Panasonic PT-AE900U Home Theater Projector
Exceeded Expectations Out of the Box; All My Friends Are Utterly Impressed
I got this projector before the 2005 Holiday season and it has seen a lot of use and a lot of people have seen it used.  My place is now refered with phrases like: \\"how about seeing a movie on the big screen tonight?\\" <br /> <br />I use a DaLite 60inch White Projector Screen.  Its portable and stands on the floor.  I leave the lights on in the house (not in front of the screen) and the contrast is still amazing...though of course it improves when all the lights are out, but realistically, I can read a good book and watch the movie with great picture viewing at the same time if I wanted to.  And guess what?  I leave it in LOW power lamp light mode all the time, and it's still an awesome picture.  The contrast is excellent! <br /> <br />I have a portable projector and projector screen because I take the setup to my friends' houses.  I don't always want a bunch of people over at my house!  As many times as I've moved the setup, it has always worked without any trouble. <br /> <br />I've hooked up XBoxes, PS2s, Game Cubes, DVD players, and Computers to the AE900U.  The menus are easy to navigate, and it comes with a wicked cool remote control...you don't have to point it a the box either...just point it at the screen and it works.  The 2x Zoom is a great asset; since I use a portable screen which gets put away after each viewing, I don't have to put the screen in the exact same spot each time...I just set it up approximately where it was and just use the zoom and focus to fix the rest. <br /> <br />The picture quality can be tweaked, the settings can be tweaked, and you can even save these settings on up to three memory slots for quick adjustments.  I find that Dynamic mode works best on all formats, but sometimes I'll switch when it's a bright cartoon playing or an old black and white. <br /> <br />The box is quiet -- even in high fan mode.  I live in higher altitudes so I need the higher fan mode. <br /> <br />It works, It works great, I've had no problems, and I've had scores of great moving watching experiences thus far.