Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-10 Posted on October 18, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review - Overview - PLV-Z2000 - All considered, a most enjoyable projector to watch2. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review-2 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector Highlights - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector: Basic Specs3. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour4. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - The Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones5. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-26. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-3 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector: Black Levels and Shadow Detail - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Black Levels7. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-4 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Shadow Details8. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-59. 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Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-3 - PLV-Z2000 User Memory Settings - PLV-Z2000 Projector - Remote Control - PLV-Z2000 Lens Throw and Lens Shift19. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-4 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector Brightness 20. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-5 - PLV-Z2000 Projector - Light Leakage - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Audible Noise Levels - PLV-Z2000 Projector Screen Recommendations21. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-6 - PLV-Z2000 Projector Measurements and Calibration - PLV-Z2000 Image Noise 22. The Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector Warranty23. Home Theater Projector Review: Sanyo PLV-Z2000 LCD Projector - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 and the Competition - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 and the Optoma HD8024. Home Theater Projector Review: Sanyo PLV-Z2000 LCD Projector Summary, Pros, Cons-2 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 and the Panasonic PT-AE1000U and PT-AE2000U - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 and Epson Home Cinema 108025. Home Theater Projector Review: Sanyo PLV-Z2000 LCD Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons-3 - Sanyo vs. Mitsubishi HC4900 and BenQ W9000 - More comments on the PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 projector, Pros, Cons, andTypical Capabilities - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector: Pros26. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector: Cons - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Summary: The Bottom Line - The Bottom Line:27. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector Specifications Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector Overall Picture QualityIn its Pure Cinema mode, the PLV-Z2000 is a pleasure to watch on movies. My initial reaction upon first watching it, was that the picture was somewhat muted, however, the long one watches movies in that mode, the more one realizes, that other projectors tend to be more dynamic looking, but at the same time less realistic or natural. We’re not talking huge differences, but, then, almost all 1080p projectors are at least very good products, just with different strengths and weaknesses. Where the PLV-Z2000 home theater projector shines, is on skin tones, but everything else is at least respectable (black levels) or better (sharpness and shadow detail). Overall, that means the PLV-Z2000 is going to please on almost any scene viewed, within the limits of its overall brightness. Below are a number of photos of a wide variety of types of scenes. All are handled very well by the Sanyo. But first, a quick demonstration of the differences between Pure Cinema, and the slightly more vibrant (and touch less natural), Creative Cinema mode, plus the much brighter, yet still very good Brilliant Cinema mode. I’ve taken the scene and below is one frame photographed in each of these modes. I attempted to get the exposures as close as possible to each other, to make comparing, easy. plv-z2000daggers rogueplv-z2000 daggers rogueplv-z2000 daggers roguePreviousNext Of course they are never perfectly matched. The first image is in the Pure Cinema mode (it’s the only one of the three you can click on, to enlarge), followed by Creative, then Brilliant 1. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review - Overview - PLV-Z2000 - All considered, a most enjoyable projector to watch2. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review-2 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector Highlights - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector: Basic Specs3. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour4. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - The Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones5. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-26. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-3 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector: Black Levels and Shadow Detail - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Black Levels7. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-4 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Shadow Details8. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-59. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-610. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-711. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-8 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector: Sharpness12. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-913. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-10 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector Overall Picture Quality14. Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-11 - PLV-Z2000 Projector - HDTV Sources - More general photos of Sanyo's PLV-Z2000, in action15. Sharp XV-Z3000 Projector Review – General Performance - XV-Z3000 Projector Brightness16. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Menus17. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-218. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-3 - PLV-Z2000 User Memory Settings - PLV-Z2000 Projector - Remote Control - PLV-Z2000 Lens Throw and Lens Shift19. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-4 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector Brightness 20. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-5 - PLV-Z2000 Projector - Light Leakage - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Audible Noise Levels - PLV-Z2000 Projector Screen Recommendations21. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-6 - PLV-Z2000 Projector Measurements and Calibration - PLV-Z2000 Image Noise 22. The Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector Warranty23. Home Theater Projector Review: Sanyo PLV-Z2000 LCD Projector - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 and the Competition - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 and the Optoma HD8024. Home Theater Projector Review: Sanyo PLV-Z2000 LCD Projector Summary, Pros, Cons-2 - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 and the Panasonic PT-AE1000U and PT-AE2000U - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 and Epson Home Cinema 108025. Home Theater Projector Review: Sanyo PLV-Z2000 LCD Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons-3 - Sanyo vs. Mitsubishi HC4900 and BenQ W9000 - More comments on the PLV-Z2000 Home Theater Projector - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 projector, Pros, Cons, andTypical Capabilities - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector: Pros26. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector: Cons - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Summary: The Bottom Line - The Bottom Line:27. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 Projector Specifications Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-9 Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-11