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08-28-07, 11:44 PM
http://www.hdtvuk.tv/2007/08/sanyo_lpz2000_b.html
Sanyo LP-Z2000: bulky 1080p projector coming to Japan
Another product destined first for Japan is Sanyo's ugly duckling LP-Z2000. It's not pretty, but it's clever, and let's face it — when a projector is producing a great picture, who really cares what it looks like?
According to the product page translation It's a 1080p LCD projector boasting a 15,000:1 contrast ratio, 1,200 lumens, 14-bit color, up to two times zoom, and two HDMI 1.3a connectors supporting DeepColor.
It can throw an image from 40-300cms across, including a 100cm image when the projector is situated three metres from the screen.
It's pretty quiet too, emitting just 19dB. Dimensions are 40cm (W) ×34.6cm (D) ×14.6cm (H), and it weighs in at 7.3kg.
It's due out in Japan on 1st November for the equivalent of around £1,600.
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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-theater/sanyo-lp+z2000-enters-cheap-1080p-projector-battle-293652.php
Sanyo LP-Z2000 enters cheap 1080 LCD projector battle
The battle of the 1080p home theater projectors gets even more rip-roaring today with Sanyo tossing its somewhat clunky looking Sanyo LP-Z2000 projector into the ring, at least in Japan. This 3-LCD $3000-ish monster looks more like an industrial-strength toaster, but still nails the specs with an HDMI 1.3a port, 1200 lumens and a 15,000:1 contrast ratio.
It's also doing its best not to wake up the neighbors, matching that Mitsubishi LVP-HC6000 projector we showed you the other day in the noise department, also quoting a nearly inaudible 19dB sound emanating from its cooling fan. However, like that Mitsubishi, this Sanyo projector's aimed at the Japanese market first, set for an October release.
The big news is that there's a whole lot of activity now in the low-cost 1080p projector front, bound to find its way across the Pacific, and it's putting even more competitive heat on the Epson with its Powerlite and Panasonic and its PT-AE100U, both projectors already released for $3000 stateside. Will some enterprising manufacturer try to undercut these $3K players? Do we hear $2000 for a 1080p shiner?
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http://www.hdtvorigin.com/hdtv/sanyo-lp-z2000-full-hd-projector-introduction/
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. unveils the new Sanyo LP-Z2000, a home-use Full HD (1920 x 1080) projector with rich new 3D color management, a high contrast ratio of 15000:1, an advanced lens shifting function, and a very silent fan system to enjoy the movie’s quiet scenes.
Sanyo has been providing solutions to households for home theaters, allowing users to have their own taste of the theater in the privacy of their own homes. The LP-Z2000 model brings the home theater experience to the Full HDTV digital movie age, and is able to adjust to its environments through lens shifting capabilities, allowing a large screen to be projected from a variety of settings.
The new projector will be on display in Germany at the IFA 2007 Show held in Berlin from August 31 to September 5, 2007, as well as in the United States in Colorado at the CEDIA Show in Denver from September 5 to September 9, 2007.
Sanyo LP-Z2000 Main Features
• Able to project in Full HD high quality, with additional built-in high resolution functions, including rich color reproduction, a new 3D Color Management system and a high contrast ratio of 15,000:1
• Advanced top-bottom/left-right lens shifting function - Enabling large screen projection in the living room or smaller spaces
• Very silent projector, without disrupting the quiet scene, at only 19 decibels
The light source of the LP-Z200 is a 165W UHP lamp delivering a brightness of 1200 lumens.
The projector has the following connections:
• PC input: Analog RGB input Mini D-sub 15-pin x 1
• Digital video input (2 types): HDMI x 2, Ver 1.3a)
• Component Video input (2 types): AV Triple RCA x 1 (Y/Cb/Cr),D5 x 1,
• S-video input: x 1
• Composite Video input: RCA x 1
• Service port: Mini DIN 8-pin x 1 (for service-use)
The LP-Z2000 will be on sale in Japan starting from November 1, 2007.
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I guess they made it bigger to make it quieter. It probably should have longer lamp life as well, due to better cooling.
IB
Sanyo LP-Z2000: bulky 1080p projector coming to Japan
Another product destined first for Japan is Sanyo's ugly duckling LP-Z2000. It's not pretty, but it's clever, and let's face it — when a projector is producing a great picture, who really cares what it looks like?
According to the product page translation It's a 1080p LCD projector boasting a 15,000:1 contrast ratio, 1,200 lumens, 14-bit color, up to two times zoom, and two HDMI 1.3a connectors supporting DeepColor.
It can throw an image from 40-300cms across, including a 100cm image when the projector is situated three metres from the screen.
It's pretty quiet too, emitting just 19dB. Dimensions are 40cm (W) ×34.6cm (D) ×14.6cm (H), and it weighs in at 7.3kg.
It's due out in Japan on 1st November for the equivalent of around £1,600.
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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-theater/sanyo-lp+z2000-enters-cheap-1080p-projector-battle-293652.php
Sanyo LP-Z2000 enters cheap 1080 LCD projector battle
The battle of the 1080p home theater projectors gets even more rip-roaring today with Sanyo tossing its somewhat clunky looking Sanyo LP-Z2000 projector into the ring, at least in Japan. This 3-LCD $3000-ish monster looks more like an industrial-strength toaster, but still nails the specs with an HDMI 1.3a port, 1200 lumens and a 15,000:1 contrast ratio.
It's also doing its best not to wake up the neighbors, matching that Mitsubishi LVP-HC6000 projector we showed you the other day in the noise department, also quoting a nearly inaudible 19dB sound emanating from its cooling fan. However, like that Mitsubishi, this Sanyo projector's aimed at the Japanese market first, set for an October release.
The big news is that there's a whole lot of activity now in the low-cost 1080p projector front, bound to find its way across the Pacific, and it's putting even more competitive heat on the Epson with its Powerlite and Panasonic and its PT-AE100U, both projectors already released for $3000 stateside. Will some enterprising manufacturer try to undercut these $3K players? Do we hear $2000 for a 1080p shiner?
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http://www.hdtvorigin.com/hdtv/sanyo-lp-z2000-full-hd-projector-introduction/
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. unveils the new Sanyo LP-Z2000, a home-use Full HD (1920 x 1080) projector with rich new 3D color management, a high contrast ratio of 15000:1, an advanced lens shifting function, and a very silent fan system to enjoy the movie’s quiet scenes.
Sanyo has been providing solutions to households for home theaters, allowing users to have their own taste of the theater in the privacy of their own homes. The LP-Z2000 model brings the home theater experience to the Full HDTV digital movie age, and is able to adjust to its environments through lens shifting capabilities, allowing a large screen to be projected from a variety of settings.
The new projector will be on display in Germany at the IFA 2007 Show held in Berlin from August 31 to September 5, 2007, as well as in the United States in Colorado at the CEDIA Show in Denver from September 5 to September 9, 2007.
Sanyo LP-Z2000 Main Features
• Able to project in Full HD high quality, with additional built-in high resolution functions, including rich color reproduction, a new 3D Color Management system and a high contrast ratio of 15,000:1
• Advanced top-bottom/left-right lens shifting function - Enabling large screen projection in the living room or smaller spaces
• Very silent projector, without disrupting the quiet scene, at only 19 decibels
The light source of the LP-Z200 is a 165W UHP lamp delivering a brightness of 1200 lumens.
The projector has the following connections:
• PC input: Analog RGB input Mini D-sub 15-pin x 1
• Digital video input (2 types): HDMI x 2, Ver 1.3a)
• Component Video input (2 types): AV Triple RCA x 1 (Y/Cb/Cr),D5 x 1,
• S-video input: x 1
• Composite Video input: RCA x 1
• Service port: Mini DIN 8-pin x 1 (for service-use)
The LP-Z2000 will be on sale in Japan starting from November 1, 2007.
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I guess they made it bigger to make it quieter. It probably should have longer lamp life as well, due to better cooling.
IB