Viewsonic Pro8100 or Sanyo PLV-Z3000?

If you have the gas the Sanyo is the way to go. It's 120hz and has really good blacks. Its very bright and has excellent colors. I wan the Sanyo, but funds are limited and i wish i could buy it.

sanyo have very soft image no sharpness at all, white tend to yellow , weak color when comparied to viewsonic , in projectorreviews tests : not bright enough for 110" ! , without thinking viewsonic worth more than twice of sanyo plv-3000, and keep this 600$ for 7.1 avrecevier.

Sanyo is extremely sharp go over to projectorcentral.com and read reviews
and is very bright as well can easily go over 110".

dear johnifehr sanyo is sharp and bright but not to compare with the viewsonic pro8100
and projectorcentral dont offer projectors movie images as projectorreviews.com you can check the same image and see the difference.

contrast and shadow detail is no where near the z3000, only thing its got over z3000 is brightness and which most people don't need and the z3000 has 5:5 pull down and smooth motion, and for movies may it be blu ray or standard def the z3000 is superior. no image noise and dynamic irs issues. For only 600 bucks more you get all the latest technology and won't have to upgrade for a long time. IMO

and what about sharpness and color and HQV-210(HOLLYWOOD QUALITY VIDEO), motorized lens shift vertical and horizental, motorized foucs, piano look , .............etc and the iris issue was solved with 2.5 firmware update and confirmed by projectorreviews it self at their fourms also sanyo dosent produce lamps for its projectors. anyway i am not try to open an argue here, "each party are happy with which they have" but the difference obvious to the eye.

Thats cool but I don't even have the z3000, from what I see read and hear, your right it is obvious to the eye. There's a reason why the z3000 is catagorized in the high end projectors.

I am thinking about getting the viewsonic how does it compare to the hd20?

Thanks I will have a lot of light in the room will that matter between the two?

floridapoolboy: Did you get your pro8100 yet, if so, how do you find it?

I am looking into getting my first projector and the pro8100 at its current price point of 1300 + bing cashback looks like an awesome deal, just not too sure on the lumens, seem a little low-ish which I know is subjective and depends on ambient light, I'm talking spec-wise.

Let me know what you think of yours.

Well, I just bit the bullet and ordered the pro8100.
My first projector

those of you who have the pro 8100, is there any sde from 8 feet away? thanx for any reply

I just got my pro8100 last night (ordered from TD), and I gotta say, this thing is awesome. Sitting about 10 feet away, 110" image, no SDE, or any other nasty effects; just pure awesomeness.

I upgraded from an aging and ailing Infocus 4805, and I upgraded my DVD player from an Oppo 981 to the Oppo BDP-83. Gotta say, I'm really, really happy with this set-up, and I haven't tweaked the settings yet or anything. Black levels are superb (at least, in my light-controlled room with white walls and ceiling, this is probably about as good as the black levels can get). The Pro8100 is almost totally silent (major improvement from the 4805), and in 3 hours of Blu-ray watching last night (an episode of "Planet Earth" and "Crank"), I didn't notice the dynamic iris even once. BTW, my unit had the latest firmware (1.51) preinstalled on it, which is the version that fixes the iris issues.

The build quality on the Pro8100 is top-notch, but, as mentioned elsewhere on this forum, it is really, really massive...so make sure you have enough space before you buy (I'm going to have to build a bigger shelf for it...).

Now that it seems like so many people are buying the Pro8100, we should start an official thread so we can pool knowledge regarding settings, performance tweaks, etc.

And btw, as for lumens, when I first turned the thing on (before I ratcheted down the output by switching to cinema mode and low-power mode) I thought my eyes were going to melt clean out of my skull. This thing seemed plenty bright (I actually got a headache from the brightness before I figured out how to turn down the lumens...).

Haha, good to hear its plenty bright, is that in a COMPLETELY dark room or do you have SOME ambient light?

I knew it was big before I ordered it, its probably a mammoth in terms of projectors these days as it is a few years old model.
Gives a good sense of build quality and also allows for plenty of internal cooling which is probably why this unit is also said to run pretty quiet as far as projectors are concerned which was a concern to me as my room is not that large and it will be in close proximity to my sitting position.

And yes, an official thread for it would be good, dunno how one is started though, can anyone do it or does it have to be a mod?

There was definitely some ambient light; two of the walls in the room have windows running across them, and half of the shades were open, and it was around dusk when I was setting it up.

I don't think that this is the latest firmware..so iris issue might still be there

thanks for answering my question i think i may order the 8100

Latest firmware for pro8100 is 2.5.

Grab it from Viewsonic

Hello all! This is my first post, though I have been viewing this forum for a while. I am seriously considering picking up the pro8100 but the only concern I have is lumen output. My basement room is approximately 22ft. long and I plan to rear mount/shelf the unit. There is some ambient light during the day but it can be for the most part limited. Though, I would like to watch football during the day with some lamps on in there. I plan on projecting from a 120-130" diaganol image. Using the projection calculator I think the distance will be fine. The only question I have is in regards to lumen output. It is around 7-10 depending on screen gain. I know the calculator utilizes manufacturer data, so I am wondering if the lumen data is accurate. Do you think I should have concerns? I know tweaking between different modes and calibrating the unit will help. I have read Art's review and he has ranges from 600-1200 lumens but at what distance I am not sure (it might be in the middle of its zoom range). But, before I make the plunge, I want to make sure it will not be too dim.

Thanks!

If the calculator is showing 7 to 10 Ft Lamberts'That would be to dim for me.I like at least 15 or more for sports.You could use a High power screen though and that would make it work'plus maybe a 110in screen and get 15 to 22.

Their is quite a bit of light loss I guess shooting at 22ft than your 13ft'By the way poolboy'I just check J&R WEBSITE and they are now showing the 8100 out of stock.Hope you get yours soon.

I would have to agree.The sanyo is known to be the dimmest 1080p around.Well post some reviews poolboy when you get it please.