Sanyo PLV-Z60 720p 3LCD Home Theater Projector Review: Overview-2 Posted on September 30, 2008 By Art Feierman 1. Sanyo PLV-Z60 720p 3LCD Home Theater Projector Review: Overview - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector Highlights:2. Sanyo PLV-Z60 720p 3LCD Home Theater Projector Review: Overview-2 - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector Highlights:3. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector – Physical Tour4. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector Review: Image Quality - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - Sanyo PLV-Z60: Skin Tone Handling5. Sanyo PLV-Z60: Black Level and Shadow Detail - PLV-Z60 Black Level Performance6. Sanyo PLV-Z60: Shadow Detail Performance7. Sanyo PLV-Z60: Shadow Detail Performance8. Sanyo PLV-Z60: Shadow Detail Performance - Sharpness:9. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Performance: HDTV and Sports - Overall Image Quality10. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance - PLV-Z60 Menus - PLV-Z60 User Memory Settings - PLV-Z60 Projector Remote Control - PLV-Z60 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - PLV-Z60 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility11. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance - PLV-Z60 Projector Brightness - PLV-Z60 Projector Light Leakage - PLV-Z60 Audible Noise Levels - PLV-Z60 Projector Screen Recommendations - PLV-Z60 Projector Measurements and Calibration12. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance - PLV-Z60 Image Noise - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector: Warranty13. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector: Pros - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector: Cons - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Competitive Aspects14. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons1 - PLV-Z60 vs. Panasonic PT-AX200U - PLV-Z60 vs. Epson Home Cinema 720 - PLV-Z60 vs. Optoma HD65 - PLV-Z60 vs. Optoma HD71 - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector: Summary - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector: Bottom Line15. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector Specifications Sanyo has just started shipping the PLV-Z60, with first shipments arriving at dealers in a day or two. Most of the attention, and most of the new home theater projectors launched in the last year, have been 1080p. That said, there is still a strong, but smaller (than 1080p) market for these low cost 720p projectors. Click to enlarge. So close Sanyo has just started shipping the PLV-Z60, with first shipments arriving at dealers in a day or two. Most of the attention, and most of the new home theater projectors launched in the last year, have been 1080p. That said, there is still a strong, but smaller (than 1080p) market for these low cost 720p projectors. While 1080p projectors start right below $2000, 720p projectors start below $1000 (DLP models) while most 3LCD home theater projectors – like the PLV-Z60, are priced around $1299. Rebates are common and can lower the price significantly on some of the more expensive 720p projectors. Click Image to EnlargeThe PLV-Z60 is a classic 3LCD projector, with great placement flexibility. It uses two iris systems, one on the lamp, to help it achieve very good black level performance for a 720p projector. Let’s get started: Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector Highlights:Click to enlarge. So close Good, but not great out of the box color accuracy Calibrates very nicely for extremely good color Below average brightness limits Z60 to medium to smaller screens Good black level performance, improved over the Z5 Excellent placement flexibility – manual wide range zoom and lots of lens shift Click Image to Enlarge Only 720 3LCD projector that comes with ability to remove possible dust blobs Extensive color management controls 2 HDMI inputs are 1.3, with 24fps and Deep Color support Excellent 3 year warranty, with fast turn-around Very quiet operation (22db in eco-mode)- not the quietest, but quieter than most Remote rather small and a bit cramped, but very functional Very good value proposition 1. Sanyo PLV-Z60 720p 3LCD Home Theater Projector Review: Overview - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector Highlights:2. Sanyo PLV-Z60 720p 3LCD Home Theater Projector Review: Overview-2 - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector Highlights:3. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector – Physical Tour4. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector Review: Image Quality - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - Sanyo PLV-Z60: Skin Tone Handling5. Sanyo PLV-Z60: Black Level and Shadow Detail - PLV-Z60 Black Level Performance6. Sanyo PLV-Z60: Shadow Detail Performance7. Sanyo PLV-Z60: Shadow Detail Performance8. Sanyo PLV-Z60: Shadow Detail Performance - Sharpness:9. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Performance: HDTV and Sports - Overall Image Quality10. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance - PLV-Z60 Menus - PLV-Z60 User Memory Settings - PLV-Z60 Projector Remote Control - PLV-Z60 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - PLV-Z60 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility11. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance - PLV-Z60 Projector Brightness - PLV-Z60 Projector Light Leakage - PLV-Z60 Audible Noise Levels - PLV-Z60 Projector Screen Recommendations - PLV-Z60 Projector Measurements and Calibration12. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance - PLV-Z60 Image Noise - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector: Warranty13. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector: Pros - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector: Cons - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Competitive Aspects14. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons1 - PLV-Z60 vs. Panasonic PT-AX200U - PLV-Z60 vs. Epson Home Cinema 720 - PLV-Z60 vs. Optoma HD65 - PLV-Z60 vs. Optoma HD71 - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Home Theater Projector: Summary - Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector: Bottom Line15. Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector Specifications Sanyo PLV-Z60 720p 3LCD Home Theater Projector Review: Overview Sanyo PLV-Z60 Projector – Physical Tour