16:9 Full HD, High Contrast Home Entertainment Projector

The Sanyo PLV-Z2000 was released last year. This fall Sanyo has decided to release the Z700 ready for the holiday season. There are some significant changes but let’s get to the Z700 first. At a surprising low the Z700 comes in at a low price of 2000 dollars. Considering how all other LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) projectors are being sold for about a couple of thousand more this is not a bad choice. It has a lot of similar qualities to other projectors out there that have 1080p. Unfortunately, the lamp life is unspecified at this point.The replacement lamp only seems to come to about a little more then 350 dollars. The warranty that comes with it is a full-on three-year warranty. So far the best warranty to date for LCD projectors. Other LCD projectors either offer a one or two-year warranty with an option to buy for further years to come.

The fan noise is very quiet. From a normal viewing range you can actually see no screen door or pixilation effects. The zoom lens is a long 2.0x with three full picture heights of vertical lens shift as well as two full picture widths of horizontal shift. This makes it accessible to mount or install anywhere within your choice of theatre space. For the price you pay; this is not a bad projector made to give off 1080p. White exterior makes it easy for the projector to just disappear when installed on your white ceiling. A shutter comes down when the projector is not in use to ward off any dust.

Features:

WXGA (1920 x 1080)  1200 ANSI Lumens  15000:1 Contrast Ratio  16:9 Aspect Ratio

Compared to other units the ANSI contrast for the Z700 is at about 277:1. This is not bad because it is still about the same amount compared to their direct competition from last year.

Unfortunately, the Z700 is a kind of step down when it comes to the Z2000 model which measured at 350:1. Now other brands do have readings that fully exceed 400:1 and can understandably be seen by the side by side viewing. Even with that said the Z700 when used in a dark room has a wonderful picture that has no flatness to it. Just try to limit your screen size and the picture will remain smooth as can be. A 100” screen would be ideal to keep the picture as perfect as can be. Any larger and then you might start to notice muddiness and flatness.