Panasonic PT-AE700u Projector Image Quality-2

The balloon photo, taken from D-VHS shows exceptionally vibrant colors. LCD projectors have always been strong in this area, but the Panasonic does especially well on this type of image. (Note: The softness on some of the balloons is due to the particular frame I froze to photograph. The balloons were in motion, so some show that while others, like the yellow were apparently stationary on tha frame. The balloons made up only a small portion of the entire frame.

Noise and Vertical Banding: This seems to be the Panasonic projector's biggest problem. I have seen noticeable vertical banding on one of the two units I worked with (the 2nd). There is also a significant amount of noise in the picture. The good news is that turning on the noise filter (an absolute must) solves the noise problem for all practical purposes. Any remaining noise is not likely to be detectable during normal viewing. Banding is a different matter. It seems to hard to pin down. Other reviewers have had the same problem, and I'll guess to say that it tends to be worse on DVI input than component, but haven't verified. The banding will occasionally be