This makes fixed mount installation much friendlier.

• The projector bulb replacement is on a 5000 hour cycle and is easily user replaceable.

I could go on and on about the features contained in this Panasonic projector but I think you get the point that this machine is well designed, manufactured and is one of the finest Panasonic projectors created.  So even though this machine is little bit pricier than a lot of the others on the market the quality you are receiving is well worth the jump.

Even Projector Central a world-renowned review and information web site for projectors has given the PT-AE7000 its highest four star rating in all its crucial rating areas, which are performance, ease of use, value and features.

When looking for great home theater or gaming projector be sure to include the Panosonic projectors newest creation in your short list, the PT-AE7000/AT5000.

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