Epson Home Cinema 6500UB – Review Summary-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. 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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 Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector: Pros Very good color accuracy post calibration in best mode LivingRoom mode provides very good color accuracy for a brighter mode, great for HDTV, Sports, and for movies with modest ambient light Dynamic mode is brighter than all but a very few projectors can produce Good shadow detail performance Black level performance the best of the under $3000 projectors, and better than most more expensive ones, including all DLP projectors we have reviewed An overall very impressive image – lots of “pop” and “wow” factor Two HDMI 1.3b inputs, full support for 24 fps, Deep Color, etc. Very sharp image More user savable settings modes than anyone will ever need Very good remote control Excellent placement flexibility due to 2.1:1 zoom and lens shift Long life, 4000 hour lamp (in full or low power lamp modes) – longest lamp life of any home theater projector with lamp at full power – reduces cost of ownership Very good menus Best overall picture of any under $3000 projector (thanks to black level advantage) Excellent price/performance Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector: Cons Apparent problems with Epson’s frame interpolation scheme, with frequent jerkiness to the image, and “live digital video” look to movies when engaged Darkest shadow details lost, compared to the projectors best at shadow detail – but ultimately very respectable shadow detail A third HDMI input would be nice Slight (but acceptable) pixel mis-alignment Some uneveness of background color, however, this is not unusual when working with late pre-production units Documentation is weak in terms of explaining the many settings features and modes (typical of most manuals) Epson Home Cinema 6500UB Projector: Typical Capabilities Selection of inputs Documentation ( as noted, though, it’s thin on explanations of many features) Physical appearance – basically a box, but with a little bit of styling, no award for good physical looks Average audible noise levels, very quiet in low power, a little noisier than average at full power 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. 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