Epson HC720 Home Theater Projector: Sharpness 2 Posted on October 5, 2008 By Art Feierman 1. Epson Home Cinema 720 Home Theater Projector Review - Projector Highlights:2. Epson HC720 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour - Epson HC720 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Epson Home Cinema 720 Projector Review – Image Quality - Epson HC720 Home Cinema Projector: Skin Tones4. Home Cinema 720 Projector: Black Levels and Shadow Detail5. Epson HC720 Shadow Details6. Epson HC720 Shadow Details 2 - Now that's the type of results where we consider shadow detail so important7. Epson HC720 Home Theater Projector: Sharpness8. Epson HC720 Home Theater Projector: Sharpness 2 - Projector Overall Picture Quality9. Viewing – HDTV - Picture Quality - Bottom Line10. Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - HC720 Menus - HC720 User Memory Settings11. HC720 Projector – Remote Control - HC720 Lens Throw and Lens Shift12. HC720 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility13. HC720 Projector Brightness14. HC720 Projector – Light Leakage - HC720 Audible Noise Levels - HC720 Projector Screen Recommendations15. HC720 Projector Measurements and Calibration - Theater Black 1 mode: default settings except color temp dropped from default 7000K to 6500K. - Theater Black 1 final adjustments: Color Temperature 6500K, - And here are my final measurements for Theater Black 1 based on those settings: - Theater (I did not adjust) - Natural16. HC720 Projector Measurements and Calibration 2 - Living Room - Color Temp = Offset - And that yielded: - Dynamic Mode - Color Temp: 8000K17. HC720 Image Noise18. Epson Home Cinema 720 Projector Warranty - Home Theater Projector Review: Epson Home Cinema 720 LCD Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons19. Epson HC720 vs Mitsubishi HC1500 and Optoma HD70. - Epson HC720 vs Sony AW15 - Epson Home Cinema 720 projector, Pros, Cons, andTypical Capabilities - Epson Home Cinema 720 Projector: Pros20. Epson Home Cinema 720 Projector: Cons - Epson Home Cinema 720 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Epson Home Cinema 720 Summary: The Bottom Line21. Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 720 Projector Specifications The difference between the Epson and the Panasonic PT-AX200U is immediately obvious, with the Panasonic appearing rather soft. Our last sharpness image is a close-up of this computer monitor from Space Cowboys on Blu-ray. You can click for larger images to compare the readability, Click on the left thumbnail for a large, cropped version of the original frame on the Epson (left), and the middle for the Panasonic PT-AX200U. On the right, the very sharp, 1080p Sharp XV-Z20000 ($11,995 list). This next image is from Aeon Flux. Look at the sharpness in her eyes, and the details in her hair, including loose strands Bottom line: The Epson Home Cinema 720 is a cut above the Panasonic PT-AX200U and several of the DLP competition. Overall, it produces crisp looking images. Definitely one of the Epson’s strongest assets! Projector Overall Picture Quality Rich dynamic colors, are the Epson’s trademark. While I didn’t get a picture of it, the other night the family was watching The Departed, and there was a funeral scene with a large American flag. I can’t recall any better looking overall colors on the red, white, and blue flag, in both saturation and tonal accuracy. Stunning! Once the Home Cinema 720 is properly adjusted, general scenes just look great. Here are some samples for your consideration: 1. Epson Home Cinema 720 Home Theater Projector Review - Projector Highlights:2. Epson HC720 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour - Epson HC720 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Epson Home Cinema 720 Projector Review – Image Quality - Epson HC720 Home Cinema Projector: Skin Tones4. Home Cinema 720 Projector: Black Levels and Shadow Detail5. Epson HC720 Shadow Details6. Epson HC720 Shadow Details 2 - Now that's the type of results where we consider shadow detail so important7. Epson HC720 Home Theater Projector: Sharpness8. Epson HC720 Home Theater Projector: Sharpness 2 - Projector Overall Picture Quality9. Viewing – HDTV - Picture Quality - Bottom Line10. Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - HC720 Menus - HC720 User Memory Settings11. HC720 Projector – Remote Control - HC720 Lens Throw and Lens Shift12. HC720 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility13. HC720 Projector Brightness14. HC720 Projector – Light Leakage - HC720 Audible Noise Levels - HC720 Projector Screen Recommendations15. HC720 Projector Measurements and Calibration - Theater Black 1 mode: default settings except color temp dropped from default 7000K to 6500K. - Theater Black 1 final adjustments: Color Temperature 6500K, - And here are my final measurements for Theater Black 1 based on those settings: - Theater (I did not adjust) - Natural16. HC720 Projector Measurements and Calibration 2 - Living Room - Color Temp = Offset - And that yielded: - Dynamic Mode - Color Temp: 8000K17. HC720 Image Noise18. Epson Home Cinema 720 Projector Warranty - Home Theater Projector Review: Epson Home Cinema 720 LCD Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons19. Epson HC720 vs Mitsubishi HC1500 and Optoma HD70. - Epson HC720 vs Sony AW15 - Epson Home Cinema 720 projector, Pros, Cons, andTypical Capabilities - Epson Home Cinema 720 Projector: Pros20. Epson Home Cinema 720 Projector: Cons - Epson Home Cinema 720 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Epson Home Cinema 720 Summary: The Bottom Line21. Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 720 Projector Specifications Epson HC720 Home Theater Projector: Sharpness Viewing – HDTV
