Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Projectors
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Projectors
I recently moved to a new place with a large living room and thought to myself: "Wow, this would be a perfect spot for a home theater." The only problem was, I knew next to nothing about projectors. Since you can spend anywhere from $500 to $35,000 dollars on a projector, I did over a month of research online to educate myself. It came down to a choice between two entry-level 720p projectors: the Optoma HD65 and the Panasonic PT-AX200u. The Optoma is a very well reviewed product, and many people seem to be quite pleased with it. It is also significantly less expensive than the Panasonic. But it employs a technology called DLP, where a spinning color wheel provides the images. This is in contrast to the 3chip LCD technology of the Panasonic. What does this all mean? Well, it means that if you're watching high-contrast images, or black and white movies, you can be subject to something called "the rainbow effect", where there is a slight multicolored sheen on the edge of the image. To be fair, most people apparently never notice these things, but some are more sensitive than others. Since I don't know if I or my wife are susceptible, and I watch a lot of B&W movies, I decided it to shell out the extra bucks and go for the Panasonic. I decided to troll eBay for a few weeks until I found a good price for a refurb model. When I got it home and set it up I was stunned. The image was far more amazing than I had anticipated. Most of the pro reviews say that side-by-side, it's difficult to tell the difference between the PT-AX200u and a full 1080p projector (which is far more expensive) and I have to agree. Just projecting the image on my wall was incredible. I also purchased a Panasonic blu-ray player on Amazon. Upconverted dvds look great and blu-ray is stunning. We've watched "Planet Earth" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" projected about 14ft across and 7ft tall and it feels like we're in a movie theater. My wife, who was initially skeptical, is now a home theater convert. The other great thing is that it throws a heck of a lot of light, so we can easily watch television or a movie with the shades drawn in the daytime or a reading lamp on at night with very little washout. I've had the PT-AX200u for a little over a month now and I can't stress enough how much I love it. And quite frankly, for the same price or less than a 42" flatscreen tv you can have a movie theater in your house.Read full review
The projector is very easy to set up. The picture is amazingly clear at very large sizes,i.e., 6-8 feet wide. I had 46 and 50 inch rear projection TV sets and this picture is as clear or clearer at twice the size using a 1080 source. I have only used it a short time so I can't say anything bad about it so far. There was no lag when playing video games from an Xbox 360. I would definitely recommend this projector to anyone.
I had the idea of getting a projector instead of a TV because of the screen size, picture quality, and affordable price.. I was never more right! :-) This projector is one of the best, very decent size screen at short distances, and amazing picture quality. Makes playing video games a whole different world, and makes going to the movies seems like a waste of time :-D
Came with all of the parts except for the battery cover. Lamp works great. if anyone ever sells these all you have to do is check your lamp settings to find out how many hours have been used . Check lamp settings to find hours utilized. I had another just like it and this is working perfectly!! Definitely recommend!!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Well the lamp was on its last legs certainly wasn't 478 hrs it was super dim. I assume someone just reset the counter without changing the bulb. Luckily I had a spare that still had some life in it from another projector so all is good now. I would recommend doing a little better job testing in the future.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned