The Panasonic 2000 ANSI lumens brightness PT AX-200 is the bees-nee's for anyone wanting to use a projector in less than ideal conditions, in other words where a fair amount of light enters the room.
The flexible lens shift and 2 X Zoom means you can probably use the coffee table or rear book shelf in place of the more expensive fixed roof mount.
While 2000 lumens is available in other projectors, this is the brightest 2000 lumens in the 16:9 - 720P LCD class. The AX-200 automatically adjusts brightness according to the room lighting so you're only running flat chat when you need to.
The reason all lumens are not created equal is LCD projectors are always brighter than DLP models (single chip) of the same ANSI rating because the light is not cut up into sequential colours (by the colour wheel) 3-LCD models project all the colours at the same time thus giving more punch and effective brightness and no "rainbows".
With the PT-AX200, images are crisp, vivid and easy to see even in the kind of bright lighting that makes images from other projectors look whitish, faded or lacking in detail. Panasonic’s Light Harmonizer technology makes home cinema more fun than ever. Now you can get together with friends to watch movies, sports and concert performances in normal room lighting – and still enjoy clear, brilliant images with crisp detail. The AX-200 is basically the same as the 100 but has an extra HDMI port and Gaming mode.