Light Leakage Posted on October 1, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Review - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Overview - DLA-PT-AE4000 Projector Highlights - DLA-PT-AE4000 Projector - Special Features - Color Management System (CMS) - Dynamic Features: Sharpening, CFI - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation - PT-AE4000 Split Screen and Waveform Monitor2. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector – Warranty3. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Physical Tour - Appearance - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Control Panel - Input/Output - PT-AE4000 Menus - PT-AE4000 Remote Control - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens4. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector – Image Quality - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - Image Quality - PT-AE4000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones - PT-AE4000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE4000U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports5. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Performance - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - Uncalibrated6. Sharpness - Panasonic PT-AE4000: Bottom Line Sharpness7. Light Leakage - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Image Noise - PT-AE4000 Audible Noise8. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Color Temperature - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration):9. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Basic Settings - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration)10. Panasonic PT-AE4000 RGB Settings - Calibration settings for Memory 111. General Screen Recommendations: 16:9 Diagonal - Cinemascope Projector Screens12. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Competitors - PT-AE4000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Mitsubishi HC6800 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. BenQ W600013. Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. BenQ W6000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Planar PD815014. PT-AE4000 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP8602 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE3000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. JVC DLA-RS25, DLA-RS15 older models - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Sony VPL-HW1515. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - The Bottom Line16. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Specifications Not an issue the Panasonic is about as good as it gets. No significant light coming out of the lens and hitting the screen and around it, and no light of note coming out of the sides or venting. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Image NoiseNothing new here. For the 3rd generation, JVC has continued with higher end Silicon Optix for their image processing. They are still using the Silicon Optix Reon-VX (the lastest version no doubt). The Reon-VX is found in a number of excellent projectors. I’m not aware of any notable flaws in image processing. Mosquito noise is just visible, in normal amounts, without the Noise Reduction engaged. I don’t see a need to implement it, but that is personal taste. Performance on motion artifacts is very good. As you can imagine, the PT-AE4000 easily passes all the other related related tests on the HQV test disc, as that widely used test disc is put out by Silicon Optix. The PT-AE4000 does offer a contrast enhancement feature, as well as the sharpness enhancement control. As would be expected, these increase noise, the higher the settings you dial in. PT-AE4000 Audible NoisePanasonic claims 22db noise level in low lamp mode, and that is extremely quiet although not the quietest (17 db). Figure another 4-6 db for full lamp power, which still makes it 5-7 db quieter than the noisier projectors (mostly DLP projectors). No one should have any issue with the PT-AE4000U when it comes to fan noise, not even with lamp on standard. Overall, I should note, it is just slightly quieter than it’s most direct competition, the Epson Home Cinema 8500UB. They are close enough, though, that if you can live with one, you can live with the other, and few of us would have any problem with the full power noise levels of either. 1. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Review - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Overview - DLA-PT-AE4000 Projector Highlights - DLA-PT-AE4000 Projector - Special Features - Color Management System (CMS) - Dynamic Features: Sharpening, CFI - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation - PT-AE4000 Split Screen and Waveform Monitor2. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector – Warranty3. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Physical Tour - Appearance - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Control Panel - Input/Output - PT-AE4000 Menus - PT-AE4000 Remote Control - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens4. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector – Image Quality - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - Image Quality - PT-AE4000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones - PT-AE4000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE4000U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports5. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Performance - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - Uncalibrated6. Sharpness - Panasonic PT-AE4000: Bottom Line Sharpness7. Light Leakage - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Image Noise - PT-AE4000 Audible Noise8. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Color Temperature - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration):9. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Basic Settings - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration)10. Panasonic PT-AE4000 RGB Settings - Calibration settings for Memory 111. General Screen Recommendations: 16:9 Diagonal - Cinemascope Projector Screens12. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Competitors - PT-AE4000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Mitsubishi HC6800 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. BenQ W600013. Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. BenQ W6000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Planar PD815014. PT-AE4000 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP8602 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE3000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. JVC DLA-RS25, DLA-RS15 older models - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Sony VPL-HW1515. Panasonic PT-AE4000 – Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector - The Bottom Line16. Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Specifications Sharpness Panasonic PT-AE4000 Projector Calibration and Settings