Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Review-2 Posted on October 28, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Review - Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Highlights - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Overview2. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Review-23. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Review-3 - Long Lamp Life4. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Review-4 - Contrast Enhancement - Full HDMI 1.3b support5. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB – Physical Tour - Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Physical Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output - Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Menus6. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB – Physical Tour-2 - Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Remote Control7. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB – Physical Tour-3 - Home Cinema 6500 UB Lens Throw - Home Cinema 6500UB Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens8. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality - Home Cinema 6500UB Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones9. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality-210. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality3 - Shadow Detail Performance11. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality412. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality-513. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality-614. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality-715. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality-7 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Epson Home Cinema 6500UBU Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports16. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Performance - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Brightness - Home Cinema 6500UB Projector - Uncalibrated:17. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Performance1 - Sharpness18. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Home Cinema 6500UB Audible Noise19. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Calibration and Settings - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Basic Settings - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Post Calibration Grayscale20. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB RGB Settings21. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Projector Screens - Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Projector Screen Recommendations22. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors - Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Mitsubishi HC5500 HC6500 and HC700023. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors1 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Epson Home Cinema 6100 - Home Cinema 6500UB vs. InFocus IN83 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Panasonic PT-AE300024. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors-2 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Sanyo PLV-Z700 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. BenQ W5000, W2000025. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors-3 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Sanyo PLV-Z300026. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors-4 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Epson Home Cinema 6100 - Home Cinema 6500UB vs. InFocus IN83 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Panasonic PT-AE300027. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors-5 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. JVC DLA-RS1 and RS2, RS10 and RS2028. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Sony VPL-HW10 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Sony VPL-HW1029. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Projector – Warranty - Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Projector - Warranty30. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Review Summary - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector - The Bottom Line - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities31. Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Specifications32. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Review Summary-2 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector: Pros - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector: Cons - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector: Typical Capabilities Of greater interest to most readers, though is the performance of the Home Cinema 6500UB. This Epson, overall is excellent, especially its sharpness, brightness, and black level performance. There is, however, a definite issue relating to its implementation of frame interpolation, a “new” feature just starting to appear on a few home theater projectors. So far, besides the 6500UB and 7500UB, the only other home theater projectors with this feature are the Sanyo PLV-Z3000, the Panasonic PT-AE3000, and the Mitsubishi HC7000. Of those, the HC7000 uses only straight interpolation, the rest also offer creative frame interpolation to smooth out fast moving motion. Some other projectors do output 24fps at 48fps (2:2) and at least one other, I can think of, supports 96fps output from 24fps sources. I will discuss the findings relating to the creative and 96fps (4:4) of the Epson, below, and elsewhere in this review. My take is that the verdict is still out on creative frame interopolation. I believe it has merits but whether it is a feature that most should consider as a critical one, I think not. That’s just my take, however. I mention all this, because the Epson projector I have been reviewing has some serious issues with its frame interpolation. I’ve spent probably 20+ hours looking into these issues, have put out four blogs on it, and have received a lot of good feedback, primarily from folks in the EU, where the TW5000, the “international” version of the 7500UB, is already in the hands of many users. Here in the US, the first shipments are just going out. 1. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Review - Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Highlights - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Overview2. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Review-23. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Review-3 - Long Lamp Life4. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Review-4 - Contrast Enhancement - Full HDMI 1.3b support5. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB – Physical Tour - Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Physical Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output - Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Menus6. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB – Physical Tour-2 - Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Remote Control7. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB – Physical Tour-3 - Home Cinema 6500 UB Lens Throw - Home Cinema 6500UB Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens8. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality - Home Cinema 6500UB Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones9. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality-210. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality3 - Shadow Detail Performance11. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality412. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality-513. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality-614. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality-715. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector – Image Quality-7 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Epson Home Cinema 6500UBU Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports16. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Performance - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Brightness - Home Cinema 6500UB Projector - Uncalibrated:17. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Performance1 - Sharpness18. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Home Cinema 6500UB Audible Noise19. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Calibration and Settings - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Basic Settings - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Post Calibration Grayscale20. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB RGB Settings21. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Projector Screens - Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Projector Screen Recommendations22. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors - Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Mitsubishi HC5500 HC6500 and HC700023. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors1 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Epson Home Cinema 6100 - Home Cinema 6500UB vs. InFocus IN83 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Panasonic PT-AE300024. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors-2 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Sanyo PLV-Z700 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. BenQ W5000, W2000025. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors-3 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Sanyo PLV-Z300026. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors-4 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Epson Home Cinema 6100 - Home Cinema 6500UB vs. InFocus IN83 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Panasonic PT-AE300027. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Competitors-5 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. JVC DLA-RS1 and RS2, RS10 and RS2028. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Sony VPL-HW10 - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB vs. Sony VPL-HW1029. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Projector – Warranty - Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB Projector - Warranty30. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Review Summary - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector - The Bottom Line - Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities31. Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 6500UB Projector Specifications32. 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