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| PT-AE2000U LCD HD Proj 16K:1 1500 Lumens Hdmi/component/svid/ser | 
 enlarge | Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE
List Price: $2,999.00
Buy New: $1,999.00
You Save: $1000.00 (33%)
New (11) Refurbished (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 15.9
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 18.2 x 5.3
MPN: PT-AE2000U
Model: PT-AE2000U
UPC: 791871111536
EAN: 0791871111536
ASIN: B000Y191DC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Surprisingly good for LCD; worth the money April 28, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
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. I never expected to even consider an LCD, but I read reviews (at trusted websites) saying this projector compares favorably to the Sony VPL-VW50 and VPL-VW100 in terms of black levels, and is better for color rendition.
I was very surprised at the shadow detail and low black level this projector is capable of producing. It's certainly better than I ever expected LCD to achieve, and in the end it was acceptable for me. While shadow detail is great, the lowest attainable black level is definitely not as dark as what I can get on my CRT (NEC XG-85, which I still have set up in my theater for direct image comparisons). I have not compared this projector side-by-side to a Sony LCoS in my theater, so I can't comment on which is better.
I am certainly satisfied in every other way with this projector. Color rendition seems perfect, no optical flaws, no screen-door effect at a viewing distance where you can discern 1080p resolution.
Great price performance March 31, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Excellent price performance. You can find a better projector but it costs more than 2X before you can see some different. For most consumers, this is an excellent projector, great colors out of the box, reasonable sharp, lot of settings can be tweaked, very quiet fan. 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).
If you buy this projector, your screen should not be bigger than 110 inches or the pictures may be too dim. If you need a big pictures, buy JVC RS2. It costs 2.5X more than Panasonic.
IMO, as most electronics, it makes no sense to buy the best. The best will be obsolete in only few months.
There is no "perfect projector". So, forget to get a perfect one. If the engineers make the perfect one, nobody will upgrade the projectors in the future. Nobody will/can make a perfect projector. All projectors have the weakest and strength. AE2000U is a great projector for such low price relatively.
 not perfect but close March 30, 2008
4 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is not a perfect projector, but close.
It feels like it's a hair shy of being perfect. The image is stunning but sometimes too soft, sometimes not popping out of the screen, instead it's very much 'in' the screen. It feels so close to a great movie theater screen but not quite there, almost frustrating how close it is. Maybe HD isn't there yet, and we have to wait for the upcoming ultra-HD which is 4K lines of resolution while HD is 1080... I'll be there... maybe another projector will make you not want to be there, I don't know -- I didn't audition any other projector before buying this. but make no mistake, this is a very powerful image, miles away from DVD, and excellent for home theater viewing. If you can wait five to ten years, I am sure the scene will be totally different. Sorry for bad English, Chinese is my first language.
 Incredible device, great price March 17, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I rarely write reviews for products that I purchase, but this one simply deserves it. The picture is amazing - I have watched blu-ray & standard DVDs and they both look wonderful. The blu-ray films are simply breath taking.
I have read in a few other places about concerns that this projector is not bright enough for larger screens. I don't know where those concerns come from. When I first got the machine, I tested it in a room with some ambient light spilling in, shooting a 155" screen on regular painted drywall, and the picture was plenty bright. 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.
If you have been holding back on buying a projector, your time has come. Excellent product, very reasonable price.
 So expedite measn WHAT? February 13, 2008
3 out of 74 found this review helpful
Product delivered as requested, but I paid an expedite fee, paid for two day delivery, but, according to the vendor, it means we'll get to it when we're darn well ready. It took a week to get it in. I wrote to Amazon Customer Service and didn't get the courtesy of a reply. Won't be buying high-ticket items from Amazon again.
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