I hope someone can help with my final decision about which projector to buy. I'm down to two, the Sony VPL-HS60 and the Panasonic PT-AX100U. Are there any reviews out there that compare the two? It looks to me, for viewing mostly movies, I may have to sacrifice the ansi lumens (2000 with the Panasonic with a 6000:1 contrast ratio) for the contrast ratio of 10000:1 of the Sony(1200 ansi lumens) please help....
Sony VPL-HS60 VS Panasonic PT-AX100U
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I had a panasonic and loved it. Zero problems.
but I was scared of all the negative reviews posted on this forum about it.
The panny is a light cannon but I personally wasn't comfortable with the long term reliability of that projector, so I swapped it out for a Sharp Z12000 Mk2 (being delivered today).
There are many folks happy with the panny and reporting no problems. But I wouldn't recommend it simply because of the many folks that are reporting issues.
but I was scared of all the negative reviews posted on this forum about it.
The panny is a light cannon but I personally wasn't comfortable with the long term reliability of that projector, so I swapped it out for a Sharp Z12000 Mk2 (being delivered today).
There are many folks happy with the panny and reporting no problems. But I wouldn't recommend it simply because of the many folks that are reporting issues.
I have a Panasonic PT-AX100U and I love it. I didn't let the negative stuff scare me off because I believe that there are many more Panasonics out there not showing any major problems. I did a lot of research before purchasing and it seems most projectors in this price point have some issues at some point. Yes the Panasonic did seem a little more then others but with all the great press and what it offer I would guess it has to be one of the top selling projectors.
The Sony was also on my short list but it lacked at least one feature I wanted (vertical stretch for CIH). If I was thinking about buying now and wasn't in a hurry I might consider waiting for the new model Sony. Considering the price (if you don't need the stretch mode).
The Sony was also on my short list but it lacked at least one feature I wanted (vertical stretch for CIH). If I was thinking about buying now and wasn't in a hurry I might consider waiting for the new model Sony. Considering the price (if you don't need the stretch mode).
I sit 10' from the screen and the projector will be 14' from the screen. The screen is 96 vintage draper (it was high end at the time) that I used for my old infocus 620. It is a 110'' diagonal screen. After I posted this I learned there is a new Sony that also looks good, the VPL-AW15??? I think it is the HS-60 replacement??
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