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Pros Incredible picture brightness and quality. I''m projecting a 110" screen and view it from about 8'' - 10'' away (too close I''m told, but it works for us!) and pixelation/''screen-door'' is non-existent. Smooth, crisp, bright image.
I bought the PT-AE2000U one month ago, July 2008. It has surpassed by expectations.
I am a die-hard CRT fan, but I finally had to buy a new projector to handle 1080p sources. I have never seen a fixed-pixel projector that can compete with CRT on black levels and shadow detail, but as CRTs are basically no longer produced I had little choice. I purchased the PT-AE2000U instead of the Sony VPL-VW60 principally due to the lower price of this projector. My biggest concern in going from CRT was black levels, which is why I was looking at the Sony LCoS projectors.
The black is not as good as JVC RS2 (one of the best projectors) but it is good enough for most people. The project must be watched in the light controlled room or the colors will be wash-out. My understanding, this applies to all projectors except those cost $50K which have 10K lumen! Panasonic makes one of those expensive projectors (3 chips DLP projectors).
When I close the blinds, the image literally pops off the wall like you are looking at a LCD TV. Remember - this was on plain ol' painted drywall. Congratulations to Panasonic on a great product - a rare technological product that will last for many, many years. With everything this thing has, there will simply be no need to upgrade for a long, long time.
Bought the PT-AE2000U before Christmas for $2699. Have it ceiling mounted from a 9 foot suspended ceiling in my basement and projecting on a 160" Drywall painted a neutral gray from a 18 foot distance.
Just upgraded from the PTAE1000U which I only had for a month, prior to that I've had a Sony HS-10 for 4 years. The picture on the 2000U is outstanding in comparison to both!
while the physical size of this projector is on the large-side, it is designed to make placement very easy with the horizontal and vertical lens adjustment that doesn't require any keystoning.
it's an a a full hi-def projector but frankly, until the smoke clears on the blu-ray / hd dvd wars i am sticking with old school dvds, which turns out to be fine because this machine can make them
i have never seen a fixed-pixel projector that can compete with crt on black levels and shadow detail, but as crts are basically no longer produced i had little choice.
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