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PE8720 Features DLP-based HD2+ DMD Chipset from Texas Instruments, an Ultra-High 5500:1 Contrast Ratio, and 8-Segment Color Wheel for Top Performance
LAS VEGAS (January 6, 2005) – BenQ today announced its new PE8720 digital home cinema projector that is designed for home theater enthusiasts who demand the highest standards of image quality as well as professional A/V installers who serve the CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) market. Featuring the l atest DLP™-based HD2+ DMD chipset from Texas Instruments, a unique Contrast Adjustment Technology (C.A.T.) that can boost the contrast ratio to an ultra-high level of 5500:1 and an 8-segment color wheel, the PE8720 represents another addition to BenQ's award-winning home cinema projector line.
Offering extraordinary high-definition (HD) display capabilities, the PE8720 utilizes professional deinterlacing video chipsets from Faroudja that dramatically sharpen projected images. A customized Cosina Lens has sealed optics and mechanisms to prevent light leakage, keep out dust and eliminate any “halo” effects around projected images. The PE8720 also provides a breakthrough in low-level noise output during normal operation.
PE8720 Specifications
The PE8720 digital home cinema projector offers the DLP™-based HD2+ DMD chipset from Texas Instruments, an ultra-high 5500:1 contrast ratio, an 8-segment color wheel that displays up to 16.7 million colors, a 16:9 aspect ratio, a high native WXGA resolution (1280 x 720) and brightness levels measuring 1000 ANSI lumens. The unit weighs approximately 20 pounds, and the casing dimensions are 19.4”(wide) x 15.5”(height) x 7.7”(deep). The unit includes BNCx5, RCA (video), S-Video, and component (RCAx3) connectors.
BenQ will use the Dark Chip 3 in a higher performance upgrade to the PE8700, which will be the BenQ PE8720. This model features an 8-segment, 5x color wheel. The eight segments include two sets of red, green, blue, and dark green, a configuration that is intended to eliminate dithering noise in the dark areas of the image. Contrast is boosted significantly from 2500:1 on the PE8700 to 5500:1 on the 8720. This unit won't begin shipping until the April/May timeframe, and pricing is not yet announced. But you can expect it to be priced higher than the 8700