Epson Home Cinema 3010 – Competitors 2 Posted on October 8, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Home Theater Projector Review - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector Overview - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector Highlights2. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Home Theater Projector Review-2 - Split Screen viewing - Home Cinema 3010e WirelessHD - Home Cinema 3010 Projector 3D3. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Home Theater Projector Review-3 - Home Cinema 3010 Frame Interpolation - FI - smooth motion - USB Slideshow - Home Cinema 3010 Audio4. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Home Theater Projector Review-4 - Home Cinema 3010 Dynamic Iris-2 - HDMI-Link - Home Cinema 3010 Lamp Life - Zoom Lens5. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Physical Tour - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector - Appearance - Home Cinema 3010 Control Panel - Home Cinema 3010 Projector - Input/Output - Home Cinema 3010 Menus - Home Cinema 3010 Menus6. 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Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Performance 4 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise16. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector Calibration and Settings - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration, best mode - Cinema) - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Basic Settings - Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis)17. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration) - User 1 - Home Cinema 3010 RGB Settings - Home Cinema 3010 Post Calibration settings18. Epson Home Cinema 3010 – Projector Screens - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector Screen Recommendations19. Epson Home Cinema 3010e – Competitors - Epson Home Cinema 3010 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8350 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 vs. Mitsubishi HC4000 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 vs. Optoma HD20 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 20. Epson Home Cinema 3010 – Competitors 2 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 vs. Panasonic PT-AE7000, Rumored Epson Home Cinema 5010 - Viewsonic Pro8200 vs. Epson Home Cinema 3010 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 and Epson Home Cinema 8700UB compared to the Epson Home Cinema 301021. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Warranty22. Epson Home Cinema 3010 – Review Summary - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector - The Bottom Line23. Epson Home Cinema 3010 – Review Summary 2 - The Very Bottom Line on the Home Cinema 3010 projector - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector: Pros and Cons - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector: Pros - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector: Cons24. Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3010 Projector Specifications Epson Home Cinema 3010 vs. Panasonic PT-AE7000, Rumored Epson Home Cinema 5010Both projectors, the PT-AE7000 and Epson’s Home Cinema 5010, are direct competitors, but, who should be spurging for those, or “settling” for the Home Cinema 3010? The more expensive Epson and the Panasonic are pretty similar in most ways. The Panasonic has some fancy setup features, and is motorized, which allows their lens memory capability, which is a plus for some. But beyond that, it’s more similar than different. So, let’s assume that if you have the budget, and want the Panasonic lens memory and a 2.35:1 screen, you’ll pick that one, but otherwise, lets compare the 3010 with the 5010. The Home Cinema 5010 is supposed to be 200 lumens brighter, almost 10%. That’s always a plus, but a pretty small one. The biggest difference is in picture performance, and that built on two primary things: much better black level performance, and a pair of pre-calibrated THX modes. Additionally, for your sports and perhaps other HDTV viewing, the Home Cinema also offers CFI – smooth motion. With the much better blacks, the Home Cinema 5010, although just great in a family room setup, really appreciates a dedicated, light controlled environment to show off it’s purported exceptional blacks. Basically shoppers of the Home Cinema 3010 and 5010 have the same basic decisions as previous generations of of Epson shoppers. The 8350 compares to the 8700UB in the same ways the 3010 compares to the 5010. Viewsonic Pro8200 vs. Epson Home Cinema 3010The Viewsonic is more of a “cross-over” projector. It’s got a healthy amount of brightness, but still can’t match the Epson. Nor does it have 3D, or particularly good black level performance. What the Viewsonic mostly brings to the party is good color, a much lower price, and 2D performance to match. The Epson offers much more but will cost you more. Panasonic PT-AE4000 and Epson Home Cinema 8700UB compared to the Epson Home Cinema 3010With both of these two “classic” projectors going away, the question becomes – “do I grab one of them” before they are all gone. The first thing to remember, is that they are both being replaced, but with projectors selling for about $3000, not priced right around $2000. These end of life projectors are definitely at their best in theaters and dedicated rooms, as they can’t match the brightness of the HC3010. The real reason though are those two have superior black level performance. The Epson may be the slightly better of the two, but they are closer to each other, than either is to the 3010. If you are an enthusiast, want great blacks, good brightness, the Epson Home Cinema 8700UB is going to be hard to beat, for the price, against new competition. The Panaonic is similar, but has its own strengths, such as motorized lens memory. The key point, is that these have been the two lowest cost/best projectors to sport some really impressive blacks, and I’m not sure that anything new much under $3,000 can match them in regard to blacks. 1. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Home Theater Projector Review - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector Overview - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector Highlights2. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Home Theater Projector Review-2 - Split Screen viewing - Home Cinema 3010e WirelessHD - Home Cinema 3010 Projector 3D3. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Home Theater Projector Review-3 - Home Cinema 3010 Frame Interpolation - FI - smooth motion - USB Slideshow - Home Cinema 3010 Audio4. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Home Theater Projector Review-4 - Home Cinema 3010 Dynamic Iris-2 - HDMI-Link - Home Cinema 3010 Lamp Life - Zoom Lens5. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Physical Tour - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector - Appearance - Home Cinema 3010 Control Panel - Home Cinema 3010 Projector - Input/Output - Home Cinema 3010 Menus - Home Cinema 3010 Menus6. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Physical Tour 2 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Remote Control - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen7. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Image Quality - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector - Flesh Tones8. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Image Quality-2 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Epson Home Cinema Comparision9. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance Comparision - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: Home Cinema 3010 Projector - Bottom Line10. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Image Quality 4 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 - Overall Color & Picture Quality11. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Image Quality 5 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, includine 3D - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content12. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Performance - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Brightness - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE: - Post Calibration: User 1 "best" mode = 1424 lumens - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode) - Home Cinema 3010 Eco-Mode vs. Full Power - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode13. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Performance 2 - Home Cinema 3010, Post Calibration, Best Mode (User 1) - Calibrated color temps, 20 – 100 IRE: - Home Cinema 3010 Comparision - Epson Home Cinema 3010 3D Brightness14. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Performance 3 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Sharpness - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Sharpness Comparison - Epson Home Cinema 3010: Bottom Line Sharpness15. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Performance 4 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise16. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector Calibration and Settings - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration, best mode - Cinema) - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Basic Settings - Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis)17. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration) - User 1 - Home Cinema 3010 RGB Settings - Home Cinema 3010 Post Calibration settings18. Epson Home Cinema 3010 – Projector Screens - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector Screen Recommendations19. Epson Home Cinema 3010e – Competitors - Epson Home Cinema 3010 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8350 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 vs. Mitsubishi HC4000 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 vs. Optoma HD20 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 20. Epson Home Cinema 3010 – Competitors 2 - Epson Home Cinema 3010 vs. Panasonic PT-AE7000, Rumored Epson Home Cinema 5010 - Viewsonic Pro8200 vs. Epson Home Cinema 3010 - Panasonic PT-AE4000 and Epson Home Cinema 8700UB compared to the Epson Home Cinema 301021. Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Warranty22. Epson Home Cinema 3010 – Review Summary - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector - The Bottom Line23. Epson Home Cinema 3010 – Review Summary 2 - The Very Bottom Line on the Home Cinema 3010 projector - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector: Pros and Cons - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector: Pros - Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector: Cons24. Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3010 Projector Specifications Epson Home Cinema 3010e – Competitors Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector – Warranty