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Sanyo PLV-Z3000 home theater projector - loaded with features

OK folks, I'm just back from LA, where Sanyo was showing off their PLV-Z3000, their flagship home theater projector, and of course their other two recently announced models, the PLV-Z60 and PLV-Z700. While I only really trust my judgement when viewing a projector in my environment with the content I choose, it's still nice to see projectors demo'd in pitch black rooms in tradeshow booths. Sadly, Sanyo had a hotel ballroom and low lighting - more than anyone would normally have on for movie watching. As a result, I didn't get much of an idea about the Z3000. (I have the other two Sanyo's here, right now for review.) So, here's a basic summary of the PLV-Z3000. First, yes MSRP is $3295, but MAP, which pretty much sets the "high" price, looks to be $2995 or $2999. The PLV-Z3000, like several other new 3LCD projectors, is really loaded with image enhancement features. Consider: The PLV-Z3000 supports 14 bit color processing, HDMI 1.3 with Deep Color support, and x.v. color handling (no content yet, but coming). It's got frame interpolation for a smoother better picture when there is a lot of fast moving action on the screen, and so on. And it claims a stellar contrast ratio, thanks to new LCD panels and a new dynamic iris. How high, you ask? 65,000:1. The Sanyo PLV-Z3000 is scheduled to ship in early December. As Sanyo put it today. We'll get them in, in time to get them to dealers, and the dealers will have time to get them to their customers, before Christmas. Bottom line: The PLV-Z3000 has just about every feature found on all of the other projectors it competes directly with. Not every one, but, then, none of them have every feature found on the others. Basically what this translates to is an interesting battle between the four major Japanese companies that dominate home theater projectors: Epson, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, and Sanyo. I'll discuss further in my next blog! -art

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