Hey jchong,

Why are you considering the AE3000? At the price you are paying, you could get a nice Sony HW-10 which will blow the AE3000 away.

This is coming from a guy that has own the AX100 and AX200 before this. Just as suggestion.

Don't read projector central. They are super biase to Panasonic projector. Read sites like projectorreviews.com.

In terms of features, panasonice does have the upper hand but projectors nowadays are almost at the peak of their performance and the only thing I feel that is worth measuring is black levels. In terms of black levels, the Sony will beat the Panasonic. Read this excerpt from projector reviews.

Black level performance favors the Sony, as seen in the comparison images in the image section. Still, both projectors are pretty comparable. The Sony can, on the right type of scenes - those that are all prety dark, produce blacker blacks. Shadow detail is comparable, with, perhaps a slight advantage to the Panasonic.

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Added on June 17, 2009, 10:00 amOh yeah, if you can pay a bit more, just get the JVC RS10 from htkaki. Don't think you need to look back after that

This post has been edited by elmer: Jun 17 2009, 10:00 AM

Funny I just auditioned the epson 3000 and 4000 on Saturday in KEC singapore. the 3000 is going for SGD 3300 and the 4000 is going for SGD 4500. Tested both and it was day and night difference especially in contrast and colour. The 4000 is also a tad sharper possible because of its wider contrast. I might consider going down to singapore again to pick it up. I have another option which is the Sony HW10 which is going for SGD 3800. The sony is better then the Epson 3000 but I think it loses out a bit to the 4000.