[ First shipment of Panasonic PT-AE4000U's are here! ]

If you aren’t already following us on Twitter, or Facebook, then you may not know that our first shipment of the new Panasonic PT-AE4000U has just arrived!

We’ve got a couple truckloads full of them, so we are happy to report that all of our customers who pre-ordered their AE4000U should have theirs on the way to them before the end of the week – aka today or tomorrow.

One of our Facebook fans is already planning his first movie night with new J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie (available November 17th on Blu-Ray and DVD)!

If you don’t already know about the new Panasonic PT-AE4000U, then we have some stuff for you to read. Just a few weeks ago we didn’t even know if it would be available in the U.S. Then, we found out it would be coming here, and we dropped the price on the old AE3000U and sold through our remaining inventory in short order.

Also popular, the Epson Home Cinema 8500 UB and the BenQ W6000, can be compared here. Also, we had a Panasonic representative here a few weeks ago, here’s some not so good video of her AE4000U presentation.

Alright, so now you are up to speed on the Panasonic PT-AE4000U. Now all you have to do is wait a few days for yours to roll in – or upgrade your shipping ASAP and have it for Halloween.

And just for fun… here is some video of the unloading – because we have iPhones, a Flickr account (we won’t bother YouTube with this one), and are very excited

[ The first truck this morning, almost unloaded ]

The Panasonic PT-AE3000U has been a hard to find projector lately, so we thought we’d better post that we now have a plentiful amount in stock and ready to ship. Also worth mentioning is the current special running on the AE3000 which you can take advantage of if you buy before the end of May.

In Stock Now! Projector People Special Offer!

Buy a Panasonic PT-AE3000U from ProjectorPeople.com before May 31st and receive the following items FREE with your purchase.

• 25′ HDMI 1.3 cable
• Universal Projector Ceiling Mount
• AVIA II Video Calibration DVD
• PLUS 2-year Limited Warranty (from Panasonic through June 30th)

Shipping charges apply to promotional items. Offer good now through 5/31/2009, or while supplies last. Free cable, mount, and calibration DVD are ProjectorPeople.com only promotions. Lamp warranty is a mail-in rebate from Panasonic that is valid through June 30th, 2009.

Free Shipping : Price Breaks

March Madness is over – the month, not the tournament – but our madness continues! It’s not anger madness, but a happy kind of kinetic excitement that forces us to continually offer our customers the best deals. Or, you could just call it marketing madness. So, get ready to enjoy free shipping and price drops on some of our most popular projectors for home and office all April long.

Savings Times Two

Firstly, we have added more discounted home theater projectors to our already hefty supply of discounted business machines on our special blowout page. These are either instant discounts off of our advertised price, or already very competitively priced deals.

Secondly, we are going to offer free shipping on all of our in stock projectors*. Usually we only offer free shipping on projectors over $999, but now we are extending that deal to our less expensive inventory as well. That’s good news for the bargain hunter, and refreshing start to the long awaited Spring.

* We have the majority of our discounted inventory in stock now, but there may be a few items that run out over the course of the sale. Our inventory is real time, so if your projector says “In Stock” it should be available. If your projector is out of stock, it is most likely on order. Call a Projector Expert to secure your projector and free shipping when it arrives.

[ Click here for our product list and the fine print. ]

If you’re looking for a Home Theater on the cheap, we’ve got just the solution for you! For just about $200, you get home theater seating complete with cup holders, giant screen, sound system, and projector. You know what? April Fools! Ha. Alright, it’s not really funny. But it is cool!

So here’s the story, a guy helped another guy on a vending machine project, so the other guy repays the favor with this Lego® home theater as a gift! Unfortunately, I have no idea how much this super cool Lego® theater costs, but I do know that I want one for my desk.

Here’s the video :

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Here is a little more on the Lego Home Theater was made.

Here is our original source for the story.

Sanyo has just announced that its formerly $200 rebate will be a $400 – at least until the end of March.

What does that mean to the 1080p home theater projector shopper? It means there is now a slight price advantage for the PLV-Z3000 over it’s chief competitors (Panasonic PT-AE3000U and Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB). The Sanyo produces a very good 65000:1 contrast ratio and is solid on features. Compare prices and specs below. Click links to compare complete specs.

Best Selling 1080p Home Theater Projectors

• Sanyo PLV-Z3000 – 65000:1 contrast – $1,995 (after new $400 rebate)
• Panasonic PT-AE3000U – 60000:1 contrast – $2,499 (plus 2-year warranty rebate)
• Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB – 75000:1 contrast – $2,499 (after $500 rebate)

Other low priced 1080p options.

Here are a couple of the lowest priced 1080p home theater projectors out there. Contrast is typically lower, and features are left off to keep the price down on these entry level deals.

• Epson Home Cinema 6100 – 18000:1 contrast – $1999
• Sanyo PLV-Z700 – 10000:1 contrast – $1599 (after $200 rebate)

[ see full list of 1080p Home Theater Projectors ]

You see what happened was…

You will notice that rather than one simple $400 rebate, Sanyo has two separate $200 rebates running. This is (as Art at Projector Reviews pontificates) probably for legal reasons. The original $200 rebate doesn’t officially end until the end of April, so rather than cancel the existing rebate, they sweetened the deal by just adding on another $200. Otherwise there would be sure to be those who would try and ‘double dip.’ Understandably.