Epson Home Cinema 1040 Projector Review – Calibration Posted on February 22, 2016 By Lisa Feierman 1. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Home Theater Projector Review - HC1040 Projector Overview - HC1040 Projector Highlights and Commentary2. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Home Theater Projector Review – Special Features - MHL on HDMI - Split Screen - Optional Wireless - 3D - Not Found Here - The HC1040 As a Gaming Projector - USB Input - Dynamic Iris for improved black levels3. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Projector: Hardware Tour - Home Cinema 1040 Projector Hardware Overview - Home Cinema 1040 Lens, Lens Throw, and Offset - HC1040 Control Panel4. Epson HC1040 Home Entertainment Projector – Hardware 2 - HC1040 Inputs and Connectors - HC1040 Remote Control - HC1040 Menus5. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Bright Room Projector Review – Picture Quality - Home Cinema 1040 Out of the Box Picture Quality - HC1040 Skin Tones - HDTV and Sports Viewing on the HC10406. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Projector Review – Picture Quality 2 - Black Level Performance - Dark Shadow Detail - HC1040 Overall Picture Quality7. Home Cinema 1040 Projector – Performance - Home Cinema 1040 Brightness by Mode, Color Lumen Discussion - Eco Mode, Lens Position - Home Cinema 1040 Sharpness - Image Noise - HC1440 Audible Noise8. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Projector Review – Calibration - Epson Home Cinema 1040 Settings for Measurements - Epson HC1040 Calibration Charts9. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Projector Review – Summary - Color and Overall Picture Quality of the HC1040 - Brightness and Ambient Light - Home Cinema 1040 Pros - HC1040 Cons10. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Home Theater Projector Review-Specs and Brochure EPSON HOME CINEMA 1040 PROJECTOR – CALIBRATION: General settings, Calibration Epson Home Cinema 1040 Settings for Measurements Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis): Bright Cinema Dynamic Cinema Game Contrast (50)= 49 48 Brightness (50)= 51 52 Color Saturation (50)= Tint (50)= Color Temp (default)= 4 6 4 4 Auto Iris= High Speed High Speed High Speed High Speed Auto Iris is Off for all measurements. All other settings at default (untouched) Zoom at mid range and Lamp mode on Normal unless noted otherwise. Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE: Dynamic= 3266 @ 6235 Cinema= 2300 @ 6540 Game= 2208 @ 6115 Bright Cinema= 2300 @ 6542 Lumen Output (Dynamic): Eco Lamp: 2139 Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration, best mode) Cinema 20 IRE 6752 30 IRE 6594 40 IRE 6622 50 IRE 6630 60 IRE 6661 70 IRE 6617 80 IRE 6574 90 IRE 6567 100 IRE 6540 A Average gamma = 2.23 Epson HC1040 Calibration Charts Epson Home Cinema 1040 Chromaticity Chart Epson Home Cinema 1040 Grayscale Chart Epson Home Cinema 1040 Gamma Chart 1. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Home Theater Projector Review - HC1040 Projector Overview - HC1040 Projector Highlights and Commentary2. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Home Theater Projector Review – Special Features - MHL on HDMI - Split Screen - Optional Wireless - 3D - Not Found Here - The HC1040 As a Gaming Projector - USB Input - Dynamic Iris for improved black levels3. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Projector: Hardware Tour - Home Cinema 1040 Projector Hardware Overview - Home Cinema 1040 Lens, Lens Throw, and Offset - HC1040 Control Panel4. Epson HC1040 Home Entertainment Projector – Hardware 2 - HC1040 Inputs and Connectors - HC1040 Remote Control - HC1040 Menus5. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Bright Room Projector Review – Picture Quality - Home Cinema 1040 Out of the Box Picture Quality - HC1040 Skin Tones - HDTV and Sports Viewing on the HC10406. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Projector Review – Picture Quality 2 - Black Level Performance - Dark Shadow Detail - HC1040 Overall Picture Quality7. Home Cinema 1040 Projector – Performance - Home Cinema 1040 Brightness by Mode, Color Lumen Discussion - Eco Mode, Lens Position - Home Cinema 1040 Sharpness - Image Noise - HC1440 Audible Noise8. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Projector Review – Calibration - Epson Home Cinema 1040 Settings for Measurements - Epson HC1040 Calibration Charts9. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Projector Review – Summary - Color and Overall Picture Quality of the HC1040 - Brightness and Ambient Light - Home Cinema 1040 Pros - HC1040 Cons10. Epson Home Cinema 1040 Home Theater Projector Review-Specs and Brochure Home Cinema 1040 Projector – Performance Epson Home Cinema 1040 Projector Review – Summary LnRiLWhlYWRpbmcuaGFzLWJhY2tncm91bmR7cGFkZGluZzowfQ==