Panasonic PT-AE4000

image quality, usability, design, price, noise

97% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Excellent contrast ratio. Incredible throw distance and overall diagonal image size.

It's expensive. The lumens rating is slightly lower than similar models.

This is a terrific projector to consider if you can afford it.

Accurate colours., Contrast-rich images., Loads of video settings., 2x zoom and lens shift., Excellent 24p reproduction., Top motion clarity.

Slight discolouration in fine patterns., Coloured fringes on moving edges., Poor de-interlacing in standard TV.

In terms of light output, the PT-AE 4000 surpasses its predecessors. It also combines attractive colours with outstanding contrast, as well as versatile and professional features. Not so impressive, on the other hand, were the small colour fringes on...

All of this adds up to a remarkable value proposition: at a street of $1,999, we've simply never seen this much performance at this price. Panasonic has been extremely tight-lipped about this product launch. Until now many thought the company was...

Although the AE4000 still has room for improvement and leaves Epson plenty of wiggle room to justify charging significantly more for its TW5500 flagship LCD projector, Panasonic has undoubtedly delivered some really key improvements over the AE3000.

Great HD spec ; easy set-up ; punchy, bright colours ; fine insight

A little noise at times ; not the contrast reach of best

Still great, but rivals leave the AE4000E wanting in certain areas

Easy to set up and operate ; Wide zoom and optical lens shift range ; Lush colours ; Smooth, filmic picture ; Useful features

Boxy design ; Some forward firing fan noise ; Take care with the high frame-rate settings

An impressive projector that has a simple setup and great pictures

Good picture quality ; Excellent connectivity ; Exceptional array of set-up aids ; Built-in aspect-ratio adjustment ; Good motion handling

Some features too complex for mainstream users ; Picture looks rather dark when optimised for black colour reproduction ; Slightly soft HD images

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