Panasonic PT-AX200U: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality -2 Posted on October 27, 2007 By Art Feierman 1. Panasonic PT-AX200U Home Theater Projector Review - Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector Highlights - PT-AX200U - This year's best seller? - PT-AX200U - What's new?2. Panasonic PT-AX200U Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Panasonic PT-AX200U: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - The Panasonic PT-AX200U Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones - Panasonic PT-AX200U Black Levels and Shadow Detail4. Panasonic PT-AX200U: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality -25. Panasonic PT-AX200U home theater projector: Sharpness - Panasonic PT-AX200U home theater projector: Sharpness6. Panasonic PT-AX200U Overall Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AX200U Overall Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AX200U - HDTV and Ambient Light7. Panasonic PT-AX200U Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - Panasonic PT-AX200U Game Mode: - Panasonic PT-AX200U Menus8. PT-AX200U User Memory Settings - PT-AX200U User Memory Settings - PT-AX200U Projector - Remote Control - PT-AX200U Lens Throw and Lens Shift9. Panasonic PT-AX200U SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - Panasonic PT-AX200U SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector Brightness - How really bright is the Panasonic PT-AX200U?10. PT-AX200U Projector – Light Leakage - PT-AX200U Projector - Light Leakage - Panasonic PT-AX200U Audible Noise Levels - PT-AX200U Projector Screen Recommendations - PT-AX200U Projector Measurements and Calibration - PT-AX200U Image Noise11. The Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector Warranty - The Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector Warranty12. Home Theater Projector Review: Panasonic PT-AX200U LCD Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons - Panasonic PT-AX200U and the Competition13. Panasonic PT-AX200U projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Panasonic PT-AX200U projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector: Pros - Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector: Cons - Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector: Typical Capabilities - Panasonic PT-AX200U Summary14. Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector Specifications Our last image is from Space Cowboys, and is an overexposed image of the re-entry scene. Click on the left thumbnail image. Look for subtle detail in the right side of the earth. The image on the right is from the $3300 1080p DLP projector – Optoma’s HD8000, which was recently reviewed. Look to the dark areas on the right for differences in details. The exposures are obviously different enough that you’ll have to “interpolate” a little. Image is from Space Cowboys, and is an overexposed image of the re-entry scene in Panasonic PT-AX200UImage is from Space Cowboys, and is an overexposed image of the re-entry scene in Optoma's HD8000PreviousNext OK, one last comparison. And an excellent one at that. Here is a scene that starts with both very bright and very dark areas. I’ve cropped it significantly, but you can still see part of the astronaut, whose suit is bathed in sunlight. The satellite on the left side of the frame is very dark. By overexposing the frame, and not worrying about the exposure of the astronaut or the Earth below, you can see how much detail there is in the dark components on the satellite. Click on the thumbnail image below left for the PT-AX200U image The right image is a similar frame, shot with of the competing (DLP) Mitsubishi HC1500. Unfortunately, the level of overxposure isn’t identical (never is), but you can still understand which projector makes it easier to make out these shadow details. Just to put all this in perspective, the enlargement from the third thumbnail (below), is the same scene from the JVC RS1, the best projector under $10,000 at black levels, and with excellent shadow detail to boot. PT-AX200U imageMitsubishi HC1500 imageJVC RS1 imagePreviousNext 1. Panasonic PT-AX200U Home Theater Projector Review - Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector Highlights - PT-AX200U - This year's best seller? - PT-AX200U - What's new?2. Panasonic PT-AX200U Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Panasonic PT-AX200U: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - The Panasonic PT-AX200U Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones - Panasonic PT-AX200U Black Levels and Shadow Detail4. Panasonic PT-AX200U: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality -25. Panasonic PT-AX200U home theater projector: Sharpness - Panasonic PT-AX200U home theater projector: Sharpness6. Panasonic PT-AX200U Overall Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AX200U Overall Picture Quality - Panasonic PT-AX200U - HDTV and Ambient Light7. Panasonic PT-AX200U Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - Panasonic PT-AX200U Game Mode: - Panasonic PT-AX200U Menus8. PT-AX200U User Memory Settings - PT-AX200U User Memory Settings - PT-AX200U Projector - Remote Control - PT-AX200U Lens Throw and Lens Shift9. Panasonic PT-AX200U SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - Panasonic PT-AX200U SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector Brightness - How really bright is the Panasonic PT-AX200U?10. PT-AX200U Projector – Light Leakage - PT-AX200U Projector - Light Leakage - Panasonic PT-AX200U Audible Noise Levels - PT-AX200U Projector Screen Recommendations - PT-AX200U Projector Measurements and Calibration - PT-AX200U Image Noise11. The Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector Warranty - The Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector Warranty12. Home Theater Projector Review: Panasonic PT-AX200U LCD Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons - Panasonic PT-AX200U and the Competition13. Panasonic PT-AX200U projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Panasonic PT-AX200U projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector: Pros - Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector: Cons - Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector: Typical Capabilities - Panasonic PT-AX200U Summary14. Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector Specifications Panasonic PT-AX200U: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality Panasonic PT-AX200U home theater projector: Sharpness