03 Home Cinema Projectors PT-AE200/PT-AE300
Dynamic power packed in a coWhen an LCD projector shows images on a large screen, you can
sometimes see grid lines—known as “chicken wire”—between
pixels. With Panasonic’s patented Smooth Screen technology, use of
a special double refraction crystal makes those lines thinner and
lightens their colour. You can see the results in the PT-AE300’s
clear, sharp, smooth images.
Smooth Screen technology—
realizing film-like quality
Colour temperature adjustment (±3000 K)
Three sets of picture adjustment settings can be stored in memory
More flexible colour settings
Digital Cinema Reality™: Reproduces images that are faithful to the
original film source
Noise reduction: Dramatically reduces ghosts and blurs
Other image enhancements
The PT-AE300 uses three of the new, high-resolution, 960 x 540-
pixel wide LCD panels, for sharp, beautiful images from DVD and
other sources. Thanks to the brightness of 800 ANSI lumen and high
800:1 contrast, you can enjoy movies with natural colours and clear
detail.
High-resolution wide LCD panels
Covers a wider colour reproduction area
10-bit digital gamma correction for rich expression of gradations
Traditional LCD panels characteristically saturate, resulting in
blurred dark and bright areas. The AE200 and AE300 are equipped
with a Panasonic-developed 10-bit digital gamma correction circuit
that operates in the opposite direction. By correcting linearly from
dark to bright the ideal gradation is realized, leading to the most
delicate image reproduction possible. Natural colours, like those of
skin and hair, or the vibrancy of a brightly coloured dress, are
delivered with smooth shading and accurate image gradation.
10-bit digital gamma correction for rich
expression of gradations
Specially developed by Panasonic, a new optical system realizes
images with the incredible brightness of 800 ANSI lumen, and
provides the high contrast ratio of 800:1*. Together this results in
deeper blacks and sharper, more detailed images. You get whiter
whites, blacker blacks, and vivid, natural colours in everything you
watch, from nature programmes to cartoons and animation.
* Applies to the PT-AE300. The PT-AE200 offers a brightness of 700 ANSI
lumen and contrast ratio of 700:1.
High brightness, high contrast
PT-AE200/PT-AE300
High-Definition
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10 bit digital
gamma correction
Corrected every 10 bits
brightness
signal level
brightness
signal level
brightness
signal level
Picture reproduction with
large-stepped brights, and
blurred darks
PT-AE300 Conventional
Ideal picture reproduction with
the correction of the
AE200/AE300
To cover the "High-Definition area" described in colour reproduction
standards, the AE200 and AE300 use an originally developed optical
system intended specifically for cinema viewing. This enables
reproduction of an unprecedented wide range of colours. The green
of the forest, the red of a
rose, the blue of the ocean,
and vibrant skin—by
projecting vivid colours and
subtle hues, you can view
pictures reproduced in all
their original richness of
colour.
Crystal device
Pixel on LCD panel
Divided pixels
The Double Refraction Crystal Device