Panasonic TH-AE3000 Projector with 60,000:1 Contrast Ratio unveiled

Oct 3 2008, 5:15am CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Panasonic unveiled the new TH-AE3000 LCD projector today. The TH-AE3000 replaces the currently available Panasonic TH-AE2000.
The specifications of the TH-AE3000 have dramatically improved over the TH-AE2000 with the contrast ratio now hitting 60,000:1 and the brightness clocking in at 1600 lm.
Other features of the new full HD home cinema projector include horizontal (40%+-) and vertical lens shift (100%+-), HDMI 1.3, x.v. Color and 24p support.
The new Panasonic TH-AE3000 will start shipping on November 20th in Japan. Pricing is not announced yet.
Via this press-release (Japanese).

The Panasonic TH-AE3000 has been already announced in the US as PT-AE3000U. It will ship in October for about $3,500. See the PT-AE3000 product page on the Panasonic site for more details.

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