Epson Home Cinema 3010 – Review Summary 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. 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 The Very Bottom Line on the Home Cinema 3010 projectorThe Home Cinema 3010 is definitely my favorite new projector of the year so far. I’m expecting a few more of those, but most of those other projectors that offer potential greatness are going to be about 2-5 times the price of the Home Cinema 3010 and 3010e. Choose your Epson – the only real difference between the Home Cinema 3010 and 3010e is the “e” has wireless HDMI, a very nice touch that can save you a chunk of money if you are paying installers to run wire. It’s $400 more, since the $1799 doesn’t include the 2 pair of 3D glasses, that come with the standard Home Cinema 3010. I don’t think you can go wrong with this Epson, at this price point. As a big fan of 3D HDTV, I will own a 3D projector shortly. If I can’t find one I can rationalize to replace my old JVC, you better believe I’ll just hang on to my JVC and buy one of these for my 3D usage. My rooms are used to more than one projector, and my JVC is used to sharing the room. If you enjoy the Epson Home Cinema 3010 as much as I have enjoyed watching it while working this review, it will be one of your all time favorite decisons. Have fun with this one! Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector: Pros and Cons Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector: Pros Brightest 3D projector we’ve reviewed to date, and the first that has good 3D brightness on an average sized (100″ to 110″) and surfaced screen, even with a little ambient light! Handles large screens for 2D viewing. Very good overall color Skin tones are very good post calibration, not bad at all, even without Very good shadow detail Excellent lamp life (4000 hours/5000 hours) HDMI 1.4a inputs (2) allows for support for Blu-ray 3D content 2 pair of 3D glasses included Two 10 watt speakers provide respectable audio when not hooked up to a surround sound system, great out back for a summer festival, or in any room for a quick setup Dynamic iris for black level performance that’s very good for the price range Excellent 2 year warranty with replacement program Good looking projector Excellent value proposition overall! And a very good value proposition even considering it as a 2D only projector Epson Home Cinema 3010 Projector: Cons Black level performance is good but not “ultra-high-contrast” No lens shift Only front feet adjustable, and having rear adjustable would simplify for some layouts Minor 3D artifacts including crosstalk Could be quieter in full power mode Lacks CFI – creative frame interpolation 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. 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