Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Warranty Posted on September 28, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Home Theater Projector Review - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Highlights - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Overview - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Special Features2. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Special Features - PT-AE7000 Lens Memory and Lens Features - How Lens Memory sets up3. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Competitors - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Competitors - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8700UB - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Optoma HD8300 - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Sony VPL-HW30ES - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE70004. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Physical Tour - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Appearance - PT-AE7000 Control Panel - PT-AE7000 Projector - Input/Output - PT-AE7000 Menus5. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Projector Screens - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Screen Recommendations - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Projector Screen - Cave / Home Theater - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Projector Screen - Family Room6. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Image Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Flesh Tones - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance7. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Warranty - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Warranty8. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Color Temperature - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Color Temperature - PT-AE7000 Greyscale Calibration - PT-AE7000 RGB Settings9. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - The Bottom Line - The Very Bottom Line on the PT-AE7000 projector: - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector: Pros - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector: Cons10. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Overall Color & Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Post Calibration: Best Mode = REC 709 - Post Calibration: Brightest Mode = Dynamic - 3D Brightness of the Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode): - PT-AE7000 Eco-Mode vs. Full Power - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode: - PT-AE7000, Post Calibration, Best Mode (REC 709) - PT-AE7000, Post Calibration, Best Mode (REC 709) - Panasonic PT-AE7000 3D Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Bottom Line Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise11. Panasonic PT-AE7000U Projector Specifications Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - WarrantyThe Panasonic PT-AE7000, comes standard with a one year warranty on parts and labor. They do not offer any form of loaner or replacement program (few do, but at least one competitor does). In addition, over the past few years, Panasonic has, more often than not, offered a 2nd year warranty, upon registration, to encourage you to register. It seems that once again, Panasonic is offering all who will register in the US, that second year, at no charge. Traditionally, even with the 2nd year warranty, Panasonic does limit the warranty to 2000 hours maximum on the projector. That’s just fine for occasional viewers (that’s about 20 hours a week), but most folks who, like me, use their projectors typically as a primary television, that warranty isn’t going to make it anywhere near two years. I know plenty of projector owners whose projectors run 20+, 30+, 40+ or more hours a week. (Over here, even if I wasn’t watching different projectors, no way we’d average less than 40 hours a week, which would expire the warranty at about 1 year, not the two year maximum). Bottom line, for a projector in the roughly $3000 price range, consider Panasonic’s warranty to be below average. If you are a heavy user, that’s particularly a definite negative. Of course if you are a light user, then it’s closer to average. There are plenty of competitors with 2 years standard, some offer 3 years, and few offer only one year. In addition, a few projectors, like the forthcoming, competing, Epson 5010, offer a replacement program. We consider replacement and loaner programs to be very desirable, as just about everyone who has had a problem with a projector that offers such programs, ends up praising it, even if the manufacturer has other related issues. The big advantage, is that the projector owner is normally back up and running in 24-72 hours, with one of those programs, as opposed to often waiting without a projector, for a couple of weeks for repair. Side comment: Seems every projector has to sport some sort of weakness we can complain about. In the case of the Panasonic, this is one of the few real negatives, but the PT-AE7000’s warranty is sufficiently less favorable than several direct competitors, so factor that into your overall decision. 1. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Home Theater Projector Review - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Highlights - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Overview - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Special Features2. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Special Features - PT-AE7000 Lens Memory and Lens Features - How Lens Memory sets up3. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Competitors - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Competitors - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8700UB - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Optoma HD8300 - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Sony VPL-HW30ES - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE70004. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Physical Tour - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Appearance - PT-AE7000 Control Panel - PT-AE7000 Projector - Input/Output - PT-AE7000 Menus5. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Projector Screens - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Screen Recommendations - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Projector Screen - Cave / Home Theater - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Projector Screen - Family Room6. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Image Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Flesh Tones - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance7. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Warranty - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Warranty8. Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Color Temperature - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Color Temperature - PT-AE7000 Greyscale Calibration - PT-AE7000 RGB Settings9. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Review Summary - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - The Bottom Line - The Very Bottom Line on the PT-AE7000 projector: - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector: Pros - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector: Cons10. Panasonic PT-AE7000 – Overall Color & Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Post Calibration: Best Mode = REC 709 - Post Calibration: Brightest Mode = Dynamic - 3D Brightness of the Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode): - PT-AE7000 Eco-Mode vs. Full Power - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode: - PT-AE7000, Post Calibration, Best Mode (REC 709) - PT-AE7000, Post Calibration, Best Mode (REC 709) - Panasonic PT-AE7000 3D Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Bottom Line Brightness - Panasonic PT-AE7000 Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise11. Panasonic PT-AE7000U Projector Specifications Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector – Image Quality Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector Calibration and Settings