Panasonic’s second 1080p projector shares the distinction of being the second Panasonic HD projector I’ve been able to sample. The first, Panasonic’s PT-L500U 1080i LCD projector, was a permanent fixture in my home theater for several years. I always found it to provide great bang for the buck, an area Panasonic projectors have often excelled at.
In this age of 1080p high definition I expected "more" from Panasonic’s latest LCD home theater projector, the PT-AE2000. Not just because the casing is at least twice the size of my old PT-L500U. Enough years have gone by to be able to easily pick up on improved contrast, brightness and features.
On paper the AE2000 projector reads like a champ considering its approximate street price of $2700. It boasts a 16,000:1 contrast ratio, 1500 lumens of brightness, three HDMI 1.3 inputs, and manual horizontal and vertical lens shift. These are specs often aligned with more expensive projectors, yet here they are.
One of the possible reasons why Panasonic was able to bring the price in where they did is the aesthetically challenged casing. If you were to flash a picture of the AE2000 to someone, they’d think you just showed them a black travel case. Its stark box-like visage isn’t much to look at and it is better suited to mount in a wall cavity than have out in the open. At the same time, when a movie or videogame is playing, how often are you looking at the projector? I’ll gladly take a price cut in exchange for a boxy design.
Like the casing, the remote isn’t much to look at but has it where it counts. All the calibration functions including focus are included so you can move around the room and make medications without being stuck to the projector’s case buttons. It also has a learning function which I didn’t test out, but is a nice feature that’ll come in handy in several home theater applications.
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