Home Theater Projector Review: Panasonic PT-AE2000U LCD Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons

I had this pre-production PT-AE2000U for a week, and about 30 hours of viewing and measuring... Definitely a bit less time than I normally spend with home theater projectors I review. Still, that includes at least 15 hours of movie viewing and probably 10 hours of HDTV/TV (it's college football season).

The Panasonic PT-AE2000U is simply a notably better product than it's predecessor. Whereas I felt the PT-AE1000U came up short in a number of areas, notably brightness and sharpness, it was a good projector. By comparison the PT-AE2000U is a significantly better projector, and, I would say, easily worth the extra $400 - $500 it commands as dealers are closing out their inventory of the PT-AE1000Us. If you've got the extra bucks, buy the AE2000U.