PT-AT5000: Panasonic announces the first Full HD 3D projector for home cinema

With a contrast ratio of 300,000:1 and 2,000 lumens, the PT-AT5000 offers high-quality 2D images and excellent 3D features for an affordable home theater experience.

Panasonic has announced the launch of the PT-AT5000, its first Full HD 3D projector for home theaters with 1080p resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels). The PT-AT5000 is also the first in the world to use transparent 480Hz LCD panels, which combined with Panasonic's original Overdrive technology, reduces crosstalk to a minimum.

The new technological development of the lens generates a contrast ratio of 300,000:1 and 2,000 lumens of brightness, allowing the PT-AT5000 to offer a viewing experience in 2D and 3D.

The Panasonic home theater projector aims to generate images that reflect the director's artistic vision and intentions. Consequently, the PT-AT5000's key projection technologies were developed in collaboration with engineers at Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory, who are heavily involved in the creation of 3D Blu-Ray discs and have played a key role in establishing 3D industry standards. The PT-AT5000 has been redesigned from the ground up to achieve excellent basic 2D performance and unique 3D features to deliver the quality Hollywood professionals demand.

The comfortable 3D view can also be adjusted using the 3D Viewing Monitor and 3D Picture Balance functions. The 3D Viewing Monitor ensures that the stereoscopic effect is within the safety zone defined by the 3D Consortium committee, since the 3D effect changes with various screen sizes. The PT-AT5000 can display left and right images side by side, with individual waveform monitors to adjust 3D image balance. Other 3D features include 2D-3D Conversion, which converts 2D content into 3D images for 3D projection with five different 3D effect modes.

The projector features a 3D IR transmitter that allows the user to enjoy 3D images on large format screens with the same optional glasses (sold separately) used for Panasonic VIERA 3DTV, suitable for those who want to enjoy 3D technology on both their TV and projector. An optional IR transmitter (ET-TRM110) is also available to extend the transmission distance.

The PT-AT5000 offers multiple functions that allow you to customize settings for all types of content. Many Blu-ray discs and DVDs have screen sizes even wider than the aspect ratio of 16:9 projectors, to achieve the image size that can be enjoyed in cinemas (2.35:1). The Intelligent Lens Memory feature allows users to program up to six different zoom and focus positions. Thanks to the PT-AT5000's aspect signal detection capability, automatic switching between 16:9 and 2.35:1 video content is also possible.

Other configuration possibilities, such as lighting and motorization of the screen, are possible thanks to the fact that the PT-AT5000 comes equipped with two programmable 12 volt output terminals and Viera Link. VIERA Link provides seamless management of multiple VIERA Link compatible Panasonic devices using the PT-AT5000's backlit button remote control.

The new PT-AT5000 projector is also equipped with three HDMI inputs (supporting x.v.Colour and Deep Colour), so multiple HD sources can be connected without the need to use an HDMI switch. Installation and initial start-up is quick and easy, because the 2x zoom can project a 120-inch diagonal image from 3.6 meters to 7 meters from the screen. The projector's lens shifting capabilities allow for 100% vertical adjustment and 26% horizontal adjustment, allowing the user to hang the projector on the ceiling or mount it on a wall.

In addition, the new PT-AT5000 projector is also an environmentally friendly product. Its intelligent management system reduces lamp power to the exact level of brightness required depending on the content. Panasonic's advanced digital circuitry intelligently determines the power required by analyzing more than 3 billion different image patterns. This advanced analysis process reduces main consumption up to a maximum of 10% when the Dynamic Iris function is activated, thus saving energy.