By eliminating the black “letterbox” bars seen on LCD, LED and plasma displays (and of standard 16:9 projection), the DC1 recreates the fully immersive digital cinema experience in the home and provides 80% more image area than widescreen movies shown on conventional 16:9 screens of the same height. With its design and special optical coatings, the DC1 lens system can achieve over 97% light transmission and industry leading clarity, resolution and image contrast.

“The DC1 is the highest-performing product we’ve released to date,” commented Panamorph sales manager Russell Warnhoff.

“The DC1 builds on Panamorph’s patented optical technologies to dramatically reduce stray light from reaching the image. But it’s not good enough to have a great design – it has to continue improving. By sealing the internal optical cavities, the DC1 is much more resistant to dust that can collect on the optical surfaces over time, which preserves the pristine performance expected.”

The DC1, is fully compatible with all scalable 3D and 2D projection technologies. Since the proper scaling modes are incorporated into most of today’s digital projectors, it is now possible to easily recreate the widescreen process originally developed by the film industry. As the world leader in anamorphic projection lens technology for home use, Panamorph heavily partners with consumer projector manufacturers to promote the process.

The DC1 horizontal expansion lens creates the full 2.40:1 aspect ratio of most major motion pictures – the same used in commercial cinemas. When the DC1 anamorphic lens is paired with a 2.40:1 screen, a cinematic experience is reproduced in your own home theatre. With over 70% of all major motion pictures being shot in this wider aspect ratio, it’s no surprise that recreating the true cinema widescreen experience is a fast growing trend in the home cinema industry.