OWNERS Thread for the Panasonic PT-AE7000U 3D Projector - Page 142

Can anyone recommend a great screen for the AE7000? I have a dedicated theater room with full light control so presume that I only require a 1.0 gain and whilte background.. Is this correct?

I've been leaning towards the Elite Screens R120H1 EzFrame Fixed Wall Projection Screen (58.8 x 104.6") for my room, which has a 14' distance from seating to the wall. Heard that this was a great screen for this projector and light combo... any thoughts? It's just $510 at B&H Photo Video so seems like a good deal.

Also we primarily watch HD content from Apple TV.. 80% of the time TV shows. So I have been thinking 16:9. But movies would clearly look better on 2:35:1 ... does the Cinemascope make the 16:9 TV shows look like small letterboxed images ? If so, it wouldn't make sense to go with the 2:35:1 Cinema screen, but if this projector can zoom it out to make it look nice, we would prefer the wider screen for movies.

Any thougths from the netizens on this board would be much appreciated!

Eric

Here is the applicable drawing for the PT-AE7000:



There are no dimensions provided so the drawing is not very useful.

I no longer have the PT-AE3000U and its manual does not even have a drawing comparable to the above. As I recall the mounting holes are in similar locations so yours might work. However, Panasonic's options indicate two different ceiling mount models: ET-PKE2000/ET-PKE1000S for the 3000, and models ET-PKA110H (for high ceiling) ET-PKA110S (for low ceiling) for the 7000. If you research those mount models perhaps you can correlate their dimensions.

I remember that the holes are not in the same place when I changed the 3000 for the 7000.

I have now replaced my AE3000 with AE7000 and luckily only one hole is different, the one almost at the back of the projector.

RE: Can anyone recommend a great screen for the AE7000? I have a dedicated theater room with full light control so presume that I only require a 1.0 gain and whilte background.. Is this correct?

I bought this screen: http://www.elunevision.com/referencestudiotab.html

They have tab tension or motorized. I found them on par or better than higher priced reference screens. Also 4k ready as well.

Simply amazing. I can't recommend it more highly. Cost is also a huge plus.

Hi

Thanks for the advice... just checking out the site and the screens look fantastic. Where did you purchase it? I didn't see any where to purchase on their website.

Thanks again!

I live in Ontario and purchased from these guys (great store by the way): http://eastporters.com/estore/cart.php?page=hometheater

They are also in Ontario but will ship to US. They also highly recommend the EluneVision Reference screens as you can see from their site. If you have any questions - call these guys - great customer service. Shipping was super fast.

He all. I plan on buying this projector in a month or so and I haven't seen much talk here about video games being played on this projector. I plan on using it for video games using my xbox and such but also 2D movies. We're not really into 3D too much yet but would like the ability to upgrade when I want. Can you guys tell me all the pros and cons of evidence gaming on the projector? Is the refresh rate good enough for first person shooters and such?

I play FPS games occasionally and have no complaints.

Ok cool. Thanks. You would figure an lcd projector would have no issues with games but you can never be too sure.

I play COD:BOps2 on Xbox360. With picture mode set to "game" I've never noticed any degree of lag RE: input to screen. Great gaming projector.

Awesome. Just what I want to hear.


On another note: does anyone use HD paint or any other type of paint on a wall projected image?

I just completed painting a 156" diagonal 2.35:1 Screen onto smoothed and Primed Drywall for use with a AE-7000. I used Silver Fire v2.5 , a true DIY paint. It was specifically chosen to augment 3D use and allow viewing under reasonable ambient light situations.

Come visit us over on the DIY Screens Forum.

Ok great thanks!

Now. My walls are textured with small bumps. I hear painting with thick paint would help but sanding it down would be best. Problem is im renting the place and I dont think they would like it if I sanded the walls haha

So, I bought the viewsonic pro8200 and its great PJ...but it's going back to amazon. Curious...I have large 16:9 screen and I was wondering if the zoom feature will allow me to set custom 2:35...not one that fills 16:9 just make the bars in 2:35 a little smaller.

I was wondering if replacing the lamp for the 7000u with part ET-LAA410 that belongs to the 8000u would work.? if it did you could get some of the performance of the 8000u on the 7000u. any ideas.?

I would check the part and make sure everything lines up.

Then, we need one of our techies to see if our PJ can put out that voltage.

Then one other person who has money to try this.

fingers crossed...

I would also like to know if this would be possible. I would think you would have to replace the ballast as well.

Just wanted to share my experience with the AE7000u. This is my first projector and I really like it. It sits in a hybrid family room, so it is used for movies, tv, gaming. Here some points I want to make

1. Bought this in Nov 2011 so I believe it was from the first batch of projectors
2. Settings are pretty straightforward - Normal mode(have never put it into eco mode), mostly use GAME and DYNAMIC picture modes. Both were calibrated with the WOW disc to my liking.
3. Watching Hugo in 3D was great and have never really had any issues. Can't say I watch many in 3D but have watched about 3 movies
4. I have about 650 hours on the projector

Then, 3-4 weeks ago, I too started getting the "flicker" issue that many reported. I thought I was one of the lucky ones. Unfortunately the flicker is kinda bad and very annoying. The only thing I have done so far is turn off the Dynamic Iris and this has seemed to solve the issue for now. I spent all day yesterday watching NFL playoffs without any flicker. Lets hope it goes away for good, but I feel that it might be a bigger problem.

Hello Fellas !

I purchased the 7000U projector about a month back. I have it up and running with a DIY 2.35:1 150" screen. I filled in a rebate form and I am supposed to receive 2 pair of 3D glasses, but have not received so far ! Instead of waiting, I decided to buy the 3D glasses.

Do you folks have any recommendation on what 3D glasses I should be looking in to ? Any help you can provide will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance !

Regards
Suresh

Hi Suresh

I would strongly recommend that you stick with the suggested 3D glasses from Panasonic. I also tried some "compatible" glasses and they did'nt work. I had to purchase 4 of them as we also didn't get the free glasses due to some other issues. We've been using them on our AE7000 and they are fantastic.

Eric

Thank you Eric!
I will stick with the Panasonic glasses then. I will probably end up buying the twin pack (model # TY-EW3D3MPK2).

Hi, I bought Eastar4 3D glasses from ebay. But they do not work, after turning them on nothing happens so probably sync with projector IR emitter does not work.

Has somebody used these with this projector? Seller even lists TY-EW3D3MC in item title to indicate compatibility. Price $30 so they are cheap.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=221059771377

Can anyone tell me how to stretch 16:9 content to fill the entire screen width-wise?

I have the auto detection working perfectly but want to create a lens mods for 16:9 stretched horizontally when I want to use it instead of having black bars on the side.

Also, can you video blank the light on the top and bottom in 2:35 mode when the PJ is zoomed for content in cinemascope?


Thanks in advance!

Unfortunately the masking is not enough to cover the spill unless the 21:9 area is smack dab in the middle of the sensor height.

I'm very close to dead center both ways - how do I go about setting the video blanking in 2:35 mode?

Can I stretch 16:9 content horizontally to fit the screen in that mode?


Thanks!

Just zoom in as if you're zooming for 21:9 movies and go to the lens setting to crop the top and bottom part of the screen.

Thanks I figured it out right after I posted, and I was able to crop out everything on the top and almost everything on the bottom since the projector is near the center. But can you tell me if the AE7000 with stretch 16:9 content horizontally to fill out the 2:35 screen?

Unfortunately it won't