Panasonic intros LB80 series of LCD projectors

Nothing too exceptional here, but Panasonic has just released its new LB80 series of LCD projectors. The PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB75NTU and PT-LW80NTU beamers (and the widescreen counterpart, PT-LW80NTU) all tip the scales at under 7-pounds (that's the "lightest in their class," so we're told) and feature built-in wireless in order to connect to PCs sans cabling. The whole lot boasts resolutions ranging from 1,024 x 768 to 1,280 x 800 and brightness levels from 2,600 to 3,200 lumens. As if you couldn't piece it together yourself, these were designed with boardrooms and middle-schoolers in mind, but if the $1,999 to $3,499 price tags don't scare you off, you can most definitely bring one to your own abode right now.

[Wwhat Posted May 29th 2008 1:08PM]

How about the darkness levels though.

[rektide Posted May 29th 2008 1:40PM]

"previous history is no indicator of future behavior," but, the older panasonic PT-Lxxxx series had a "low brightness" mode (1600 down from 2100 on the Pt-L720U) that gave really really good black levels.

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2008 2:00PM]

"these were designed with boardrooms and middle-schoolers in mind"

That explains a few things about corporations

[JCA Posted May 29th 2008 11:33PM]

What value add do these provide over the 1080p projectors, some of which are right around 2K or a little under (with rebates). Even the highly regarded Panasonic AE2000 is 1080p, extra tits and only costs $2600. Why are these upwards of $3500? Are those ghey MSRP numbers?