Panasonic walks through two projector angles: a high-brightness rental/staging platform update, and a compact 4K LCD unit aimed at simulation and venue installs. The headline is the new RQ45K rated at 42,000 lumens, positioned as a drop-in step up from the 30,000-lumen RQ35K while keeping the same cabinet footprint so existing rental frames and rigging workflows stay consistent. https://connect.panasonic.com/
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On the RQ45K, the technical story is about uptime and field practicality as much as raw output. The unit keeps compatibility with the D3 lens lineup, and adds a service-friendly layout that turns routine access to key parts from roughly 80 minutes into about 10, which matters when a projector is living in trucks, truss, and tight FOH areas. Panasonic also highlights a coated circuit board as a default feature for better resistance to moisture and dust in harsher environments.
Signal and integration are treated like first-class requirements: an Intel SDM slot is called out for flexible compute and I/O modules (including AV-over-IP style workflows), and 12G-SDI is built in by default so rental crews don’t need an extra option board just to stay in the SDI ecosystem. There’s also a new 5-inch onboard monitor for quick content preview and immediate visibility into status and error states, and the availability mentioned is May 2026, shown on camera from the show floor at ISE 2026 in Barcelona.
The second demo shifts from massive lumens to application tuning: Panasonic pairs a 4K LCD projector (VMQ85 noted at 8,000 lumens, with 6,000 and 7,000-lumen variants mentioned) with an indoor golf simulator. Key specs given are a 1.6x optical zoom and a 1.09–1.77 throw ratio, plus a “vivid green” mode tuned to make turf and course tones read more naturally in sports simulation, training, education, or corporate experiential setups.
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