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Sharp Corporation has introduced the XV-Z2000 Hi-Vision Home Theater Projector based on the DLP™ system^*1 to deliver high-quality, high-definition images into the Japanese market.

As the DMD™ projection device^*2, the heart of DLP™ systems^*1, the XV-Z2000 uses the latest DMD™ HD2+ chip set, the same device incorporated into our high-end projector model^*3, featuring significantly improved light utilization efficiency. The XV-Z2000 delivers Hi-Vision (high definition) image resolution (1280 x 720 pixels) combined with a high contrast ratio of 2500:1. Viewers will enjoy rich, vivid video images with outstanding color depth, a wide dynamic range and superb image quality.

Plus, combining this optical technology with a powerful 275W lamp, the XV-Z2000 yields a brightness of 1,200 lumens, approximately 70% brighter than our previous model^*4, and realizes superb image quality with rich, vivid and life-like color tones. In addition to reproducing natural colors even more vividly, viewers can enjoy impressive 100-inch big-screen pictures even in rooms as small as 3.5 meters square thanks to the 1:1.5 short focal length lens. Moreover, even when the XV-Z2000 is mounted on the ceiling, the motorized zoom lens makes it possible to adjust the screen size and focus using the remote control unit.

The XV-Z2000 is being offered as a Hi-Vision Home Theater Projector combining high image quality with high image resolution, plus a diverse range of installation options and adjustment features.

Product name	Home Theater Projector
Model name	XV-Z2000
Suggested retail price	522,900 yen (498,000 yen before tax)
Date of introduction	December 10, 2004
Monthly production	1,000 units (total worldwide)

Major Features

1.	Hi-Vision (high definition) compatibility plus high contrast (2500:1) based on the DMD™ HD2+ chip set.
2.	Combines a powerful 275W lamp with the optical system and realizes a brightness of 1,200 ANSI lumens.
3.	1:1.5 Short Focal Length Motorized Zoom Lens makes it possible to project big-screen, 100-inch pictures even rooms as small as 3.5 meters square

*1	Digital Light Processing™ (DLP™) system is an all-digital display technology that projects images using reflected light by controlling a Digital Micromirror Device (DMD), a precision semiconductor-based “light switch” array of several hundred thousand of individually addressable, tiltable, mirror-pixels formed on a silicon substrate. DLP™ systems yield, in principle, film-like images with high contrast and little color unevenness, and are regarded as ideal for use in home theater projectors. The number of cinemas and large-venue displays using video projectors based on the 3-DMD chip system found in the DLP Cinema™ projection system is also increasing.
*2	DMD™ (Digital Micromirror Device) Element, a precision device in which several hundred thousand of micromirrors are arrayed on a silicon substrate
*3	Sharp’s high-end video projector model, the XV-Z11000.
*4	Sharp’s previous video projector model, the XV-Z200.

XV-Z2000 Specifications

Model		XV-Z2000
Projection device	Size	0.8-inch DMD™ (Digital Micromirror Device™) x 1 (HD2+)
	Drive system	DLP™ system
	Number of pixels	1280 x 720 pixels
Lens		1:1.5 motorized zoom and focus; F2.0 to 2.5; f=21.3 to 31.6 mm
Projection lamp		275 W
Brightness		1,200 ANSI lumens (High Brightness mode)
Contrast ratio		2500:1 (High Contrast mode)
Center-to-corner uniformity ratio (CCR)		Greater than 85%
Horizontal resolution		720 TV lines (with 750p DTV input) 500 TV lines (with NTSC input)
Projected image size		40 to 200 inches
Projection distances		40-inch image (1.0 to 1.5 m) 100-inch image (2.6 to 3.9 m) 200-inch image (5.3 to 7.9 m)
Rated supply voltage		100 to 240V AC (multi-voltage)
Rated line frequency		50/60 Hz
Power consumption (max.)		360 W (standby: 6 W at 100 V AC)
Operating temperature range		5° to 35°C
Storage temperature range		–20° to 60°C
Video system compatibility		Compatible with BS digital Hi-Vision broadcasts (1125i/750p/525p/525i) NTSC/PAL/PAL-M/PAL-N/SECAM
Computer RGB input		XGA, SVGA, VGA
Input jacks		Component inputs	3 jacks: RCA (3-pin) x 2 DVI-I x 1 (doubles as computer input)
		Composite inputs	2 jacks: S-video x 1; RCA x 1
		Computer input	1 jack (doubles as component video input)
		Other connectors	RS-232C serial port (9-pin D-Sub x 1)
Remote control IR receiver ports		Front panel x 1; rear panel x 1
Main body dimensions		310 W x 89 H x 282 D mm (not including protruding parts)
Weight		4.3 kg
Supplied accessories		Remote control (“glow-in-the-dark” type), power cord, lens cap, etc.

Notes:

•	Digital Light Processing, DLP, Digital Micromirror Device and DMD are trademarks of Texas Instruments, Incorporated.
•	Lumens: A numeric value indicating the average brightness of the projector at the time of shipment. Stated in conformance with specifications contained in JIS X 6911:2003. Based on Annex 2 of the standard, which specifies measurement methods and conditions.