Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Projector Screens 1 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. 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Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5010 Projector Specifications I loved having that Stewart Firehawk G3 (in the images above) in my last home for handling a light surfaced room. It was 128″ diagonal in a room with a cathedral celing. When I started out there, all the walls were off white, as was ceiling, and carpet was gold. Lots of windows, which I covered with pleated shades – but with no channels. The Firehawk allowed me to have a good picture even with a moderate amount of light (can reada newspaper bright) That HC gray screen rejects most of the side lighting. This allowed me to even have my slide window shades open a few inches on sunny days, and still have a large, great football image. If your ambient is coming from straight back near the projector, like rear windows, the HC gray won’t help you. Ultimately, though, an HC gray is going to be the best choice for most folks with lighter rooms, and especially if the lights are on the sides. Consider the especially the Firehawk G3, and the various Screen Innovations Black Diamond screens (different gains, etc.) which are especially good, but also relatively pricey. Also: Elite’s HC Gray, Da-lite’s HC-Da-Mat, and so on. Typically we’re talking screens with gains of 0.8 to 1.1 gain. The Epson’s inherently pretty bright on all but the largest screens, so trading a little brightness for some ambient light rejection is a plus. (Note HC screens are a touch darker in the corners/sides.) Don’t get me wrong, you can go with a standard white surface, but in a light surfaced room, you’ll also appreciate the gray surface’s ability to lower the overall black levels. OK, what about 3D? 3D Screens: With active shutter glasses based 3D, almost any screen will work. I’m told there are some slight differences, but haven’t heard of any real issues. With 3D, the issue is brightness – therefore, make your decision, based on the above, for either room, consider: With 1660 measured lumens in our “tuned” Dynamic mode, the picture’s pretty good in 3D! Figure that the image to your eyes is about 1/4 as bright in 3D. That makes our 1660 in 3D, the rough equivalent of watching 2D at 415 lumens. Which is to say, about 2/3 the brightness of watching 2D in best mode. Thus, the Epson’s 3D brightest mode has the juice to handle most of those 110″ and 110″ screens with good brightness, and be a bit dim with those 125″ and larger screens. So, in figuring your screen size. you might, if you want to max out for 3D, 9 (depending on your type of room – cave or not), opt for, say, a 1.1 gain, instead of a .8 gain. Or, you might want a 1.3 – 1.5 gain screen instead of a 1.0 – 1.1 gain. The Epson’s 3D image is as bright as any 3D capable HT projector we’ve seen, including the Panasonic PT-AE7000, the less expensive Epson HC3010, the Acer… I’m not a fan of the brighter high power screens like the Da-lite 2.5 gain, too narrow a viewing cone for my taste, but if you want really bright 3D, some of you might opt for the best 2D screen choice and get a pretty high gain screen – manual or motorized, to use only for 3D. Hope that helps. 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 Epson Home Cinema 5010 – Competitors