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Panasonic PT-AE4000 named Best Expert Photo Projector at 2010 TIPA awards

Panasonic professional projectors best in category for second year running

It was announced today that the Panasonic PT-AE4000 projector has won ‘Best Expert Photo Projector’ awarded by the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA).

Each year TIPA editors vote for the best photo & imaging products to come onto the market over the previous 12 months. Judgement criteria take into account innovation, the use of leading-edge technology, design and ergonomics, ease-of-use, as well as price/performance ratio.

In this year’s awards the judging committee highlighted the remarkable Full HD picture clarity and 1600 lumen brightness and 100,000:1 contrast ratio as contributing factors to the success of the PT-AE4000.

Quoting the TIPA citation, “Home theatre enthusiasts can now benefit from a 2.35:1 wide aspect screen, eliminating the Cinemascope issue and bringing the original picture quality intended by film and TV directors to the domestic market”

Commenting on the award win, Christian Sokcevic, GM for Sales and Marketing at AV Systems Europe said: “It is an honour to be awarded this prestigious accolade for the second year running and we are delighted that the PT-AE4000 has been recognised for it’s innovative features such as the 100Hz Intelligent Frame Creation blur reduction technology which have made it one of the best imaging products of 2010”

Panasonic's eagerly awaited upgrade to the successful AE3000 projector the PTAE4000 ( PT AE4000 ) is another great home cinema projector. Traditionally projectors with high pressure lamps have had limited red light support this new home theatre model fixes this with a proprietary red rich lamp which enhances reds to increase vibrancy and better reflect natural skin tones, for film lovers everywhere.

Panasonic seeks the highest performance in optical systems and signal processing circuits to achieve cinema-level colours, contrast, texture and details for an uncompromised home theatre experience. Panasonic's extensive knowledge of digital fi lmmaking and media such as Blu-ray Discs and HD broadcasting are clearly seen in the high picture quality of the PT-AE4000E, which embodies advanced technologies that optimise the reproduction of digital content. Its exceptional performance-etails with amazing reality and clarity-s further boosted by Panasonic's collaboration with leading Hollywood filmmakers to ensure that it produces images that mirror the director's artistic vision and intent. The PT-AE4000E integrates seamlessly with your home theatre environment. It lets you create a dream theatre with the dynamic power of a full-scale movie theatre in the comfort of your own home. Professional-level adjustments enable precise calibrations to suit the specific home theatre conditions in your house.

Key Features and Benefits of the Panasonic AE 4000

The incorporation of the new Red-Rich Lamp increases the luminance efficiency of the projector, to achieve 150% brighter Cinema Picture modes compared to its predecessor, the PT-AE3000.

Prior to the development of the Red-Rich Lamp, much brightness was lost to attain the desired color purity/balance for the rich color reproduction of Cinema Picture modes due to the lack of red luminance.

The newly engineered lamp successfully adds red luminance, and enables the projector to produce brighter images with excellent colors. With the ability to produce a stunning brightness of 1,600 lumens .

Dynamic iris is used to achieve an astounding contrast ratio of 100,000:1. The fifth generation intelligent iris system works by analyzing the brightness level of each image using a histogram, then adjusting the lamp power, iris and gamma curve* accordingly to create the ideal image. The adjustments are made virtually frame by frame. This helps the projector achieve a wide dynamic range with swift smoothness for added beauty in both dark and bright scenes.

Smooth Screen technology. This uses the double refraction property of crystals to arrange pixels on a screen with no gaps between them. Smooth Screen technology is designed to give you the kind of smooth, vivid, and three-dimensional like images you see in movie theaters.

Colour Modes

The PT-AE4000 has seven preset picture modes, making it easy for you to enjoy optimal viewing quality from a variety of image sources. Choose whichev er mode provides the picture characteristics best suited to the source material.

A double-speed display (120 Hz or 100 Hz) greatly improves the clarity of motion images. Frame Creation interpolates one new frame for each existing frame by analyzing the characteristics of the adjacent frames to reproduce sharp and clear images for fast moving scenes in sports and action movies.

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 3.6 m (11´10.) to the screen or as far as 7.2 m (23´7.) away. In addition, the image can be shifted ±100% vertically, and ±40% horizontally. This gives you outstanding setup flexibility. If you choose to ceiling-mount the projector, you can zoom and focus by remote control.

The PT-AE4000 supports VIERA Link. If your home theater system contains VIERA Link-ready equipment, projection can be started by using only the remote control unit of the PT-AE4000, regardless of whether the source is a Blu-ray Disc or a TV program stored on an HD recorder. This eliminates the need for hassling with several remote controls*.

* Cannot be used simultaneously with TV that supports VIERA Link. Some operations may not be available depending on the equipment. In this case, use its own remote control to operate the equipment.

Features & Benefits

New Red Rich Lamp - The incorporation of the new Red-Rich Lamp increases the luminance effi ciency of the projector, to achieve 150% brighter Cinema Picture modes compared to its predecessor, the PT-AE3000E. Prior to the development of the Red-Rich Lamp, much brightness was lost to attain the desired colour purity/balance for the rich colour reproduction of Cinema Picture modes due to the lack of red luminance. The newly engineered lamp successfully adds red luminance, and enables the projector to produce brighter images with excellent colours. With the ability to produce a stunning brightness of 1,600 lumens, the PT-AE4000E unleashes the beauty of full-HD expression for viewing on various screen sizes.

Full-HD Optimised Optical System - To assure maximum clarity and sharpness in full-HD images, this advanced optical system employs a full-HD-optimised lens unit comprising of 16 lens elements in 12 groups, including two large-diameter aspherical lenses and two high-performance ED (extra low dispersion) lenses. Each lens is carefully aligned to assure a uniform focusing balance from the centre to the edges of the screen. As a result, the PT-AE4000E produces stunningly clear and beautiful images

New Pure Contrast Plates Deliver High 100,000:1 Contrast Ratio -The Pure Contrast Plates in the PT-AE4000E use a newly engineered crystalline material that is carefully matched to the characteristics of the LCD panels to effectively correct the passage of light exiting the panels. This enables the projector to block unwanted light leakage and successfully increases the dynamic range. It works together with the dynamic iris to achieve an astounding contrast ratio of 100,000:1.

Pure Colour Filter Pro for Rich, Vibrant Colours - The optical filter optimises the light spectrum from the UHM projector lamp, helping to produce deeper blacks while improving purity levels in the three primary colours (red, green and blue). This advanced filter system improves colour purity to cover a range that extends from the HDTV standard (Colour 1 mode)*1 to the colour gamut used in digital cinema*2. This gives images the deep, rich colouring that distinguishes movie images.

Smooth Screen Technology Creates Film-Like Texture - While many LCD projectors suffer from a "chicken wire" effect, Panasonic's pursuit of the highest possible image quality has successfully overcome this device limitation through the incorporation of Smooth Screen technology. This uses the double refraction property of crystals to arrange pixels on a screen with no gaps between them. Smooth Screen technology is designed to give you the kind of smooth, vivid, and three-dimensionallike images you see in movie theatres.

Dynamic Iris Adds Beauty to Both Dark and Bright Scenes - The fifth generation intelligent iris system works by analysing the brightness level of each image using a histogram, then adjusting the lamp power, iris and gamma curve*3 accordingly to create the ideal image. The adjustments are made virtually frame by frame. This helps the projector achieve a wide dynamic range with swift smoothness for added beauty in both dark and bright scenes.

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