Time to consider the PT-AX200U's menus, remote control, brightness, measurements and
adjustments, as well as projector screen recommendations. Click on the General Performance
link.
Before we get started with the various topics here, I want to discuss some of the PT-AX200U's
special features.
Dynamic Iris: Panasonic's Dynamic Iris, which you normally want on for movie watching, is
multi-function. It not only dynamically adjusts the lens' iris frame by frame, but also controls
lamp brightness dynamically, and according to the literature, adjusts the gamma on the fly, as
well.
Light Harmonizer 2: This will if engaged, adjust the image as room lighting changes. Someone
turns on a light, and the picture adapts. 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 special processing any lag time is minimized.
Equally important, gamma and color tables are in place to solve the problem of images being
way too dark. A great many of today's games, from the Halo to the Resident Evil, and
everything in between, are very dark. Since projectors aren't as bright as say a regular TV or
Plasma, the darker part of scenes tends to get way too dark, and detail is lost. Panasonic has
addressed this, and has demonstrated the difference at CEDIA. No question about it, those
