I'd imagine that many others are struggling with the same decision between these two projectors.
I know that very few have seen either one (let alone both), but if we look purely at specs, which one will offer more bang for the buck? Is the HW30 the way to go if you throw on a 16x9 screen and don't need the zoom memory that the Panny provides?
Basically I'm looking for PQ in a pretty much light controlled room, but would like to be able to watch comfortably with some lights on as well.
I've personally been leaning towards the AE7000 because of the fact that I already have 3 pair of Panasonic glasses (1st gen), but I probably shouldn't be factoring my decision on this especially if the street price of the AE7000 comes close to that of the HW30.
Just looking for some opinions for someone who's never seen anything but an LCD projector (I have an Epson HC720, and my friend's that have FP also have LCDs).
I know that very few have seen either one (let alone both), but if we look purely at specs, which one will offer more bang for the buck? Is the HW30 the way to go if you throw on a 16x9 screen and don't need the zoom memory that the Panny provides?
Basically I'm looking for PQ in a pretty much light controlled room, but would like to be able to watch comfortably with some lights on as well.
I've personally been leaning towards the AE7000 because of the fact that I already have 3 pair of Panasonic glasses (1st gen), but I probably shouldn't be factoring my decision on this especially if the street price of the AE7000 comes close to that of the HW30.
Just looking for some opinions for someone who's never seen anything but an LCD projector (I have an Epson HC720, and my friend's that have FP also have LCDs).