Comments on: Projector Reviews: Review Schedule Update – Epson, Sony, Panasonic

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:30:34 +0000

Hi Reuben,

Seems they’ve been banning more folks of late (two of my bloggers, included). Between the two projectors, though, I’m definitely the Epson fan. The Optoma’s going to be a touch cleaner in terms of 3D artifacts (crosstalk), but the extra brightness has given the Epson a big boost, plus, better warranty, lower cost of operation, etc. Myself, I’d rather some minor artifact and adequalte brightness, than cleaner, but too dim. I’ll have to stop by and visit, see what folks are brewing over on AVS. Of course AVS, as long as I’ve been aware of them, has always been run by a dealer. They always forbade discussing other dealer pricing, etc. until they put up the paid area… forum sponsors have to eat, too… -art

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:23:17 +0000

Hi Steve, Somewhere in there I’m pretty sure I said, that it exhibited minor crosstalk. I also noted, as I recall that I don’t seem to be bothered by crosstalk as much as some others… Which is a break, it’s been no honor to be rainbow sensitive. -art

By: Art Feierman

Art Feierman — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:07:30 +0000

Hi, Yes, wide-angle, telephoto, zoom in/out, etc. keep us all confused. Wide angle – normally the brightest is when you are creating the largest possible image from whatever distance you are at. Another way to describe it, is when the projector is placed as close to the screen as possible and still fill it. With the Epson, the difference is substantial. I wouldn’t worry about being at the absolutely closest, most likely, the lens isn’t at its very best at either extreme. We’re quibbling though. Just get it placed and enjoy. -art

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:28:25 +0000

Hello Art,

I recently bought an Epson 8700UB and I have a question concerning the zoom part of your review (great reveiw by the way). You mentioned that I can get a 60-65% brighter picture in wide-angle as opposed to full telephoto. I’m a little technically challenged with these terms.

Let’s say that the projector is set at 8 feet from the screen and I turn the zoom so that the picture is at its smallest size. Is that wide-angle or telephoto?

Let’s say that the projector is set at 8 feet from the screen and I turn the zoom so that the picture is HUGE and is much larger than the screen. Is that wide-angle or telephoto?

Your reply will determine where I mount the projector permanently.

I thank-you in advance for your assistance,

Randy

By: reuben

reuben — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:29:44 +0000

FYI, people on AVS have found the URL to your Epson 3010 review and have posted it last night.

I stated that it’s probably not finalized yet because the link isn’t public.

I’ve been permanently banned from AVS for defending the 3010 aggressively over the Optoma HD33/3300. I don’t understand AVS – because you’ve got GuitarMan and several others doing the same in the HD33 thread (against Epson).