Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 4 Posted on September 27, 2006 By Art Feierman 1. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review2. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review – Overview 2 - Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review - Overview - PT-AX100U Physical Tour3. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review – Overview 34. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality - Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality - PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector - Brightness5. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 2 - PT-AX100U handles flesh tones extremely well 6. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 3 - PT-AX100U - Black Levels and Shadow Detail - PT-AX100U - Black Levels and Shadow Detail 7. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 48. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 5 - PT-AX100U vs. Optoma HD729. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance - PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector: User Menus - PT-AX100U User Memory Settings10. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance 2 - PT-AX100U Remote Control11. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance 3 - PT-AX100U Len Throw and Lens Shift - PT-AX100U Screen Door Effect (SDE) and Rainbow Effect12. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance 4 - Light leakage - Audible Noise Levels - PT-AX100U Projector Brightness13. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance 5 - Lamp Life and Replacement - PT-AX100U Projector Screen Recommendations - Calibration14. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance 6 - Image Noise 15. PT-AX100U Projector Review – Warranty - PT-AX100U Projector Review - Warranty16. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons - Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons - The Panasonic PT-AX100U is a phenomenal home theater projector for its price! - PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Summary 17. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons 2 - PT-AX100U Summary:18. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Specifications There’s a lot to cover in this section, and I have plenty of photos to help illustrate. Let me point out that the images (photos taken of the PT-AX100U) cannot fully capture the dynamic range (from darks to bright) that projectors are capable of. As a result, in a typical scene, if the overall exposure is right for mid and bright areas, the camera will lose all the details in the darkest areas. Therefore, there will be a couple of images where I show you the normal exposure, and then a seriously overexposed image of the same frame, so you can see the shadow details the camera lost on the first shot. Click to enlarge. So close You’ll note plenty of detail in the shadow areas of the ship, on the left side. Next is the standard image I use for “everyday” shadow detail, from Lord of the Rings. The first shot from the Panasonic PT-AX100U is normally exposed. Immediately below it is a seriously overexposed image. You can now see all the detail from the screen that was lost by the camera, in the dark areas on the left (the shed) and bottom. It’s pretty much all there folks! Click Image to EnlargeIf you would like to compare, you’ll find these images used in just about all home theater projector reviews done in the last year. Our last image is from Sin City, an extremely dark film using very little color, or rather using color selectively to enhance a movie that is primarily black and white (and sepia). Panasonic AX100U LOTR watchfire Panasonic AX100U LOTR watchfireOverexposed PreviousNext Click to enlarge. So close LCD projectors are known for having more visible pixel structures, requiring you to sit further back than with a DLP projector. Last year’s PT-AE900U sported what Panasonic named “Smooth Screen” LCD panels. Pixel visibility was no more noticeable that DLP projectors, but the image appeared a bit soft. The PT-AX100U, by comparison, has new panels, and the pixels are far less visible than DLP projectors, and yet the image of the AX-100U is definitely sharper than the older Panny. More on this in the General Performance section. Review continues below this advertisement. Click Image to Enlarge 1. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review2. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review – Overview 2 - Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review - Overview - PT-AX100U Physical Tour3. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review – Overview 34. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality - Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality - PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector - Brightness5. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 2 - PT-AX100U handles flesh tones extremely well 6. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 3 - PT-AX100U - Black Levels and Shadow Detail - PT-AX100U - Black Levels and Shadow Detail 7. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 48. Panasonic PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality 5 - PT-AX100U vs. Optoma HD729. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance - PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector: User Menus - PT-AX100U User Memory Settings10. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance 2 - PT-AX100U Remote Control11. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance 3 - PT-AX100U Len Throw and Lens Shift - PT-AX100U Screen Door Effect (SDE) and Rainbow Effect12. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance 4 - Light leakage - Audible Noise Levels - PT-AX100U Projector Brightness13. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance 5 - Lamp Life and Replacement - PT-AX100U Projector Screen Recommendations - Calibration14. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review – General Performance 6 - Image Noise 15. PT-AX100U Projector Review – Warranty - PT-AX100U Projector Review - Warranty16. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons - Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons - The Panasonic PT-AX100U is a phenomenal home theater projector for its price! - PT-AX100U Home Theater Projector Summary 17. Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons 2 - PT-AX100U Summary:18. 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