Should You Buy a Panasonic Projector?

Panasonic is well known for its digital cameras, TVs, microwaves and bread makers. The company behind Panasonic also manufacturers Sanyo Projectors.

If you are thinking about buying a Panasonic projector then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of projector brands is compiled by analysing over 21,000 user and expert reviews and 680+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 2,600 projectors.

Panasonic are recognised for their wide selection of premium and moderately popular projectors and start at $1,351 for the PT-VW530 which has a noise level of 37dB, is a projector that has a medium contrast ratio and a projector that has a resolution of wxga (1280x800) and go up to $6,995 for the PT-EX16KU which has a noise level of 51dB, is a projector that has a low contrast ratio and a projector that has a resolution of 1024 x 768 (XGA). The average price of a new Panasonic projector is $2,677.

Is Panasonic the Best Projector Brand?

So are Panasonic projectors any good? We give every projector a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all projectors we are able to impartially rank all the projector brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Panasonic is the 20th best projector brand out there.

Let's look at how Panasonic projectors compare to the other projector brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

At an average purchase price of $2,677, Panasonic projectors tend to be more expensive than most other projector brands. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Panasonic projector is $25 (based on a person typically using a projector for 5 hours per week), which makes them more efficient than most other projector brands.

There's a smaller selection of Panasonic projectors available compared to other projector brands, with only 12 Panasonic projectors currently on the market in the US.

How Many Industry Awards Have Panasonic Projectors Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for Panasonic projectors. The table below shows the number of awards received by the most popular projector brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning projectors

Number of Awards	Benq	Optoma	Acer	Epson	Sony
	5	5	2	25	14
	11	13	6	14	6
	5	7	2	3	8
	7	6		2	10
	13			3	8
	5	4	6	1	5
	3	5	2	3	7
		3	1	15
	2	1	1	3	8
	4	6			4
	2	4	1	2	4
	5	1	3	1	3
	3	2	5	2	1
	1	8		1	2
	7	4
	9
				2	7
	3		1	1	2
	3		1		3
	4		1
Other Expert Sites	34	10	11	29	10
Total	126	79	43	107	102