As a leader in the field of home cinema projectors, Panasonic has been doing important work in the imaging field for years. Key research at the company’s facilities, such as the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory in Hollywood, California, has led to breakthroughs that have dramatically improved picture quality. The new PT-AE500 incorporates Panasonic advances such as a high-definition wide LCD panel, Cinema Works circuitry, full 10-bit digital processing and gamma correction, and New Smooth Screen technology to achieve a level of image fidelity and impact that rivals what you would see in the movie theatre. And one of Hollywood’s top colourists took part in the development process to ensure a remarkable level of colour fidelity. Enjoy your favorite movies on the large screen. Experience a high level of immediacy and excitement when watching sporting events. The PT-AE500 packs everything you could want in a high-definition home cinema projector into a slim, unobtrusive body.
High-definition wide LCD panel
The secret behind the incredibly sharp, detailed picture of the PT-AE500 is a high-definition (1,280 x 720 pixels) wide LCD panel. Its three-layer (RGB) structure realizes an effective total of approximately 2.76 million pixels. That translates into a beautiful picture with stunning detail and exceptional fidelity when reproducing high-quality video source material such as high-definition digital terrestrial or satellite broadcasts. A new optical system developed specifically for high-definition LCD panels delivers 850 lumens of brightness and realizes a contrast ratio of 1,300:1, putting the PT-AE500 at the absolute top level of performance among LCD-based home cinema projectors.
Brilliant images and deep, vivid blacks—gives the picture a startling realism and impact.
10-bit full digital processing and 10-bit gamma correction
Accurate reproduction of subtle variations in brightness or hue is realized using 10-bit full digital processing and 10-bit gamma correction, which quadruple the number of displayable colours to over 1 billion (with 1,024 gradations).
Projector AI
The projector AI system is based on technology employed in high-end digital projectors used in movie theatres. It automatically adjusts the lamp brightness to the optimum level to match the characteristics of the picture in real time, dramatically increasing the dynamic range, accurately rendering black portions of the screen as deep, dark blacks, and achieving a stunningly high contrast ratio of 1,300:1.
Dynamic Sharpness Control
The Dynamic Sharpness Control circuit adjusts the video signal waveforms based on the difference in brightness of adjacent pixels for a sharp, clear picture that is relatively unaffected by signal noise.
Digital Cinema RealityTM Circuit
Digital Cinema RealityTM Circuit interlace/progressive conversion technology automatically detects when the input signal derives from filmed material and selects the optimum progressive processing method to assure faithful reproduction of the original image.