Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 5 Posted on October 10, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector Review - Home Cinema 6100 Projector Highlights - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector Overview2. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Physical Tour - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Physical Appearance - Home Cinema 6100 Projector - Control Panel - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Inputs and Outputs3. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Physical Tour 1 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Menus4. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Physical Tour 2 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Remote Control - Home Cinema 6100 Lens Throw - Home Cinema 6100 Lens Shift - Home Cinema 6100 Anamorphic Lens5. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality - Home Cinema 6100 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones6. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 1 - Home Cinema 6100 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Home Cinema 6100 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Comparison7. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison8. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 2 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 39. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 4 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 510. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 4 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 6 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 7 - Bottom Line: Black level and Shadow Detail11. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 5 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Performance - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Brightness13. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Performance 114. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Performance 2 - Sharpness - Sharpness - Comparison - Next: Close up of a computer monitor, from Space Cowboys (Blu-ray) - Sharpness - Comparison 115. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Performance 3 - Epson Home Cinema 6100: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise16. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector Calibration and Settings - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Color Temperature - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Basic Settings17. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector Calibration and Settings 1 - Home Cinema 6100 RGB Settings18. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Projector Screens - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector Screen Recommendations19. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Competitors - Home Cinema 6100 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB20. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Competitors 1 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 vs. Mitsubishi HC5500, HC650021. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Competitors 2 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z700, PLV-Z3000 - Epson vs. PLV-Z700: - Epson vs. PLV-Z3000:22. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Competitors 3 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 vs. BenQ W5000 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB23. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Competitors 4 - Home Cinema 6100 vs. InFocus X10 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 vs. Panasonic PT-AE300024. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Warranty25. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Review Summary - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector - The Bottom Line26. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Review Summary 1 - Epson Home Cinema Bottom Line: - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector: Pros - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector: Cons - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector: Typical Capabilities Overall Color & Picture Quality Really very good! The 6100 looks great on bright scenes, but, within the limit of its black level performance also does particularly well on dark scenes too. While it can’t do really dark scenes as well as the next tier of projectors with better black levels, this Epson really does achieve a level of picture quality that is most impressive, especially considering the price. The Epson’s image has a dynamic look and feel. It’s that pop and wow I keep talking about. Perhaps it translates best as a little more punch to the picture. Hopefully you get the idea! Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports Let’s start off this way. The Home Cinema 6100 is a great projector for sports viewing. I relied primarily on a very bright LivingRoom mode, and I could fill most of my 128″ screen while one of my windows blinds was partially raised. That resulted in a very watchable image. With all my shades down, even though my room still has a fair amount of ambient light leaking in during the day, the image was reasonably bright and dynamic, with almost no sense of being washed out at all. I watched some Tonight show, music videos, high quality programming such as Discovery HD, and general programming, and the Epson looked good no matter what I through at it. Images from sports and general HDTV programming will be added shortly. The images are from a Moody Blues Concert that has been broadcast in HD, it is also available on Blu-ray disc. 1. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector Review - Home Cinema 6100 Projector Highlights - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector Overview2. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Physical Tour - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Physical Appearance - Home Cinema 6100 Projector - Control Panel - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Inputs and Outputs3. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Physical Tour 1 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Menus4. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Physical Tour 2 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Remote Control - Home Cinema 6100 Lens Throw - Home Cinema 6100 Lens Shift - Home Cinema 6100 Anamorphic Lens5. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality - Home Cinema 6100 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones6. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 1 - Home Cinema 6100 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Home Cinema 6100 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Comparison7. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison8. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 2 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 39. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 4 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 510. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 4 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 6 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparison 7 - Bottom Line: Black level and Shadow Detail11. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 5 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Performance - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Brightness13. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Performance 114. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Performance 2 - Sharpness - Sharpness - Comparison - Next: Close up of a computer monitor, from Space Cowboys (Blu-ray) - Sharpness - Comparison 115. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Performance 3 - Epson Home Cinema 6100: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise16. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector Calibration and Settings - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Color Temperature - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Basic Settings17. Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector Calibration and Settings 1 - Home Cinema 6100 RGB Settings18. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Projector Screens - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector Screen Recommendations19. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Competitors - Home Cinema 6100 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB20. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Competitors 1 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 vs. Mitsubishi HC5500, HC650021. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Competitors 2 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z700, PLV-Z3000 - Epson vs. PLV-Z700: - Epson vs. PLV-Z3000:22. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Competitors 3 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 vs. BenQ W5000 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB23. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Competitors 4 - Home Cinema 6100 vs. InFocus X10 - Epson Home Cinema 6100 vs. Panasonic PT-AE300024. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Warranty25. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Review Summary - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector - The Bottom Line26. Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Review Summary 1 - Epson Home Cinema Bottom Line: - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector: Pros - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector: Cons - Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector: Typical Capabilities Epson Home Cinema 6100 Projector – Image Quality 4 Epson Home Cinema 6100 – Performance