Sanyo PLV-Z60: Shadow Detail Performance Posted on October 18, 2013 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 Sharpness:Note, I am switching to the new version of the DTS demo disc, which has a different main screen. As a result the image for the Z60 is completely different than that for the other projectors, yet should still provide a good comparison. I’ll be using the new image in future reviews. Sanyo Z60Mitsubishi HC1600Panasonic PT-AX200UEpson Home Cinema 720Optoma HD71Epson Moviemate 72PreviousNext Sanyo PLV-Z60Mitsubishi HC1600Optoma HD65 Panasonic PT-AX200UPreviousNext Bottom line: The Sanyo PLV-Z60 is a very sharp 720p projector. It has a definite advantage on the other 3LCD projectors from Epson and Panasonic, and holds its own with the DLP projectors. 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: Shadow Detail Performance Sanyo PLV-Z60 Performance: HDTV and Sports