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PROJECTOR CINEMA HOME DEFINITION HIGH

AE900

Made by Panasonic,

At one point during the development process, the PT-AE900 was sent to Hollywood. At the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory, fine tuning was done to enhance the picture quality. Over several months, we worked with a team of specialists from the motion picture industry, making a series of minute adjustments to the projector's image reproduction system. We wanted to bring the excitement of the cinema to the home and reproduce faithfully the picture quality intended by the moviemakers. These were ideals we could only achieve with the collaboration of professionals having experience in actual movie production. Several cinematographers, the people responsible for making sure the images in a film look exactly as the director intended, as well as David Bernstein, who has worked as a postproduction colourist on telecine video transfers of many outstanding films, played an important role in bringing a new level of visual expressiveness to the PT-AE900.

Tuned by Hollywood

One key to enhancing picture quality is black reproduction. Panasonic developed the new Dynamic Iris, with an expanded iris range, and a new optical block to give the PT-AE900 deeper, richer blacks than earlier home cinema projectors provided. By substantially expanding the dynamic range available for expressing images, we achieved a contrast ratio of 5500:1 along with the brightness of 1,100 lumen. What's more, new Smooth Screen technology combined with a new LCD panel allows the projector to reproduce smoother, more natural looking images.

All this hard work has paid off. Today the PT-AE900 is recognized as a cinema projector suitable for professional video reproduction. It is even used as a reference monitor on some movie sets.

Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory (PHL)???the home of Hollywood picture quality

Located in Hollywood, California, PHL has been performing research on digital conversion of film stock, DVD video compression, and digital cinema for a decade. Recent work has focused on the development of standards for the next generation of optical media employing the Blu-ray Disc and projection technology based on high-definition image compression. The close relations between PHL and many leading Hollywood professionals (movie studio technicians, directors, cinematographers, and colourists) and our ongoing research played a key role in the development of the PT-AE900.

PROJECTOR CINEMA HOME DEFINITION HIGH

AE900

Cinema Colour Management technology

The colour correction system, Cinema Colour Management (CCM), was developed to enable free control of colours and has a proven track record. Previously, it had been difficult to reflect the colourist???s intentions, because correcting one colour affected certain others. With CCM technology, individual correction of

approximately 1,070,000,000 colours without affecting other colours became possible. Colour control usually includes control of contrast, but CCM technology goes even further and controls brightness too. Incorporating CCM moves colour correction closer to the process used for motion pictures.

New Smooth Screen technology

Other LCD home cinema projectors can suffer from the ???chicken wire effect??????black lines between pixels that mar the smoothness of the images. New Smooth Screen technology, developed exclusively by Panasonic, virtually eliminates this problem by providing the high contrast ratio and other improvements that complement the new LCD panel of the PT- AE900. Also, blurriness and flickering have been removed during vertical panning, giving the PT-AE900 a sharp and detailed high- definition picture that is remarkably smooth and realistic.

New Dynamic Sharpness Control

Conventional projectors emphasize sharpness without regard for

differences in brightness. This can cause a halo or ???ringing??? effect around the edges of objects, reducing their perceived three- dimensionality. Dynamic Sharpness Control automatically detects the brightness around the target pixels as scenes change. It prevents the application of unnecessary sharpness to pixels with large changes in the brightness level. Sharpness is only added to pixels with small changes in brightness level. The application of sharpness is adjusted for diagonally adjoining pixels as well as vertically and horizontally adjacent pixels. This largely eliminates noise amplification and delivers clearer, more natural looking images. The PT-AE900 also features a newly redesigned sharpness filter that further enhances the reproduction of fine detail along the

CINEMA HOME DEFINITION HIGH

Seven picture modes and user equalising function

Seven preset picture modes let you select at the touch of a button

the picture characteristics to best match the source material.

Picture mode Cinema 1 was supervised by David Bernstein, a

leading Hollywood colourist. Incorporating CCM technology,

the PT-AE900 has a user equalising 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, resulting in a total of 34,391 possible picture quality

setting combinations. The PT-AE900 features a broader adjustment

range than earlier models and control screens that are more legible

and easy to use. 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. Now it is easy to

select the best picture settings for any source material, whether

movies, live music, or sports events.

PROJECTOR

AE900

Other features

10-bit full digital processing

10-bit full digital processing is used for the processing of the video signal from the input to the output. This enables the PT-AE900 to display 1,070,000,000 colours (1,024 gradations), so subtle variations in brightness or hue are reproduced with beautiful accuracy. Furthermore, gamma correction is applied separately to the red, green, and blue signals, allowing for ultra- fine adjustment of the picture quality with a high precision of 0.01%.

Progressive Cinema Scan (3/2 Pulldown) and HD IP

Progressive Cinema Scan (3/2 Pulldown) interlace/progressive conversion technology automatically detects when the input signal is derived from filmed material. HD IP enables the PT- AE900 to convert signals recorded at a higher quality than was possible with conventional models.

Wide, high-definition LCD panel for sharp, detailed images

A wide 1,280x720-pixel, high-definition, LCD panel generates the sharp images of the PT-AE900. Its three-layer construction realizes 2.76 million pixels, providing a beautifully detailed picture of exceptional fidelity???especially from superior video sources such as high definition digital broadcasts.

UMP Lamp delivers 1,100 lumens

Developed by Panasonic expressly for superior colour reproduction, the UHM lamp delivers a brightness of 1,100 lumens. Enjoy beautiful pictures that are not affected by ambient lighting.

* Conceptual illustrations to show comparative image quality.

PROJECTOR CINEMA HOME DEFINITION HIGH

AE900

You can use the projector in many different locations due to the wide range of throw distances provided by the 2x optical zoom lens. For example, to obtain a 100-inch picture you can place the projector anywhere from as close as 3 metres to as far as 6 metres away. Situate the projector on a table in front of viewers, suspend it from the ceiling above them, or place it on a bookshelf behind them???it will still produce the same dynamic large-screen picture. Expect stunning images from the 2x optical zoom lens at a wide range of projection distances and in rooms both small and large!

Adjust the positioning of the picture using vertical and horizontal lens shift! A simple joystick operation moves the lens within the projector housing, moving the projected picture correspondingly. This means the projector can be positioned in many different locations. Unlike the electronic correction used in conventional projectors, the vertical and horizontal lens shift mechanism physically repositions the lens, so there is no deterioration in image quality. This advanced function allows the PT-AE900 to fit perfectly into your home.

IMAGE SIZE / PROJECTION DISTANCE

SW

82.9 mm (3-1/4??)

L

Screen

L: Projection distance

SH: Image height

SW: Image width

Projection range

1.5 H

1.0 V

Screen

0.63 V

Projection range

2.26 V

One remote control does it all!

The typical home cinema setup consists of several discrete components, such as a projector, a DVD player, a TV/tuner, and an amplifier. Combined into a single system, they work their magic. However, each video and audio component has its own remote control. Keeping track of which remote controls which component can be a headache. The PT-AE900 has an elegant solution to this problem. It comes with a learning remote control that can memorise the functions of multiple home cinema components. This single remote enables you to control up to eight components, both Panasonic products and products from other manufacturers. It has five presets: DVD, TV/tuner, VCR, Amp, plus the Projector. Just input the appropriate codes to identify the manufacturers and models of your components and their settings are selected automatically. You can program settings for an additional three components directly into the remote using the learn function. An LCD panel on the remote makes it easy to monitor operations. Now you can control your entire home cinema system with a single remote!

*Do not use the learning remote control to operate equipment other than home cinema components.

*The learning remote control may not be compatible with some components.

PROJECTOR CINEMA HOME DEFINITION HIGH

Numerous connection options including HDMI input and serial terminal

The PT-AE900 supports a full range of input sources, including DVD and video players, PCs, and game machines. An HDMI input provides compatibility with high-definition digital sources, while the component video input terminals deliver full-quality, detailed images from high-definition analog sources and high-end progressive scan DVD players. The PC IN terminal can be connected to a personal computer. Other terminals include composite video and S-Video. The PT-AE900 even has a serial terminal for connecting a touch panel controller or similar device.

Quiet operation and front exhaust

To minimize distractions a quiet fan cuts noise to a mere whisper, while light leakage is reduced by using twin blades. Because the exhaust fan is at the front of the projector, the PT-AE900 is suitable for even a narrow location.

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