HIGH-PRECISION Optical System

High-precision iris mechanism

PT-AE2000EFull High-Definition Home Cinema Projector

High, 16,000:1 Contrast Ratio and 1,500-Lumen Brightness

Almost all the key components in the opti- cal system have been renewed to unleash the beauty of full-HD expression with an outstanding contrast ratio of 16,000:1 and brightness of 1,500 lumens.

Carefully Tuned Lens System for Maximum Full-HD Performance

To assure maximum clarity in full-HD images, the PT-AE2000E employs a new 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 dispersion) lenses. Each lens is carefully aligned by highly skilled technicians to assure a uni- form focusing balance from the centre to the edges of the screen. The resulting high-quality images are clear and free of distortion and colour bleeding.

New, high- fidelity full- HD lens

Next-Generation Full-HD LCD Panels

The new next-generation full-HD LCD pan- els*1 use vertically aligned liquid crystal molecules with inorganic alignment layers. When no voltage is applied, the molecules are aligned perpendicular to the glass sub- strate, so there is no light leakage and the substrate remains black (called “normally black” operation), providing higher contrast.

Dynamic Iris Designed for Full-HD

This system works by analysing histograms to determine the brightness level of each image, then adjusting the lamp power, iris and gamma curve*2 accordingly to create the

ideal image. The adjustments are made 60 times every second. In the PT-AE2000E we doubled the control speed pattern to fur- ther improve response and stability. This helps the projector achieve a wide dynamic range with swift smoothness for added beauty in both dark and bright scenes.

Smooth Screen Technology

Panasonic’s Smooth Screen technology uses crystal double refraction to arrange pixels on a screen without gaps between them. The new Smooth Screen is optimised specifically to match the characteristic of






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PT-AE2000E’s optical system, giving you the kind of smooth, vivid, and three-dimension- al-like images you see in a movie theatre.

Pure Colour Filter Pro

This optical filter optimises the light spec- trum 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 such an extent that the colour gamut is expanded to approximately match the level specified by the digital cinema industry.*3 This gives images the deep, rich colouring that distin- guishes movie images.

Lifelike Images in Crisp Detail

Developed in collaboration with leading filmmakers, Panasonic’s Hollywood tuning process produces images that mirror the director’s artistic vision and intent. This process is now further aided in the new PT-AE2000E by maximising the image quality of the full-HD content in Blu-ray discs and HD broadcasts for large-screen viewing. The carefully tuned optical system teams up with a newly devel- oped Detail Clarity Processor to dramatically boost image clarity. The PT-AE2000E offers the ultimate home cinema experience with crisp full-HD images in remarkable detail.

*1 C2FINE™ D7 1920 x 1080 panels.

*2 Parameters for adjusting the output brightness gradation level according to the input signal.

*3 Specifications put forth by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) DC28 Digital Cinema committees.