Sanyo PLV-Z3000 Expert Reviews

Not only does this projector offer improved contrast over last year's popular Z2000, but the big news is that it is the first home theater projector under $10,000 to offer 5:5 pulldown.

It might look like an ugly duckling, but this Sanyo packs some serious specs - and a cracking picture

Easy to set up. Full HD 1080p spec. Smooth motion. Good contrast levels. Sharp, clean image

Pipped for absolute detail recovery

At the tail end of last year we took a look at Sanyo's PLV-Z700, which was then one of the cheapest Full HD projectors on the market. Just a few months on and the PLV-Z3000 has ...

There's no doubt that the PLV-Z3000 is a serious piece of kit. Whether you're watching the big match or settling down to a high definition Blu-ray movie, it'll knock your socks off with a bright, clear and highly-detailed projection. However, its ...

Sanyo's affordable 1080p front projector has its share of flaws, but still represents respectable value in its category.

Accurate color decoding, Solid connectivity, Well-rounded feature package, Horizontal and vertical lens shift, Inaccurate primary colors bring down overall color fidelity, Not very bright

Inaccurate primary colors bring down overall color fidelity, Not very bright

The remote control is a smart unit with a backlight. It is well-laid out and makes one-hand operation easy and fluid. There are direct access keys for all the inputs, image modes and picture controls. The onscreen menu has seven pages of options ...

Sanyo's affordable 1080p front projector has its share of flaws, but still represents respectable value in its category.

Accurate color decoding ; solid connectivity ; well-rounded feature package with horizontal and vertical lens shift

Inaccurate primary colors bring down overall color fidelity ; not very bright

As far as design goes, the PLV-Z3000 is quite basic and won't win any industrial design awards. At its price, you really shouldn't expect Ferrari design flare. Our review sample was a square black box--and that was that. All the video connections are ...

An extremely impressive entry from Sanyo that, like many rivals, suffers at the hands of the InFocus IN80

Great specification ; exceptional motion handling ; punchy, detailed pictures ; extremely flexible and easy to use

Some stepping in standard-def edges ; some rivals offer greater fine detail recovery

The PLV-Z3000 is easily mounted on the ceiling if you want to keep it out the way

Pictures very pleasing overall ; Flexible optics ; Runs very quietly

Disappointing upscaling ; No screen-triggering

With the Z3000 installed in a darkened room, I engaged the 'eco' lamp mode - which improves black levels to the extent where the variable-iris (which can crush shadow-depth) can be turned off - and carried out a calibration

With its LCD Projector PLV-Z3000 Sanyo offers the successor of his successful PLV-Z2000 to. The device solves Full HD and has a repetition rate of 100 Hz, we have tested whether the Sanyo LCD-typical weaknesses in the new model has eliminated .

Farbdekodierung accurate, 100-Hz refresh rate, lots of connections, proper equipment, horizontal and vertical optical Lensshift ;

inakkurate primary colors, not very bright ;

The LCD Projector Sanyo PLV-Z3000 is available from about 1700 euros available. He replaces Full HD at 1080p, has many inputs and offers a fairly decent picture. However, color and brightness could be better .

The Sanyo HD projector with LCD technology has an automatic lens cover. It saves, especially in ceiling mount, a lot of dust on the lens. The projector must be strong to see where price .

+ Professional engineering + Automatic lens

- Best picture quality after getweak

The Sanyo is certainly capable of good scores to all components, but only after extra setup work. Therefore, this is an excellent projector, but this mainly to his right to those who never can stay off the buttons .