Panasonic PT-AE2000 Expert Reviews

Panasonic has been in the front-projection business for a long time, and has been aggressively pricing its home-theater projectors for just as long, which has effectively driven prices down in the category as a whole. As a result it's now more ...

The newest LCD home theater projector with 1080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixel) native resolution: the PT-AE2000U is designed for savvy home theater enthusiasts and audio video professionals...

When you think of Panasonic video displays, you probably think of plasmas, and rightly so-it makes some of the best in the business. But the company also has a relatively long tradition of making LCD projectors. The PT-AE2000U is Panasonic's latest ...

Gorgeous colors, Smooth, film-like picture, Good blacks, Excellent shadow detail, Extensive controls, Great menu

Image lacks sharpness of other projectors, Moving objects lose lots of detail, Relatively low light output

I don't normally like dynamic irises because I usually see their effect in pumping black levels, but the PT-AE2000U had no such problem-in fact, I preferred the picture with the dynamic iris engaged, which lowered the black level and raised the peak ...

With its rich, sharp image, the Panasonic's PT-AE2000U 1080p home theater projector has our resident Sanyo-lover considering adultery.

Sanyo, I never meant to hurt you. A man can love two projectors, right- But seriously folks, the key point here is that we have entered the age of outstanding, affordable 1080p home theater projectors. I'm pleased that I was able to do a head-to ...

The AE2000 has a remarkably clear and sharp image. Overall, image clarity with HD material is as impressive as it gets. We have not yet seen any competitive unit that can beat the AE2000 where sharpness and clarity of an HD image are concerned. In ...

For such a compact package, the Panasonic PT-AE2000U packs a whopping 1080p punch. Its overall performance is impressive and it's excellent value for money. It produces deep levels of black, plus a solid feature package with lots of setup options and ...

Excellent value ; produces a deep level of black ; solid feature package with lots of setup options like horizontal and vertical lens shift ; superb connectivity including three HDMI inputs and a PC input

Inaccurate primary colours of red and especially green ; not bright enough to drive very large screens

The Panasonic PT-AE2000U 1080p projector is a credible performer, especially when you consider its relatively low price

We were fortunate enough to witness PanasonicÂ's brand new projector in an exclusive meeting back in August 2008. During that event I was treated to an in-depth look around the product and conducted some basic, but important tests. The results were ...

Excellent

A stern challenger to pricier kit: this is an amazing projector for the cash

As before, it's a 1920 x 1080 LCD design, but the 'AE2000E is brighter, has an improved claimed contrast ratio, and boasts tweaks to its lens and image processing designed to sharpen up its image quality

THE PT-AE2000U is a decent projector but it needs tweaking to achieve the best image quality.

Good value for money, deep black levels, lots of setup options, good connectivity options

Not bright enough for large screens, inaccurate default display of colours

Panasonic's PT-AE2000U is a projector that performs well compared to its competition, but it needs some tweaking to achieve the best image quality.