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Sanyo PLV Z4 – LCD projector – 1000 ANSI lumens – 1280 x 720 – widescreen – High Definition 720p
By pfhometheater | July 25, 2010
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SANYO enjoys a well-deserved leadership position in the LCD projector industry. Over the past several years company’s breakthroughs in LCD technology have helped lead a tremendous surge in the growth of this industry. Even so, SANYO is continuously striving to meet the challenges and demands of an ever-changing world.SANYO is at the forefront of expanding the possibilities of LCD projectors through the use of advance digital technology. Most SANYO projectors today e… More >>
Sanyo PLV Z4 – LCD projector – 1000 ANSI lumens – 1280 x 720 – widescreen – High Definition 720p
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Topics: Projectors For Home Theater | 5 Comments »
July 25th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
I purchased my PLV-Z4 from another online retailer and I have been absolutely pleased with the performance and bulb life. I’ve been running it for almost 3 years now and my only issue was that the lamp ballast blew out, but because of their 3 year warranty, I had it out and back within a week at no charge.
I would recommend this projector to ANYONE, as long as they have a viewing room that tolerates the 1000 lumens – it’s not a sunlight or ambient light friendly lumen level, but it’s awesome in a dark theatre…=)
Rating: 5 / 5
July 25th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
I had a Panasonic PT-AE100 before so I was coming from a 480p projector to 720p. I cannot say how nice it is to have the lens shift and be able to place the projector off center and away. The automatic lens cover is great so you don’t have to worry about misplacing a lens cap. There are ports on the projector that fit an air duster tube so you can dust the panels if you should get a speck or bit of dust on a panel. Also, it is quieter than the comparable Epson 720p projector which one of my friends has. On a side note, I have not seen any kind of banding artifacts that I’ve read other projectors occasionally have. I’ve had it for over a year and I’m still very happy with it and it’s still working like a champ.
I prefer using this to my 42″ 1080p LCD – the colors are much better as well as overall picture quality. I use this primarily at home in the living room for Bluray, HD DVD, and HDTV. On occasion, I take it to friends’ houses for movies by the pool (I bring a portable projection screen) or video games.
Rating: 5 / 5
July 25th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
When my old big screen decided to die, I decided I wanted to go with the full movie theatre experience. After about 2 months of research I decided upon the Sanyo Z4 and what a great purchase it was. I have the projector roughly 14 ft from the 121″ HC Screen. The image quality is fantastic using the HDMI connection. I have it hooked up to the DishHD and a upconverting Sony dvd player. If you search around you can find great prices on HDMI cables that aren’t the ridiculous price monster ones.
Rating: 5 / 5
July 25th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
I have had this projector for about a year, and as others have mentioned the image is great. It looks far nicer than any of the projectors I saw at local stores (Magnolia HiFi, Fry’s, Bestbuy, Circuit City, etc).
The colors are bright and defined, the image is sharp. The lens throw is very handy. The image isn’t washed out like older LCD or in store units. The black levels, while not as good as a plasma, are still plenty good.
I use it mainly for Movies and an Xbox 360. The image controls it offers are great, to switch from highly vibrant colors good for Video games and back to more realistic colors for movies.
I project approximately a 100″ screen and sit about 10′ from the screen. At this point I am just far enough away to not see pixels. Any closer and you can see them however. My room is not completely dark during the day either. I have blackout curtains in the windows, but some light leaks in and my walls are white, so even in moderately lit rooms the projector is plenty bright.
My projector did fry itself recently, but I have a feeling that is more the fault of my homes wiring. After having the projector Warranty repaired by Sanyo, I am thoroughly impressed. They provided me a Fedex tracking number to ship the projector to them next day at their expense. I had *my* projector back and working two days later after replacing the power supply, lamp ballast and a fan. That is one of the fastest turn arounds I’ve ever seen, second only to warranty support that ships a replacement ahead of receiving the broken unit. I will gladly do and recommend business to any company that treats their customers that well.
There are better projectors out now, but for the money & free replacement lamp this is an exceptional deal still. The only thing I could ask for at this point is 1080p, but 720p is great nonetheless.
Rating: 5 / 5
July 26th, 2010 at 12:52 am
This projector is better than I expected. In Hi-Def its amazing and in SD its still very nice. $1600 on amazon including a free replacement lame, I feel like I got a great deal. If you have the right room for a projector (size and light control are critical) its blows the doors off a 50 inch HD set for less money. I’ve yet to discover the downside after six months of use.
Rating: 5 / 5