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MillimeterPanasonic ships widescreen three-chip DLP projector
Dec 16, 2004 12:42 PM
Panasonic announced the delivery of the widescreen PT-DW7000U, the world’s lightest native 16:9 3-chip large venue DLP projector.
Perfect for a wide range of venues from digital cinema to educational and training settings to premium home theatre, the PT-DW7000U combines 6,000 lumens of brightness with 1366 x 768 WXGA resolution and theater-quality 4000:1 contrast ratio with Panasonic’s exclusive Dynamic Iris. The native 16:9 projector also offers a versatile presentation style where XGA graphics and high definition video can be combined on one screen.
Panasonic’s exclusive Dynamic Iris technology quickly fine tunes the lamp output with exceptional speed and 256-step precision, resulting in highly accurate, real-time control of the light striking the DMD chips. The Dynamic Iris teams with Dynamic Gamma correction to increase a picture’s highlights so that the blacks get blacker and the bright areas remain bright. In addition, Its Dynamic Sharpness control increases image sharpness without adding noise.
The robust PT-DW7000U is equipped with three- DLP chips within a dust-proof, sealed, fluid-cooled optical system for high reliability in demanding applications like 24/7 command and control centers. Its lamp auto-changer alternates lamp operation to permit extended 24/7 use, and allows operation to continue without interruption even if one lamp burns out.
The PT-DW7000U is equipped with high-speed digital signal processing (with 16-bit color depth for wider dynamic range and more film-like images) and progressive cinema scan (3/2 pull down) capabilities which combine to produce rich, detailed blacks and to masterfully reproduce 24 frames-per-second film-based video. The projector offers a built-in multi-screen color matching and edge blending for displaying uniform, natural-looking, full-motion images over a wide span without any discernible lines between overlapping blended images.
An outstanding benefit of edge blending is that it increases the image's horizontal resolution while maintaining the maximum vertical resolution. Up to 100 PT-DW7000s (10 x 10) can be edge-blended at one time using the projector’s built-in processor.
The PT-DW7000U offers Panasonic's BriteOptic™ dual-lamp system that delivers the power and reliability of two high-intensity 300W UHM lamps through a high-precision prism. By adding the optional Ethernet network module, it’s network-ready, enabling network administrators to centrally monitor the projector via LAN-based remote control over a Web browser, thereby minimizing any downtime and driving down support costs. The projector can send e-mail messages to notify the user when the unit’s operating condition changes or a lamp needs replacing.
The PT-DW7000U is easy to set up with one-touch auto-setup with horizontal/vertical lens shift and Digital Keystone correction. The 16:9 HDTV unit can automatically synchronize to display 1080/24p, 1080/24sF, 1080/30p,1080/25p, 1080/60i-50i, 1035/60i 720p, 480p and 480/576i video in the conventional 4:3 aspect ratio. It can project on screens from 70” to 600”. Other standard benefits include RS-232C/RS-422 input/output control; mechanical shutter; 96 user memories; and selectable seven-language on-screen menu.
The PT-DW7000U weighs 48 pounds and measures 20-7/8” W x 7-7/8” H x 22-13/32 D (this is one-fifth the size of conventional large venue 3-chip DLP-base projectors). In addition to a wide range of standard inputs (two RGB/YPbPr, S-video and composite video), optional input boards include HD-SDI, SD-SDI, RGB/YPbPr, DVI, Ethernet, and video/S-Video.
Optional lenses available for both models include the: ET-D75LE1 1.5-2.0:1 zoom lens, ET-D75LE2 2.0-3.0:1 zoom lens, ET-D75LE3 3.0-5.0:1 zoom lens, ET-D75LE4 5.0-8.0:1 zoom lens, and ET-D75LE5 0.8:1 fixed-focus lens.
The PT-DW7000U is available at suggested list price of $25,000. For information on Panasonic projectors, visit www.panasonic.com/projectors.
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