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Panasonic PT-L500U by eric peers - Apr 13, 2005
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| HD 720 (1280x720), 850 ANSI Lumens, 6.4 lbs, $2,499 (MSRP) |
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| Personal Experience |
| Overall I'm quite happy with this projector. I bought it 2 months ago. I'm projecting roughly a 96 x 52 inch image with this, with a throw distance of around 13 feet. I run it in a basement with the windows blacked out. It takes a few minutes to warmup - once warm, you need the lights out in the room to get a good picture. So lumens may be an issue in a lit-room. The keystone correction is nice, but it's still noticeably distorted from a near-flush ceiling mount projecting onto a 48" image, 1 ft from the ceiling. The distortion is roughly 1" between keystone of 4/5. The image also does not allow vertical up/down adjustment from the projector from DVI in. I believe this is possible from VGA in. Otherwise this is a great projector. Looks good for DVD's, color options are nice. Handles black and white well. Screendoor visible from upclose, but at moderate distance, no issue there. Picture sometimes looks a little soft on low res input (TV/4:3 DVD's). But what can you expect from a low-res on a big screen? Tripod mount on bottom and multiple mounting screws should make ceiling mounts easy. I'm using a homemade mount on the tripod mount. Noise is audible with the fan running, but not bad. Put it on lowpower mode and the fan isn't bad. high intensity output and the fan becomes bothersome. It would be nice if the remote would light up (hard to see buttons in a dark room). |
