Sanyo PLV-Z3000

By Kevin Miller, CNET.com
Mar 2, 2009

The front projection category continues to grow and become more affordable to the masses. These days you can get a decent 1080p front projector for cheaper than most 60-inch plasma TVs. Of course, you do have the additional cost of a screen to factor in, but that screen can be much bigger than 60 inches. Enter Sanyo's PLV-Z3000 1080p resolution projector. It has a nice feature package for fine-tuning picture quality and good connectivity options. It should be mated with a relatively small screen, no larger than 92 inches depending on the material, as it is not very bright after it has been properly set up. Otherwise, it offers commendable picture quality for the money.

Design

As far as design goes, the PLV-Z3000 is quite basic and won't win any industrial design awards. At its price, you really shouldn't expect Ferrari design flare. Our review sample was a square black box--and that was that. All the video connections are on the rear panel, and the lens shift wheels are on one side of the chassis, the air intake and outtake vents are on the other side.

The remote control is a smart design with a backlight. It is well-laid out and makes one-hand operation easy and fluid. There are direct access keys for all the inputs, image modes, and picture controls. The onscreen menu has seven pages of options vertically arrayed, and we found it simple and intuitive to navigate.

Tags: Sanyo Electric Co., Ferrari, industrial design, video

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