Panasonic PT-DS8500U Dual-Lamp Technology SXGA+ DLP Projector, 10600 ANSI Lumens, 10000:1 Contrast Ratio, 1400x1050 (SXGA+) Resolution

The Panasonic PT-DS8500U Dual-Lamp Technology SXGA+ DLP Projector is ideally suited for fixed installations and public display venues including independent cinema, live events, educational institutions, entertainment and advertising or as the hub of cutting-edge home theater applications.

The 3-chip system with DLP technology delivers outstanding image resolution. Considered among the most advanced projector engines, it allocates a Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) chip to each of the red, green and blue signals. This gives superior light utilization for high brightness, low-noise digital processing and linear white balance. It ensures minimal image degradation and a quick response that eliminates afterimages.

It would be faint praise indeed to describe the PT-DS8500U as "heavy-duty." While compact, the sturdily-built, 53 lbs unit has what takes to go the distance. It's for mission-critical environments such as 24-hour a day command and control centers thanks to the Dual 355W Lamp System which employs a Lamp Relay mode to cycle each lamp on and off during 24/7 scenarios. 10,600 ANSI lumens is enough power to overwhelm most ambient light challenges while the crackling 10,000:1 contrast achieved by the dynamic iris delivers SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) imagery that leaps off the screen. And don't worry if your source material was compressed. Detail Clarity Processor 3 restores any subtle details that may have been lost during the compression process.

Other features include a built-in clock to schedule projector functions, PIP and DICOM simulation mode. Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, or DICOM, allows educators to display subtle nuances and grayscale subtleties in X-rays, radiography or MRIs. The Geometric Adjustment Function allows you to project images onto uniquely-shaped screens and surfaces such as cylinders, curves or spheres. The function is accessed simply using the remote control and greatly expands your creative and entertainment possibilities.

The PT-DS8500U's wide connectivity includes HDMI, DVI-D and RS-232c control. The projector also features an HD/SD-SDI input which is used on professional equipment for transmitting uncompressed, unencrypted digital video signals. Lens not included.