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Panasonic Announces PT-AE3000 LCD Projector
by Thomas Houston, posted Sep 3rd 2008 at 4:00PM
Panasonic just announced its brand new PT-AE3000 LCD Home Theater Projector at the CEDIA Expo (the annual convention of the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association, if you were wondering). According to Panasonic, this projector pumps out images at a full native 1080p HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels), 60,000:1 contrast ratio, and 1,600 lumen brightness. The projector includes several tools that let users customize the image to their liking, whether it be color, brightness, sharpness, or aspect ratio (the proportion of the horizontal length to the vertical height of the image).
We're intrigued by the Frame Creation Technology, which enables quick and easy switching between various widescreen formats -- most projectors on the market that allow aspect ratio changes force you to refocus the lens each time. This means the PT-AE3000 will let you switch from the 16:9 aspect ratio to others. The projector also features an aspect ratio of 21:9, which comes close to simulating the movie theater experience. As for inputs, the PT-AE3000 comes with a generous three HDMI 1.3 inputs and two component inputs.
With some high-end projectors pushing upwards of $50,000, the $3,499 retail price is a steal -- for a projector. Expect the PT-AE3000 to hit stores in Japan in October, and hopefully soon thereafter in the states. Given that it was announced at CEDIA, though, it's likely you'll have to have it professionally installed -- then again, if you can afford this projector, you can probably afford a custom installed home theater system.
Put a Projector in Your Pocket
Most of the time when you think "projector" you probably visualize a big box with a lens sticking out of one side and vents on the other, innards stuffed with fans to try to keep a smoking hot bulb (or bulbs) from setting the whole thing on fire. Modern projectors are smaller, lighter, and cooler than their predecessors, but if Texas Instruments' latest claims are to be believed, the humble lantern about to take a major leap forward.
Engadget is reporting that TI is about to demo what it's calling a DLP pico-projector to the media. The company's press release indicates it will "fit in your fingertips" and be small enough to be "an integrated component in a mobile device," which basically means your cell phone soon may have a built-in projector (other companies, such as Microvision, are also working on built-in, cell-phone-projectors).
So, instead of trying to view a 150 column spreadsheet on, say, your smart-phone's tiny LCD screen, you could instead project it onto the wall, the floor, or even the back of the head of the blonde sitting in front of you on the bus. While this obviously won't be the ideal means of viewing private information in public situations, a mini-projector paired with a laser keyboard would definitely make for the ultimate in ultra-portable computing.
From Engadget [via PR Newswire]
