A matter of image: 11 projectors tested

PANASONIC PT-LC75E

The Panasonic PT-LC75E is one of the two projectors that weigh a little over 3kg. This projector is also quite bulky in appearance much like the Mitsubishi and Hitachi.

It uses adjustable feet to elevate itself, which tends to slow down your setup time considerably. It's up to you to make sure both sides of the projector are at the same level, which takes a little bit of time to fiddle around with.

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NEC LT157
Panasonic PT-LC75E
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On the back it has an extra RGB connector, so you can connect a second PC to this projector. There are also RCA audio connectors, which not many of the other projectors have.

The Panasonic is rated at 1200 ANSI lumens and has a powerful 160W UHM lamp. These lamps however tend to diminish in quality over time. In testing, the Panasonic was quite bright, but we noticed we had to have the brightness control adjusted quite high to get a reasonably bright picture. Image quality on the other hand was good.

Product: Panasonic PT-LC75E

Price: AU$5895

Vendor: Panasonic

Phone: 13 26 00

Web: www.panasonic.com.au

Interoperability:
Standard connectors as well as a second RGB port.

Futureproofing:
Good in terms of brightness.

ROI:
Relatively inexpensive.

Service:
2-year warranty.

Rating:
Good performer but quite heavy.

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