Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Competitors Posted on October 8, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Home Theater Projector Review - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector Overview - The Home Cinema 5010 receives our Hot Product Award. 2. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Home Theater Projector Review-2 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector Highlights - Split Screen viewing - Home Cinema 5010 Dynamic Iris - Home Cinema 5010e WirelessHD3. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Home Theater Projector Review-3 - Home Cinema 5010 Projector 3D - Home Cinema 5010 Creative Frame Interpolation - CFI - smooth motion4. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Home Theater Projector Review-4 - Home Cinema 5010 Audio - Or Lack Thereof - HDMI-Link - Home Cinema 5010 Lamp Life - Epson's Fujinon 2.1:1 zoom lens5. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Physical Tour - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector - Appearance - Home Cinema 5010 Control Panel - Home Cinema 5010 Projector - Input/Output6. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Physical Tour 1 - Home Cinema 5010 Menus - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Remote Control - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Lens Throw - Home Cinema 5010 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen7. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Out of the Box Picture Quality8. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality 1 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector - Flesh Tones9. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Comparison10. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison11. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: Home Cinema 5010 Projector - Bottom Line - Epson Home Cinema 5010 - Overall Color & Picture Quality12. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality 4 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content13. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Performance - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Brightness - Home Cinema 5010 Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE: - Post Calibration: Best Mode = Cinema - or Natural - Post Calibration: Brightest Mode = Dynamic 1660 lumens - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode): - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode):14. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Performance 1 - Home Cinema 5010 Eco-Mode vs. Full Power - Lumen Output (Eco Lamp, Dynamic): 1235 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode: - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration, best mode - Cinema): Cinema - Home Cinema 5010, Post Calibration, Best Mode (REC 709)15. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Performance 2 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 3D Brightness16. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Performance 3 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Sharpness - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Sharpness - Comparison17. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Performance 3 - Epson Home Cinema 5010: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise18. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector Calibration and Settings - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Color Temperature - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE: - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Basic Settings - Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis): - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Post Calibration Grayscale:19. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector Calibration and Settings 1 - Home Cinema 5010 Greyscale Calibration - Home Cinema 5010 RGB Settings - Home Cinema 5010 Post Calibration settings:20. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Projector Screens - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector Screen Recommendations - Epson Home Cinema 5010 - projector screen - cave / home theater - Epson Home Cinema 5010 - projector screen - family room21. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Projector Screens 122. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Competitors - Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Optoma HD830023. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Competitors 1 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Sony VPL-HW30ES - Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Epson Home Cinema 3010 - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8700UB24. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Warranty25. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Review Summary - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector - The Bottom Line26. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Review Summary 1 - The Very Bottom Line on the Home Cinema 5010 projector27. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Review Summary 2 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector: Pros and Cons - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector: Pros - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector: Cons28. Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5010 Projector Specifications How does the Epson Home Cinema 5010 compare to other 1080p home theater projectors on the market, including the Panasonic PT-AE7000, Sony VPL-HW30ES, Epson Home Cinema 8700UB that it replaces, Optoma HD8300, and the Sharp XV-Z17000? Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Panasonic PT-AE7000A separate comparison including side-by-side images has been created for the duel between the Panasonic PT-AE7000 and the Epson Home Cinema 5010. Click to read the comparison. Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Optoma HD8300 The Optoma HD8300 is on the left on all of the images. I have to say that price is probably the biggest difference between these two projectors. The Optoma, though is a good example of a good single chip DLP. The Optoma has a really good looking image, although technically, the Epson has a modest advantage in black levels. With the HD8300 you get that DLP look, which I’ve always tried to define an image that offers particularly rich darker colors, that pop, but aren’t over the top… (at least as a distinguishing feature of a good DLP projector). The Epson wins in all the usual areas – far lower price, longer/better warranty, brighter by far in brightest mode, greater placement flexibility, smoother iris action. Both calibrate well enough, to produce a great “best picture” The Optoma HD8300, by comparison is a bit brighter in “best mode” (the Optoma offers about 750 lumens at best, vs about 630). That DLP “look and feel”, and it has support for an anamorphic lens. The images are from the 3D and 2D disc Legends of Flight, one of the discs I rely on heavily for viewing a projector’s 3D abilities. All considered, the Optoma is a very nice projector, but ultimately, it’s hard do justify the roughly 50% price premium over the Epson. If you love DLP projectors and the Optoma works in your environment, it offers a slightly rougher around the edges DLP projector, not quite as nice as say the Runco single chip, which lacks those rough edges… For those on a tight budget, though, the Epson certainly is easy to justify as the better choice. 1. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Home Theater Projector Review - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector Overview - The Home Cinema 5010 receives our Hot Product Award. 2. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Home Theater Projector Review-2 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector Highlights - Split Screen viewing - Home Cinema 5010 Dynamic Iris - Home Cinema 5010e WirelessHD3. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Home Theater Projector Review-3 - Home Cinema 5010 Projector 3D - Home Cinema 5010 Creative Frame Interpolation - CFI - smooth motion4. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Home Theater Projector Review-4 - Home Cinema 5010 Audio - Or Lack Thereof - HDMI-Link - Home Cinema 5010 Lamp Life - Epson's Fujinon 2.1:1 zoom lens5. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Physical Tour - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector - Appearance - Home Cinema 5010 Control Panel - Home Cinema 5010 Projector - Input/Output6. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Physical Tour 1 - Home Cinema 5010 Menus - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Remote Control - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Lens Throw - Home Cinema 5010 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen7. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Out of the Box Picture Quality8. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality 1 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector - Flesh Tones9. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Comparison10. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison11. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: Home Cinema 5010 Projector - Bottom Line - Epson Home Cinema 5010 - Overall Color & Picture Quality12. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Image Quality 4 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content13. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Performance - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Brightness - Home Cinema 5010 Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE: - Post Calibration: Best Mode = Cinema - or Natural - Post Calibration: Brightest Mode = Dynamic 1660 lumens - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode): - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode):14. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Performance 1 - Home Cinema 5010 Eco-Mode vs. Full Power - Lumen Output (Eco Lamp, Dynamic): 1235 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode: - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration, best mode - Cinema): Cinema - Home Cinema 5010, Post Calibration, Best Mode (REC 709)15. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Performance 2 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 3D Brightness16. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Performance 3 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Sharpness - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Sharpness - Comparison17. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Performance 3 - Epson Home Cinema 5010: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise18. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector Calibration and Settings - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Color Temperature - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE: - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Basic Settings - Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis): - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Post Calibration Grayscale:19. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector Calibration and Settings 1 - Home Cinema 5010 Greyscale Calibration - Home Cinema 5010 RGB Settings - Home Cinema 5010 Post Calibration settings:20. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Projector Screens - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector Screen Recommendations - Epson Home Cinema 5010 - projector screen - cave / home theater - Epson Home Cinema 5010 - projector screen - family room21. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Projector Screens 122. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Competitors - Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Panasonic PT-AE7000 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Optoma HD830023. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Competitors 1 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Sony VPL-HW30ES - Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 vs. Epson Home Cinema 3010 - Panasonic PT-AE7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8700UB24. Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector – Warranty25. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Review Summary - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector - The Bottom Line26. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Review Summary 1 - The Very Bottom Line on the Home Cinema 5010 projector27. Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Review Summary 2 - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector: Pros and Cons - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector: Pros - Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector: Cons28. Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5010 Projector Specifications Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Projector Screens 1 Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Competitors 1