Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2015	May 01, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 27, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	PLNR
Entity Registrant Name	PLANAR SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000722392
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-25
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		22,630,894