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Sanyo PLV-Z2000 by You - Feb 03, 2008
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| HD 1080 (1920x1080), 1200 ANSI Lumens, 16.1 lbs, $2,495 (MSRP) |
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| Personal Experience |
| I have the PLV-Z2000 for two months, one month combined with a HD DVD player. After around 50 hours of use, all my fears have gone away: the image quality is stunning, sharp, and deep, and colours are amazing. In Eco-mode, the unit is absolutely silent, although in A1 mode (my preferred mode, between full and eco-mode) it can eventually be heard in quiet scenes but not distracting at all. I have no difficulty in believing that it is the most silent unit (with the Mitsubishi HC5000/6000) on the market. Those who never had (full) HD experience, it might be a bit of a disappointment when viewing an old DVD (standard definition) as the image might sometimes be a bit hazy. However, it is an unbelievable change when viewing an HD DVD (also Blu Ray, although I do not possess BR). "Batman begins" or "Aeon Flux", among others, are absolutely striking, amazing, beautiful, make feel good having invested in Full HD (especially when Mrs. Wife does not have any idea of what Full HD means). In terms of contrast, it is royal in dark scenes, in bright scenes it is very good (I would not dare saying average, as it is definitely above average). I had the opportunity to see a demo with a Panasonic PT-AE2000: it is indeed very good. Unless having a side-by-side comparison, it is difficult to say which one is better but "comparable" might be the right word. I have a projection distance of ca. 3.5 m (from lens to screen) and image diagonal of ca. 2.5 m. I always use it after sunset to enjoy the best unit performances. Some reviews have mentioned that the brightness might be the weakest point of the Z2000. Personally, I would say that there are sufficient lumens in this unit for my image size. Of course, for those who want much bigger image size, the unit might lack some brightness. As far as I know the Z2000 is intend for Home Cinema use, not for 500 seats professional cinemas. For those who have a reasonably sized room, especially in Europe and Japan, but also in other countries where the rooms size is usually limited, the Z2000 is probably the best price/performance unit. Many have complained about the bulky size of this unit. Myself, I indeed think it is bulky, however, compared to all other FULL HD projectors, the Z2000 is probably the smallest. The housing will probably never get any design award but who cares once it is installed and the room darkened? How it performs on the long term, only the future can say, although in terms of cleanability, Sanyo is one step ahead as it provides the "BLOWER" for cleaning dust from the chips. |
| Problems |
| The plastic burn-like odour is very unpleasant, but it completely disappears after 20-30 hours running. It seems that it is due to the bulb protection and occurs on many new bulbs, not only Sanyo's (to be confirmed). For most of the home cinema users, it is to my eyes one of the best units currently on the market. For those who specialists, or picky as I can sometimes be, the contrast in bright scenes could be a bit improved (ie. blacks could be blacker in bright scenes). This last comment also applies on many other new LCD projectors. This does not mean that it is bad, as already mentioned, the contrast in bright scenes is very good. Those who are not happy with the contrast may switch to DLP or LCOS technology, but they will have to live with a noisy and high heat generating unit or pay at least double the price for minor improvements. |
