[maciglass]

Hi guys hope someone out there can help me. Have almost made my mind up on Pana AE700, but following the great deal you can now get the Z3 for I am undecided.
I know both are great for the money, but I would really like to see the Z3 up and running before I buy either. I have had a demo of the AE700, and was impressed, but where can I see the Z3? I live in Chester, so any suggestions in cheshire, wirral, liverpool, manchester and north wales.

Cheers for any help

Have you seen any DLP projectors? And if so how did the Pany compare.
I also am thinking of the Sanyo but have been unable to see ANY LCD's demoed.

[neil c]

I recently purchased a Z3, and I think it's a fantastic piece of kit, and I paid £998 with one bulb!

For £848 inc. spare bulb from Ivojo you really can't go wrong. It really is the best buy projector at the moment.

The Ae700 is a good projector, but even at £999 (one bulb) from Discount Electrical it really doesnt compare to the Z3 for value, especially considering the other benefits that the Z3 provides, e.g. dust blob removal, extra component input, 3 year warranty, no VB, very quiet operation....

[maciglass]

Sorry not really seen any dlp pjs in this price range, had a demo on a higher end model can't remember which. I know that there is not alot in it between the z3 and pana, but from the reviews ive seen and some comments read the z3s blacks can appear more washed out, less detail in dark scenes. Can this be modified with the use of filters etc?

[PJTX100]

Originally Posted by neil c

no VB

Though I agree that for the price the Z3 is a bargain, it could suffer from VB in just the same way as the AE700 / TX100 etc. Just because you don't see any now doesn't mean it may not appear to some slight degree or other over time. I think the older firmware 700's were particularly prone but I believe the new firmware improves this drastically hence I think it would be misleading to pick out the 700 as particularly prone over any other LCD (unless buying 2nd hand)...PJ

[neil c]

Originally Posted by PJTX100

Though I agree that for the price the Z3 is a bargain, it could suffer from VB in just the same way as the AE700 / TX100 etc. Just because you don't see any now doesn't mean it may not appear to some slight degree or other over time. I think the older firmware 700's were particularly prone but I believe the new firmware improves this drastically hence I think it would be misleading to pick out the 700 as particularly prone over any other LCD (unless buying 2nd hand)...PJ

No I wasn't saying the AE700 definately had VB, I was letting the OP know that my (and most other peoples) experience with the Z3 has been completely VB free!