Its goodbye Sanyo Z1, hello Panasonic 300.

[Bristol Pete]

Firstly, let me start by saying that I am in no way going to slag of the Sanyo Z1. It is fine unit. However, this week, I have had three units sent to me from Nexnix.

The first unit malfunctioned last Friday, continually crashing with the picture droppping off. The second one, altough 'trouble' free arrived with several dead pixels and a dust blob. Then today, I decided to go and rent 28 days later, kick back and enjoy the movie. However, in the space of one hour the third machine decided to switch itself off three times. OK, so I think that maybe its a power management thing?
Nope all set as before. The machine is simply powering itself down, reason unkown. Not really the best movie watching environ.

So, another call to Matt @ Nexnix. Who suggests that a refund may be my best option. I quickly point out that I am not after a refund, I just want a good working projector. So he suggests that I maybe think about a different model. X1, Panny, Sharp etc.

Wanting to stay away from 4:3 models, I ask him to 'sell' me the Panasonic, considering its another £300.00 out of my pocket. So he does. Of course, I am going to miss the lens shift facility which the guys at Nexnix think is causing lots of problems are they have more Z1's returned than any other budget machine.

So, again, I feel like a ****er on the phone again, apologising for being a 'fussy' consumer. But thats the latest. The 300 is due to arrive on Saturday.

However, I would like to point out that the Z1 is still my projector of choice. I think that I have just been unlucky but Nexnix mentioned that they do occasionally get a bad bunch in. Sorry to let down the other Z1 owners out there, but in this instance I think nexnix are right.
If you are having trouble free viewing on your Z1 think yourself lucky

Regards,

Captain Benefit

[-Jay-]

Boooo you've gone to the dark side
Hope you hate the panny
I don't blame you mate i would have done the same thing if that had happened to me.
Good luck with the panny hope you get a good un

[Bristol Pete]

The above statement is 100% true. I am gutted to loose the flexibility of the Z1 as I now have to rethink my room, i.e ceiling mounts etc.

As I said, in the right conditions the Z1 is a great projector and it the qualities that I saw on the demo I had convinced me it was the PJ for me.

I hope that the 300 does not have the problems that the 100 had. But hey, we will cross that bridge when we come to it, if we ever do.

cheers,

CB.

[kbfern]

You have certainly been unlucky with your Z1,I think yours,mine and liverpools Pj's were all from the same batch out of nexnix and so far (touching wood as I type this) I have had no probs.

With the exception of three small dust blobs on the left side of screen.The dust blobs are feint and are not a real problem, but I am surprised to have them after only 2 weeks usage.Anyone know how to get rid of them (with compressed air I know but how do you do it)

I saw the matrix reloaded today at my local multiplex, had not seen a movie there since I had my pj.I can honestly say that my Z1 delivers nearly as good a picture, I am very pleased I took the plunge.

I hope that you soon get your panny 300 and that it's trouble free movies for you!

[nunew33]

Would be very interested in your comparison of the two (seeing as no one in the NW seems to be able to demo one!)

[Smurfin]

Look on the bright side, you're getting a better projector...

Did they make you pay the extra for the Panny?

[Bristol Pete]

I did actually have to pay the extra for the Panasonic. Which I think totals about £250.00 - £300.00, also, by the time we had decided on the best course of action, I established that I had missed Fridays courier. So, Nexnix and I are going halves on Saturday delivery.

As for it being a better machine, well, that appears to be subjective. On paper its a better PJ, but the train of thought on AVS is that both machines are excellent.

Finally, whilst waiting for Match of the Day last night, I decided to have a couple of rounds on Tiger Woods on the X-box, sadly, the Sanyo decided to switch off THREE times in less than 40 minutes.

Cheers,

Captain Benefit.

[tonytigerrr]

Captain benefit,

did you buy your PJ with a barclaycard - if so they offer a price matching service. they will pay the difference if you find it cheaper within 60 days.

The cheapest the AE300 is going for that ive seen is 1350 which isnt much more then the Z1. The advantage of this is that you can buy from nexnix for their excellent service and then get the money back from barclaycard.

tony.

[calscot]

I'm on my second Z1 from Nexnix as the first one won't power up with the Lamp light just flashing. They haven't collected it yet...

The second one seems fine but hasn't had a dead pixel check as the hours were at 0 when I got it. So I'll have to have a look myself.

Cheers,
Cal.

[calscot]

I read on another thread that projectors are excluded from the barclay card deal.

Chhers,
Cal.

[Bristol Pete]

Nexninx have just called me, stating that

'Every Panasonic 300 in the building has a fault of some kind.'

And as I have had loads of trouble with my other units, they are loath to send or indeed sell me a Panasonic.

So, a refund is on the way, and I am currrently in discussion with a local dealer who is offering the sharp Z90 at around £2 k.

I am pretty sure that this is a 4:3 panel so not really that interested. I am going to demo it tomorrow morning however, so it should be interesting. They have sold thier last Panny 300 but are looking at getting some more in.

I may just have to wait.....

Regards,

Captain Benefit.

[Messiah]

I feel for you. Good luck with the demos and I hope you find another soon.

[Bristol Pete]

The annoying thing is that I have just had the last five weeks away from work due to a leg op and now, when everything decides to go tits up, I have to go back to work as leg is well on the way to being better.
So, now, with my AV room finished, the screen hung, the speaker wire chased and hidden and the sofa about to arrive I find myself projector less.

I have to remain assertive here and not buy the first thing that I see

I simply cannot believe that every 300 unit at nexnix is faulty. To be honest, in the last week, the service they offered went down hill. Take for instance the second and third unit, both of which were supposed to be pixel tested. Well they had a combined dead pixel count of about 11.....surely someone who is employed to test these kind of things would have spotted that, after all, I did, as did my builder and we know very little about PJ technology. saying that, it was good of them to point out the 300 situation....

Rant over.

Finally, can anyone point me towards good online retailers...?

Regards,

Captain Benefit.

[Fjorko]

Why do they all have faults ????

Does this mean that ALL AE300 has these "Faults" or is it a faulty batch of some sort ??

This doesn't sound good to me !!! I was going to order from them when the time was right for me ( money wise )


Captain ?