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Summary of Contents for PTAX200U - LCD PROJECTOR

Page 1: ...r it was the PT AX100U and before that PT AE900U PT AE700U PT AX200U This year s best seller I m going to devote a few paragraphs here on the nature of this segment of the home theater projector market in terms of what is popular If this bores you just skip down to the next heading Every year I have to listen to Panasonic remind me that the model they are replacing has been the best selling home t...

Page 2: ...s gives a huge selling advantage to the LCD models And as a direct result LCD projectors dominate sales Two other major players on the LCD home theater projector side are Sony and Epson Sony however seems to focus most of its marketing push on its much more expensive higher end 1080p projectors using LCoS technology Sony calls it SXRD and not their more affordable LCD products Epson on the other h...

Page 3: ...eir word and the testamonials of top game players like Tsquared as to the full benefits I ll comment more on the PT AX200U s gaming skills for game machines like the PS3 Wii and X Box 360 in the General Performance page After saying all that the PT AX200U has been slightly improved as both a projector for movie watchers and TV HDTV sports and it remains the brightest home theater projector on the ...

Page 4: ...ir does not pass in front of the lens where it could distort the projected image An infra red sensor for the remote control is located in the center of the front near the top There are two adjustable front feet at the far left and far right bottom Moving to the top of the PT AX200U home theater projector it is virtually identical to the older PT AX100U As on the older Panasonic home theater projec...

Page 5: ... info trying to get from what is projected on the screen by a projector to your computer monitor that everything needs to be taken with a pound of salt or at least more than a few grains of salt Neither of my digital cameras nor your computer monitor can begin to match the dynamic range the projector offers The camera and displays lose a lot of info shadow detail create non representative black le...

Page 6: ...Moving to hi definition the rest of the images on this page except from Sin City are all from Blu ray disk using my Sony PS3 My HD DVD player is on vacation ...

Page 7: ...roducing natural looking film like skin tones The PT AX200U also performed well on black and white and sepia type tonal scenes such as these two The first from the beginning of Phantom of the Opera and the second from Sin City SD DVD which is basically a black and white film sometimes looking black and white sometimes sepia or other shades with spot colors added for effect ...

Page 8: ...hat black levels are the holy grail of projector performance Today though even low cost projectors like the PT AX200U do a sufficiently good job at producing blacker blacks blacks that come out very dark gray As a result other aspects of projector performance now equal or exceed the importance of black levels The PT AX200U does a very respectable job on black levels but more impressive is its hand...

Page 9: ...ost Below is a closeup of the building above Look in the dark areas to the left of the bushes and the lowest part of the roof the far right and also the darkest area between the wall and the ground in front You ll find some details in all these very dark areas Now for comparison below that image is a similar one from the lower cost BenQ W500 which is definitely not a good performer when it comes t...

Page 10: ... ideal There s always that awareness of a bit of gray instead of pure black unless the screen is extremely large and high contrast to lower the visibility of the blacks The satellite photo above looks very good but blacks are not quite as dark inky black as more expensive projectors but do come very close to the comparably priced DLP projectors Most of the dim stars are easily visible ...

Page 11: ...nd ground The frescos on the walls are easily visible the structure of the various ducts in the walls which are very dark are distinguishable which is more than a number of other projectors can claim Another good image is this extremely dark scene from Space Cowboys In a room illuminated by only a single table lamp this truly is a dark scene This overexposed above image of Clint Eastwood in Space ...

Page 12: ...ut whose suit is bathed in sunlight The satellite on the left side of the frame is very dark By overexposing the frame and not worrying about the exposure of the astronaut or the Earth below you can see how much detail there is in the dark components on the satellite Click on the thumbnail image below left for the PT AX200U image The right image is a similar frame shot with of the competing DLP Mi...

Page 13: ...ur last image is the table scene from Aeon Flux Blu ray Dvd The detail of the table surface itself and the shadows are good indicators of shadow detail The Panasonic does a good job on this image as well ...

Page 14: ...any of the DLP projectors out there By comparison other LCD projectors seem sharper but many of us acknowledge that that perceived sharpness isn t revealing more detail but is an impression associated with the pixel structure being slightly visible or just below visibility with other LCD projectors Let s see what I m talking about Three very close up crops of this DTS disk start screen The one of ...

Page 15: ...f Both of the LCD competitors mentioned do have slightly visible pixels detectable on some scenes such as those with signage By comparison the Panasonic never reveals any pixels or screendoor effect giving the Panasonic a less hard looking and more film like image Panasonic PT AX200U Overall Picture Quality The Panasonic just tends to look really good and rather film like on most normal scenes The...

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Page 18: ...apts I barely spent any time with this and didn t find it annoying Most of us won t have significant lighting changes while watching normally so I don t know how valuable it is to most people It is an interesting feature that some may like Panasonic PT AX200U Game Mode This is what Panasonic has been hyping about the PT AX200U It has been optimized for gaming in addition to movies and TV Thanks to...

Page 19: ... options as well Of note there is also the Light Harmonizer function where the sensor on the top of the projector adjusts many of the picture attributes to compensate for different ambient light levels From the Picture menu you can select the Advanced menu shown here This is the area where we perform our grayscale adjustments There is the Position menu which handles adjustments to computer images ...

Page 20: ...ich is more than just about anyone will need Better though to have a couple to spare than too few Generally I consider 3 to be just barely acceptable 4 is better and having 7 8 or 9 to be downright generous You save your favorite settings from the option on the Picture menu which opens up the list of all of them and retrieve them the same way PT AX200U Projector Remote Control Panasonic has change...

Page 21: ...ling or shelf mount your projector in almost any room To fill a 100 diagonal 16 9 screen the front of the projector needs to be between 10 feet 2 inches and 20 feet 4 inches The Panasonic has extensive vertical and horizontal lens shift For that same 100 diagonal 16 9 screen you can position the projector anywhere from about 6 inches below the bottom of the screen surface to 6 inches above the top...

Page 22: ... normal viewing This image shows the red panel being a little low blue high Left to right convergence is better Most importantly though this looks pretty bad in this image or the larger one if you click you still can t see this much misconvergence in your favorite seat Another issue that has affected LCD projectors relating to the 3 LCD panels is having the projector be consistent in color from on...

Page 23: ...n full telephoto As a side note the fact that this projector was set a little more telephoto than the PT AX100U when it was tested last year probably explains why many of the measurements came in around 10 less Theoretically both should have the same brightness The PT AX200U s Cinema 1 mode we used for most all movie viewing with the lamp at full power managed 672 lumens before adjustment In Eco m...

Page 24: ...te through the lens and only very minor amounts from the vents Bottom line No issue here Panasonic PT AX200U Audible Noise Levels The Panasonic definitely isn t the quietest projector around and is noisier than most of the LCD competition the Epson being an exception Still the Panasonic PT AX200U is quieter than any of the competing DLP projectors Overall noise levels are fine for almost everyone ...

Page 25: ...sider your ambient lighting and your quest for best black levels and choose the screen for you remembering that with the lower end of that range the blacks are going to start being a medium dark gray with a plus gain screen PT AX200U Projector Measurements and Calibration The Panasonic PT AX200U was off the ideal target of 6500K temperature in all of its Cinema modes but correcting the problem was...

Page 26: ...need to use 3 2 pulldown providing smoother motion on movies While almost all new 1080p projectors are supporting 24fps many 720p projectors do not One year parts and labor warranty That s right one year is all Panasonic includes standard with the PT AX200U About half the competition offers one year and the rest mostly standard two years parts and labor For the sake of comparison Epson offers the ...

Page 27: ...is truly optimized for gamers whether they are using a PS3 X Box 360 Wii or other game machines The PT AX200U seems to suffer not a single serious weakness but is not perfect Panasonic trades off that LCD feel of extra sharpness in exchange for invisible pixels no screen door effect and slight image softness I just finished watching about 8 hours of college football sadly Penn State lost to Ohio S...

Page 28: ... blacks and far lower lumen output although it has a very slight edge in perceived sharpness Acer s PH530 recently reviewed is the lowest cost projector around but hardly compares with the Panasonic It comes down to this The Panasonic is solid across the board with no glaring weaknesses It works great and will wow you and your friends Those that find the softness to be too soft are probably on the...

Page 29: ...at little remote control Good documentation overall Eight user savable memory settings Gaming mode truly optimized for today s games and game machines Multiple movie modes multiple modes for TV HDTV and Sports Light Harmonizer will adjust projector image based on room lighting Two HDMI inputs Overall good color management Only minor adjustments needed to produce excellent color accuracy Excellent ...

Page 30: ...g to be a serious contender Of course a number of competitors cost less with 720p projectors these days starting under 700 street price and with several under 1000 Still unless your budget is tight enough that you are uncomfortable with the PT AX200U s price it will be hard to pass on Few will object to having the brightest projector in its class Picture quality is overall very good and unobtrusiv...

Page 31: ... theater projector may be a bit of a compromise in a few areas but it excels in others and the bottom line is an excellent price performance proposition Translating that into English the PT AX200U is a great deal ...

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