StLouisVegan Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I am looking for a bright native 720 projector. I found the panasonic PT-AX100U that has 2000 lumens and a high contrast ratio of 6000:1. Does anyone have experience with this projector or can some recommend a good one for me. They will be using it for HDTV and movies mainly. I am setting up a home theater in my parents house to complete the Klipsch experience! Thanks for the suggestions! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 What's the budget? That will really guide the suggestions. I have its predecessor (of sorts - not really sure what class the 100U is in) - the AE700 and I like it alot. I have not tried it with any HD DVD material yet, but it looks great with HDTV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisVegan Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 Budget on a projector is arounD $1000 - $1700. THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Have you been over to www.projectorcentral.com? Looks like they love your selection: http://projectorcentral.com/home-theater-projectors.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisVegan Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 thank I'll check it out........ have you had any problems with your panasonic.... complaints or anything? are the replacement bulbs expensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eq_shadimar Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I have it. I love it! Laters, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisVegan Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 Jeff, Does this projector preform well with some lights on? Also are you using it mainly for watching movies? Do you know if HD look good on it? Thanks for your help. I am looking at getting this projector at Costco for $1699 with a $400 rebate. Looks like a good deal to me. Any info would be helpful. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 I am looking for a bright native 720 projector. I found the panasonic PT-AX100U that has 2000 lumens and a high contrast ratio of 6000:1. Does anyone have experience with this projector or can some recommend a good one for me. They will be using it for HDTV and movies mainly. I am setting up a home theater in my parents house to complete the Klipsch experience! Thanks for the suggestions! Michael I own this projector, love it. I mostly watch Blu-ray and ps3 games on it. Do you have any specific questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisVegan Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 Yeah, I was wondering if it does well with some lights on? Does it get washed out? And have you tried it with HD signal? Does it look ok? Thank for you help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eq_shadimar Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Jeff, Does this projector preform well with some lights on? Also are you using it mainly for watching movies? Do you know if HD look good on it? Thanks for your help. I am looking at getting this projector at Costco for $1699 with a $400 rebate. Looks like a good deal to me. Any info would be helpful. Michael Here is a screenshot with all the lights in my theater on: Here is the same frame with all the lights off: So with the lights off you certainly see that picture is washed out a bit without the same deep contrast etc but the picture is still totally watchable. The projector setting for these pictures was Cinema 1. That is the out of the box calibrated setting. There are several even brighter settings that you could choose from as well. Would I want to watch a movie with the lights on? No probably not. Could I watch a football game with all the lights on? You bet. For HD I use both HD Cable and my HD DVD player. Both sources look excellent on this projector. Even though this is a 720p projector I find that I get the best picture with the cable box and HD DVD player set to output 1080i and let the projector scale it to 720p. Hope this helps you out. Laters, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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