Panasonic Announces LB80 Series Projectors
Today, Panasonic announced the LB80 series projectors, which include following: PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB80U, PT-LB75NTU, and PT-LB75U projectors in addition to the widescreen PT-LW80NTU. These projectors are compact and dust-resistant to reduce repair costs. The PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB75NTU and PT-LW80NTU weigh less than 7 pounds and have built-in wireless capability for up to 128 different PCs working remotely. The unique advantage to these projectors is that they use a dust-resistant design that keeps a clear picture, even with extended use. Keeping up-to-date with new technological standards, the touch-sensor on the top panel is an added feature, along with a cutting-edge “Micro Cut Filter”.
These combined attributes in the design keep dust out, and extending the quality of the projector. Another unique feature is the placement of the lamp, which would normally located in the bottom in other competitor’s models; the LB80 series has the lamp at the rear, which keeps mounting and ceiling use in mind. The PT-LB80NTU and PT-LB80U delivers 3,200 Lumens while the PT-LB75NTU and the PT-LB75U provide 2,600 Lumens. The PT-LW80NTU is new, and delivers images with 2,600 lumens, the same as the LB80 series projectors. These models feature the Panasonic’s Daylight View 4 image-processing now includes the new Edge Enhancer Control, available on models of the fourth-generation.
With regard to resolution, the PT-LB80NTU and PT-LB75NTU deliver 1,024 x 768 resolution with a 4:3 aspect ratio. The PT-LW80NTU has a wide-aspect (16:10 aspect ratio) LCD panels for WXGA (1,280 x 800) reproduction. All of the projectors feature the following advanced features: “quiet operation, 3-second speed start, direct power off, built-in closed-caption decoder, in/out A/V connection terminals, anti-theft features, an easy-to-use remote control and much more.” The MSRP for these projectors are as follows: PT-LW80NTU $3,499, PT-LB80NTU $3,299, PT-LB80U $2,999, PT-LB75NTU $2,299, PT-LB75U $1,999. The LB80 series will begin shipping in July.
[via Engadget]
