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Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Complete Home Theater System Review: Image Quality-3

October 29, 2013
  1. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Complete, Projector Based Home Theater System Review
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  4. Ensemble HD 1080: Physical Attributes of the Complete System
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  6. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Complete Home Theater System Review: Image Quality
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  12. Home Cinema 1080: Black Level and Shadow Detail - 2
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  15. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Home Theater System Review: General Performance
  16. Ensemble HD 1080 Lens Throw and Lens Shift
  17. Ensemble HD 1080 Projector: Measurements and Calibration
  18. Ensemble HD 1080 Image Noise
  19. Other Cool Features of the Epson Ensemble HD 1080
  20. Installation of the Epson Ensemble HD Home Theater System
  21. Home Theater Installation: Smooth installation from there on out
  22. Home Theater Installation: Hooking everything up
  23. Home Theater Installation: And, finally: Calibration, then - All Done
  24. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 A Complete Home Theater System Review: Summary, Pros and Cons
  25. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Competitive Aspects
  26. Epson Ensemble HD1080 Projector Specifications

Ensemble HD 1080 Shadow Detail Performance

The Epson does well, you can see the faint white lines (cords), that run vertically. The first image is Epson, below that the new Mitsubishi HC5500, a direct competitor, and below it the legendary JVC RS1 (which I own). The JVC when released last year pretty much set the standard for black levels and shadow detail in the under $10,000 projector category.

Epson EnsembleHD
Mitsubishi HC5500
JVC RS1

 

 

 

Below we have six "thumbnails" of this cropped HD scene from Space Cowboys. Click on each for an overexposed version. Look to the satellite on the left for dark shadow details. By row, starting top left:

  1. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Complete, Projector Based Home Theater System Review
  2. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Complete, Projector Based Home Theater System Review-2
  3. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Complete, Projector Based Home Theater System Review-3
  4. Ensemble HD 1080: Physical Attributes of the Complete System
  5. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Complete, Projector Based Home Theater System Review-4
  6. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Complete Home Theater System Review: Image Quality
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  11. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Complete Home Theater System Review: Image Quality-3
  12. Home Cinema 1080: Black Level and Shadow Detail - 2
  13. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Complete Home Theater System Review: Image Quality-9
  14. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Complete Home Theater System Review: Image Quality-10
  15. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Home Theater System Review: General Performance
  16. Ensemble HD 1080 Lens Throw and Lens Shift
  17. Ensemble HD 1080 Projector: Measurements and Calibration
  18. Ensemble HD 1080 Image Noise
  19. Other Cool Features of the Epson Ensemble HD 1080
  20. Installation of the Epson Ensemble HD Home Theater System
  21. Home Theater Installation: Smooth installation from there on out
  22. Home Theater Installation: Hooking everything up
  23. Home Theater Installation: And, finally: Calibration, then - All Done
  24. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 A Complete Home Theater System Review: Summary, Pros and Cons
  25. Epson Ensemble HD 1080 Competitive Aspects
  26. Epson Ensemble HD1080 Projector Specifications

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