Typical price: £800
What is it: Low-cost HD Ready LCD projector
What we think: Although this projector's low-cost nature is evident in some aspects of its performance, it's certainly nothing if not fun
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 13 March 2008
Tags: Panasonic, Panasonic PT-AX200E, component video, optical zoom, home cinema
We like:
Remarkably low in price; excellent game mode; suffers no LCD 'chicken wire' effect
We don't like:
Black levels aren't great for movies; flawed dynamic contrast system; dark areas can look noisy
CNET UK judgement:
The AX200E isn't quite good enough at showing films to answer all the prayers of cash-strapped home cinema fans, but it certainly succeeds as a 'fun' option for the more casual big-screen user, especially if they're into console games
Full review:
Most projectors that creep around the £1,000 mark are designed predominantly for business or education use rather than home cinema. Not Panasonic's PT-AX200E. This £800 LCD-based affair has been built from the ground up to cater for the domestic user, raising real hopes -- especially given Panasonic's venerable heritage in the home projection market -- that here at last could be a quality projection solution for the reams of home cinema fans out there who don't have bottomless pockets. Continue Reading...
Panasonic PT-AX200E History
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