projectormovielover
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Just got my Epson 5010 and thought I would let you guys know my findings
Well upon taking it out of the double box I found it to be huge. Its the same depth as a regular Epson 8500 but the width way bigger and the case work has curves and is smooth. It feels like more of a quality product with a contemporary design and feel as there is no hard edges. The remote feels better and seems less like a shell of thin plastic like the 8500's
Now the pros: I loaded up 'Under the sea' that I have demo'd many times for the scene where the fish pops way out the screen. With my LG this looked cool with but there was alot of instability and you are aware of the glasses. With the 5010 you would not even know you were wearing glasses as it was a smooth flicker free image. The fish took on a life of its own and appeared as a separate entity as it just floated into my room and lingered in mid air with all the details on its fins and skin color really apparent. The fish looked like it belonged in my room and the brightness topped anthing I saw in my local theater or tv. On the 120" inch grey screen backgrounds and everything else had great separation and depth unlike passive 3D at the theater. For 2D picture quality the images from spiderman on bluray had great pop and a 3 dimensional quality like watching a plasma tv.
Cons: Black level was not like the hype that surrounds it when you read all the pro reviews. The color was good but you always get that feeling like the picture is geared towards looking like a giant lcd tv. There was nothing of an analog quality to the picture. When I engaged the dynamic iris the blacks did not improve that much? Super resolution did nothing to the picture that made it better and the frame interpolation took away what little film like quality the projector has
All in its an astonishing picture but when I think back to the JVC RS45 I have to say it had everything that the 5010 does not and is clearly a superior projector. 3D was really important in my decision making and was my deciding factor that shuns any buyers remorse. The second deciding factor that got in the way was the brightness, I just bought a 235:1 166" screen so the pj has to fill it and the artificial pop quality really helps light up and sparkle that big huge screen
Well upon taking it out of the double box I found it to be huge. Its the same depth as a regular Epson 8500 but the width way bigger and the case work has curves and is smooth. It feels like more of a quality product with a contemporary design and feel as there is no hard edges. The remote feels better and seems less like a shell of thin plastic like the 8500's
Now the pros: I loaded up 'Under the sea' that I have demo'd many times for the scene where the fish pops way out the screen. With my LG this looked cool with but there was alot of instability and you are aware of the glasses. With the 5010 you would not even know you were wearing glasses as it was a smooth flicker free image. The fish took on a life of its own and appeared as a separate entity as it just floated into my room and lingered in mid air with all the details on its fins and skin color really apparent. The fish looked like it belonged in my room and the brightness topped anthing I saw in my local theater or tv. On the 120" inch grey screen backgrounds and everything else had great separation and depth unlike passive 3D at the theater. For 2D picture quality the images from spiderman on bluray had great pop and a 3 dimensional quality like watching a plasma tv.
Cons: Black level was not like the hype that surrounds it when you read all the pro reviews. The color was good but you always get that feeling like the picture is geared towards looking like a giant lcd tv. There was nothing of an analog quality to the picture. When I engaged the dynamic iris the blacks did not improve that much? Super resolution did nothing to the picture that made it better and the frame interpolation took away what little film like quality the projector has
All in its an astonishing picture but when I think back to the JVC RS45 I have to say it had everything that the 5010 does not and is clearly a superior projector. 3D was really important in my decision making and was my deciding factor that shuns any buyers remorse. The second deciding factor that got in the way was the brightness, I just bought a 235:1 166" screen so the pj has to fill it and the artificial pop quality really helps light up and sparkle that big huge screen