The Panasonic PT-AX100U has barely been announced, and here we already have a review. From ProjectorCentral. The AX100 is the successor to the AE900U, a very good projector. The AX100, unlike what I’ve heard previously (and like one of my readers pointed out) actually has a 2:1 zoom lens. This projector boasts a 6000:1 contrast ratio and has 2000 lumens of brightness. And like its predecessor, the AX100 has a 720p resolution and virtually no screen door effect.

So, how does the AX100 do compared to its predecessor?

Strangely, the AX100 has a light sensor, so that it boosts its light output when there is more ambient light, and does the opposite when there is no ambient light, improving the contrast ratio. Uh… I’ve seen this kind of feature before on really really cheap televisions. But okay. As well, the projector accepts 1080p signals, even though it can’t display them. It downscales the video to 720p.

But what about performance? Black levels are a lot better than the previous projector. The picture is sharper too. The AX100’s scaling has improved as well. There is less digital noise, better colour saturation, and the fan noise is acceptable. Overall, the projector is an exceptional successor to the AE900U.

Panasonic PT-AX100U