Comments on: Home Theater Update! – Panasonic PT-AE8000 and Viewsonic Reviews, more

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:02:15 +0000

Hi Mark,

The PT-AE4000 is still a good projector. The newer, and 3D capable AE7000 and now the PT-AE8000 are brighter and 3D, and have some other refinements, but as 2D projectors, they are very similar. Most of the other features are the same, sans 3D. Black levels have been improving each year, but there still wouldn’t be much difference between the AE4000 and AE8000.

In other words, at the right price, a great choice. -art

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:09:55 +0000

Hi Len, Not sure what others have said, and I’m certainly not going to buy into the hype about it being about as good as 3D generated content. That said it certainly was much more watchable than Epson’s or Panasonic’s. (I didn’t spend much time trying it (minutes – not hours). No let me rephrase that. the other two aren’t watchable… The Mitsubishi just might be, sometimes? I don’t think I would but I’d need to really spend some time with it, not viewing a few scenes 5 minutes each…

So, will you be watching most of your 2D movies in 3D? I don’t think so, but Mitsubishi demonstrates the tech is getting a lot closer. On the other hand, kids will likely be perfectly happy with it. (not too young, please). I hope that helps, but being able to watch the Avengers with 2D converted to 3D, is not going to look like watching the 3D version, even if it’s in the general ballpark.
Perhaps I should have spent more time with the HC7900DW working with 2D-3D, but in my effort I never felt “cool – this really works – I’ll be watching lots of stuff converted. It didn’t get me there. And I do love 3D. -art

By: Len

Len — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:12:21 +0000

Art,Have you tried the 2d-3d conversion on the hc7900dw is it as good as others have said?

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 01:37:23 +0000

Hi Jaime – Working on the Competitor’s page this weekend. The comparison between the two goes into greater depth, trying to work it in next week, as I’m also in the midst of the hC3020 and Mitsubishi HC7900dw. -art

By: Jaime Manaid

Jaime Manaid — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:02:56 +0000

We’ve been waiting for your full review of the Epson HC 5020 and the comparison with the Panasonic PT AE8000.