Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Performance 3 Posted on October 22, 2009 By Art Feierman 1. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB and Pro Cinema 9500UB Projector Review - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector Overview2. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB and Pro Cinema 9500UB Projector Review-2 - Home Cinema 8500UB Projector Highlights - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Creative Frame Interpolation - Home Cinema 8500UB Super-Resolution - 4000 Hour Lamp3. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB and Pro Cinema 9500UB Projector Review-3 - 4000 Hour Lamp - Improved Dual Layer Dynamic Iris - Split Image Demo Mode for CFI4. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro Cinema 9500UB – Physical Tour 1 - Control Panel - Input/Output - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Menus5. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro Cinema 9500UB – Physical Tour 2 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Remote Control - Home Cinema 8500UB Lens Throw - Home Cinema 8500UB Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens6. 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Epson Home Cinema 8500UB – Competitors - Home Cinema 8500UB vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. HC6800, HC7000 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. Sanyo PLV-Z300025. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB – Competitors2 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. BenQ W6000 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. Sharp XV-Z15000 - Home Cinema 8500UB vs. JVC DLA-RS10 and DLA-RS1526. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB – Competitors3 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. Sony VPL-HW15 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. Panasonic PT-AE400027. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Warranty28. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector, Pro Cinema 9500UB Projector – Review Summary - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector - The Bottom Line29. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector, Pro Cinema 9500UB Projector – Review Summary 2 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector: Pros - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector: Cons - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector: Typical Capabilities30. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB-Specifications Epson Home Cinema 8500UB: Bottom Line SharpnessWithout the Super-Resolution feature, the Epson is pretty typical in sharpness among the 3LCD and LCoS projectors, but not as sharp as most single chip DLP projectors. With the Super-Resolution feature, the Epson steps up a bit, and produces a crisper image, that’s particularly appreciated on digital content. Light LeakageLight leakage has never been a problem with the Epson Home and Pro series 1080p projectors. The Home Cinema 8500UB leaks a minor amount of light out the front vent. It’s off angle and insignificant. No worries! Image NoiseEpson uses Silicon Optix Reon-VX processing which is highly regarded. The Epson projector did really well on our assorted image noise tests, but then, we use the Silicon Optix HQV test disc, so I would hope so. Seriously, the Epson is pretty clean. Of course the more special features you kick in, the more noise they are going to generate. Audible NoiseThe Epson projector is about in the middle of home theater projectors in terms of noise. It is generally quieter at full power than just about any DLP projector, and usually a fair bit quieter. It’s on the high side of average in noise, among the other LCD projectors, and the LCoS ones as well. Epson claims 22db in low power, and that’s believable. Figure about 27 db at full power. To put that in perspective, I believe the quietest projector around is 18 db at full power, and the loudest DLP’s run around 32 – 34 db. Epson’s dynamic iris makes a low rumbling noise that isn’t very loud or noticeable in my opinion, but I do know that it bothers some folks. I rarely, if ever notice it when the Epson is in the main theater – about 4 feet behind my seat. In some cases, I believe mounts or a rear shelf can resonate a bit with the low frequencies. I’ve noticed that by putting some soft drink coasters between the projector and the table it sits on, helps reduce the rumbling. Again, however, it is low frequency and to me definitely a lot less noticeable than the fan noise. 1. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB and Pro Cinema 9500UB Projector Review - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector Overview2. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB and Pro Cinema 9500UB Projector Review-2 - Home Cinema 8500UB Projector Highlights - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Creative Frame Interpolation - Home Cinema 8500UB Super-Resolution - 4000 Hour Lamp3. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB and Pro Cinema 9500UB Projector Review-3 - 4000 Hour Lamp - Improved Dual Layer Dynamic Iris - Split Image Demo Mode for CFI4. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro Cinema 9500UB – Physical Tour 1 - Control Panel - Input/Output - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Menus5. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro Cinema 9500UB – Physical Tour 2 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Remote Control - Home Cinema 8500UB Lens Throw - Home Cinema 8500UB Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens6. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Image Quality 1 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Out of the Box Picture Quality - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector - Flesh Tones7. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Image Quality 2 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Black Levels & Shadow Detail8. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Image Quality 3 - Some more dynamic iris discussion9. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Image Quality 410. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Image Quality 511. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Image Quality 612. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Image Quality 7 - Shadow Detail Performance13. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Image Quality 814. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Performance - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Brightness - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Sharpness15. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Image Quality 816. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Image Quality 917. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Image Quality 10 - A mix of additional images to show off the Epson Home Cinema 8500UB: - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Bottom Line on HDTV Sports18. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB – Competitors - Epson Home Cinema 8350 - Competitors19. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Performance 220. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Performance 3 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise21. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector Calibration and Settings - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Color Temperature - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Basic Settings - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Post Calibration Grayscale: THX mode (REC 709) (stored on User 1) - RGB Settings22. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - Brightest Modes:23. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB – Projector Screens - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector Screen Recommendations24. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB – Competitors - Home Cinema 8500UB vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. HC6800, HC7000 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. Sanyo PLV-Z300025. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB – Competitors2 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. BenQ W6000 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. Sharp XV-Z15000 - Home Cinema 8500UB vs. JVC DLA-RS10 and DLA-RS1526. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB – Competitors3 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. Sony VPL-HW15 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB vs. Panasonic PT-AE400027. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Warranty28. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector, Pro Cinema 9500UB Projector – Review Summary - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector - The Bottom Line29. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector, Pro Cinema 9500UB Projector – Review Summary 2 - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector: Pros - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector: Cons - Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector: Typical Capabilities30. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB-Specifications Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector – Performance 2 Epson Home Cinema 8500UB Projector Calibration and Settings