Panasonic PT-AE4000

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 143 reviews of Panasonic PT-AE4000. The average rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviews about the noise and design are overall positive. The price and usability also get good opinions. There are some mixed comments about the size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Panasonic PT-AE4000 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 35 user reviews of Panasonic PT-AE4000 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Opinions about the noise and price are on the whole positive. The design and usability also get good comments.

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97% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : John Archer (trustedreviews.com)

Panasonic PT-AE4000 LCD Projector

The Panasonic PT-AE4000 projector is a unique, almost crazily flexible and hugely tantalising product for its price point.

Although the AE4000 still has room for improvement and leaves Epson plenty of wiggle room to justify charging significantly more for its TW5500 flagship LCD projector, Panasonic has undoubtedly delivered some really key improvements over the AE3000.

Feb, 2010

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Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Panasonic PT-AE4000E review

Still a top performer and living room friendly, but loses a star on price - it's stayed the same while others have cut prices

Great HD spec ; easy set-up ; punchy, bright colours ; fine insight

A little noise at times ; not the contrast reach of best

Still great, but rivals leave the AE4000E wanting in certain areas

Jan, 2010

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Expert review by : Jim Hill (techradar.com)

Panasonic PT-AE4000 review

Panasonic builds on its superb LCD projector line with a new red-rich lamp

Easy to set up and operate ; Wide zoom and optical lens shift range ; Lush colours ; Smooth, filmic picture ; Useful features

Boxy design ; Some forward firing fan noise ; Take care with the high frame-rate settings

An impressive projector that has a simple setup and great pictures

Dec, 2009

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Panasonic PT-AE4000

Il proiettore Panasonic PT-AE4000 proietta immagini Full HD a 1080p con una notevole nitidezza, con una luminosità di 1600 lumen, un rapporto di contrasto pari a 100.000:1 e la tecnologia Intelligent Frame Creation a 100Hz per ridurre l'effetto...

Apr, 2010

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Panasonic PT-AE4000

The Panasonic PT-AE4000 displays 1080p full high definition video, and features a 'Pure Colour' filter to deliver some of the deepest blacks possible on a home projector. It has a contrast ratio of 100000:1, a quiet fan noise of 22 decibels and 3 HDMI...

Sep, 2010

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Expert review by : avforums (avforums.com)

Panasonic PT-AE4000 3LCD Projector

I have said it with the previous Panasonic projectors and I'm yet again forced to say it this year. This is an ugly looking brick of a chassis. The black box with sharp corners and square lines has been with us for 4 years now, and this year's model is...

Excellent

Oct, 2009

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Panasonic PT-AE4000 LCD Projector Review

Panasonic's new PT-AE4000 projector looks the same as last years model, but is the performance?

Good black levels ; Good dynamic range ; Excellent lens memory function ; Excellent greyscale and colour performance out of the box in Colour 1 preset ; Reference level colour and greyscale results when professionally calibrated ; Good range of...

CMS system needs to be redesigned do you are not forced to use a workaround when professionally calibrating ; Lens Function control needs to be on the remote control, a 16:9 and 2.35:1 button please ; Lens shift controls are a little weak, these should...

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Expert review by : Alex Jennings (cnet.com.au)

Panasonic PT-AE4000E

The AE4000 doesn't improve quite as much as we'd like over last year's equivalent Panasonic model, but it's easily the most flexible projector in its class. We still couldn't get totally perfect pictures out of it despite that, but it's nonetheless a...

Good picture quality ; Excellent connectivity ; Exceptional array of set-up aids ; Built-in aspect-ratio adjustment ; Good motion handling

Some features too complex for mainstream users ; Picture looks rather dark when optimised for black colour reproduction ; Slightly soft HD images

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May, 2010

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Expert review by : Top Ten Reviews Staff (toptenreviews.com)

Panasonic PT-AE4000U LCD Projector Review

The Panasonic PT-AE4000U LCD Projector is a fantastic unit that's very expensive, which is why it comes in second place on our list of home theater projectors, as we mentioned above. This is always a big deciding factor when it comes to making any...

Excellent contrast ratio. Incredible throw distance and overall diagonal image size.

It's expensive. The lumens rating is slightly lower than similar models.

This is a terrific projector to consider if you can afford it.

Aug, 2010