Sanyo PLV-Z2000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-11 Posted on October 18, 2007 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. 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 PLV-Z2000 Projector - HDTV SourcesAs usual, I don’t calibrate the modes for TV viewing, as I do for movie watching, so there is some room for improvement on these images. Overall, I watched a couple of football games, The Tonight Show, the Colbert Report, Discovery HD, and some standard definition TV as well. I did almost all of my viewing, in Living room mode. Dynamic mode was useful when I partially raised my motorized shades, to let in more outside light, but was typical of such modes, with very cool coloration (too blue), and some overemphasis on green. Vivid, the brightest mode, was worse. Even cooler, and with way more green content than Dynamic mode, it was very inaccurate to watch, and not very pleasant. That’s not to say that adjusting it a bit can’t improve it noticeably, at the cost of some, but not too many lumens. More general photos of Sanyo's PLV-Z2000, in actionThe image above, and the “Eye” image immediately below are from Aeon Flux. What is significant about these two is that these images that I always refer to in their file names as “white” are shot in lighting that draws off most of the color. The Sanyo PLV-Z2000 home theater projector handles the image above (and the one below), as well as any projector I’ve reviewed. Most projectors simply live up to that “white” name I use to describe these images. Other projectors also do have some color texture, but the Sanyo does a superb job. You really can feel/see the natural skin tone that is part of her face. Others just leave you feeling that it was intended to have the natural skin color be washed out. I can’t recall any other projector that does it better, only possibly, the Sony VW50, and not even my JVC RS1 does these two images this well. Kudos! As usual I have scattered additional images in the overview and summary pages, for your consideration, but now it’s time to look at general performance issues – including the menus, brightness, calibration, and projector screen recommendations. 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-10 Sharp XV-Z3000 Projector Review – General Performance