Features:

• Includes - Projector Lamp (Already Installed in Projector), Wireless Remote Control with Batteries, Power Cable
• Projector Display System - 0.74-inch LCD x3
• Native Resolution - Widescreen 1920 x 1080
• Lumens Brightness - 1100 ANSI Lumens
• Contrast Ratio - 10000 - 1

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
Enjoy Hollywood picture quality in the comfort of your own home. The Panasonic PT-AE1000U is a native high-definition home theater projector that produces stunning, film-like images with a dramatic 10000:1 contrast ratio. The projector offers a host of image optimizing features including a Dynamic Iris optical system. The Dynamic Iris helps provide the deeper, richer blacks you need for true-to-life images. The PT-AE1000U is equipped with full-HD LCD panels. With their native 1920 x 1080 resolution, these panels are ideal for reproducing beautiful full-HD images that are remarkably smooth and film-like. Incorporating Cinema Color Management technology, the projector has a user equalizing function that lets you decide precisely how images look on your screen. For quick and easy adjustment of zoom and focus, two test patterns are built-in. The remote control can memorize the functions of up to eight home theater components so you can control an entire home theater system with a single remote. Aspect Ratio - 16 - 9 native, Supports 4 - 3 PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL 60, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC 4.43 System HDTV Compatibility - 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i Lens - 22.4-44.8mm f/1.9-3.2 Focus/Zoom Adjusting Powered - zoom/focus, Optical 2x Lens Shift Vertical and horizontal Keystone Correction Vertical - 30 degrees Ceiling Mountable Rear Screen Projection Projection Tilt Option VGA Input Terminals Computer - D-sub 15-pin x1 Video HDMI IN - 19-pin x2 Component 1 - RCA x3 Component 2 - RCA x3 S-Video - 4-pin x1 Composite Video - (RCA) x1 Control Protocol Serial - Mini DIN 8-pin (female) x1 (RS232C based) Lamp (Bulb) - 165w UHM Fan Noise - 22db Power Requirements - 100-240v, 50/60Hz AC Power Consumption - 240w Dimensions - Width 18.11 x Height 5.12 x Depth 11.81 inches (460 x 130 x 300 mm) Weight - 15.9 pounds (7.2 kg)

Rating : - Outstanding home theater projector!
The one thing I promised myself that I would get after professional school was a projector for a home theater. I always wanted the "big screen" and wanted to be able to watch HDTV and HD DDVD as well as gaming. After graduation, I did my research and found this to be the best bang for the buck. I have been using this one for about one year.
Setup is super easy, I got a cheap universal mount off ebay and it works just fine and a cheap 100" screen with felt border. This projector will do fine on most surfaces, but the better the screen, the more forgiving the lighting conditions (I use mine in the basement so lighting is taken care of pretty well). Another fantastic feature is the flexibility of mounting; there is zoom, focus, and both vertical and horizontal screen adjustment built in so you can mount it where you want, and adjust the picture to be right wehere you want just by using the remote.
The picture is awesome right out of the box, but there are advanced settings to tweak to your heart's desire. The menus are rather intuitive and cover most of the standard features you will see in a projector. There are inputs galore to take whatever you throw at it, 2 HDMI, 2 composite, video, s-video, and vga. I wish the vga was DVI instead to keep up with modern machines, so I used an HDMI to connect to my PC instead. The video processing of the non-HD inputs is impressive, I had my old DVD player hooked up to it when I first got it and they looked fantastic on the screen, no pixelation at all. The remote is very good, and programmable to be used as a universal remote, but I have a Harmony 890 (highly recommend) and use that instead.
The unit is a bit bigger than I had expected, but once it's mounted that hasn't really been an issue at all. And it is quiet! Not much extra noise during movie time by the projecto.
I have a hard time coming up with drawbacks to this model since I am so pleased with it. I mentioned earlier that I wish the PC input was DVI instead of VGA. If you have a very light space, the 1100 lumens might not be enough for you. I guess my biggest advice to make this sing is to control your ambient light. And to be clear, there is no tuner in this projector, so you can't just hook an antenna up to this to get HDTV.
This thing just sings! Playing Wii Tennis is awesome! Movies are like being at the cinema. PC and Blu-Ray are superb! HDTV is a dream! It isn't the cheapest, but the quality rivals models you will spend twice the cash to buy. If I had to do it all over, I would get this one again in a heartbeat!