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Tim Glover · 09-28-2006, 03:18 AM

Looks like the new Panasonic AX100 ---720p projector you guys saw at CEDIA is a real knockout. Check out this review. Looks unreal.

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Before we get going with the the usual start - considering how well the Panasonic handles flesh tones - I want to start with brightness instead. This is the brightest home theater projector I have tested yet, with the exception of a $20,000 SIM2.

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Being a 3 LCD projector, there is no rotating color wheel, thus no Rainbow Effect. Screen door effect (and pixel visibility, relates to how close you can sit to a given size image before you can spot the pixels. Thanks to Panasonic's latest smooth screen technology, in front of the LCD panels, the pixel visibility issue is basically non-existant. Normally LCD projectors have much more visible pixels than DLP, but not in this case. In fact, the pixels are far less visible than on DLP projectors, allowing you to sit significantly closer and never notice the pixels. Watching on my 128" diagonal screen, even at a mere 8 feet away, the pixels were rarely visible (and only on large bright stationary areas, and at 11 feet, I was totally unable to see them. Even with my DLP, I need to be about 14 feet back before they competely drop off my radar. This is a major breakthrough for affordable projectors.

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I'm a sports fan - especially college football (go Penn State). When you have some friends over to watch, you don't want the room really dark, it's just not appropriate. The Panasonic has that extra edge that will let you have some lights on, or even a little light from outside, and still enjoy an excellent image.

Full review here:

http://www.projectorreviews.com/Manu...100U/index.asp

The Fall of 2006 has to be the most groundbreaking and a landmark for projectors. Seems like for nearly any budget, room size, resolution, folks can bring the Cinema home for prices simply unheard of.

Exciting...