Epson MovieMate 60 Projector System Calibration Posted on October 12, 2009 By Art Feierman 1. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review - Epson MovieMate 60 All-In-One Projector - Overview - Attention Home Theater Enthusiasts! - Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Highlights2. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review-2 - Epson MovieMate 60 Special Features - Doubles as a Widescreen Business Projector - USB Input3. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector – Physical Tour - Appearance - Control Panel - MovieMate 60 Inputs4. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review 2 - Epson MovieMate 60 Menus5. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review3 - MovieMate 60 Remote Control - MovieMate 60 Lens Throw - MovieMate 60 Lens Shift6. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality - Flesh Tones - MovieMate 60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality-2 - MovieMate 60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail8. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail comparision9. Shadow Detail Performance 2 - comparision10. Shadow Detail Performance 3 - MovieMate 60 - Overall Color & Picture Quality11. MovieMate 60 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Epson MovieMate 60 – Performance - Epson MovieMate 60 Brightness13. Epson MovieMate 60 Sharpness - Light Leakage - MovieMate 60 Image Noise - MovieMate 60 Audible Noise14. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector System Calibration - Color Temperature - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE - Basic Settings - RGB Settings - Color Temp over IRE Range, Best Mode (Theatre)15. MovieMate 60 – Projector Screens16. Epson MovieMate 60 – Competitors - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Panasonic PT-AX200U - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Optoma HD71 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z60 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Optoma HD65 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Epson Home Cinema 720 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Vivitek H1080FD17. Epson MovieMate 60 – Warranty18. Epson MovieMate 60 – Review Summary - Epson MovieMate 60: Bottom Line19. MovieMate 60 Projector: Pros - MovieMate 60 Projector: Cons - MovieMate 60 Projector: Typical Capabilities20. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Specifications We calibrate each home theater that is reviewed. The MovieMate 60 receives the most basic calibration. It has less color controls than we find on most projectors, and that results in less ability to perfect the color balance. Nonetheless, the Epson starts out with pretty good color, and our settings changes, though minor, do further improve color accuracy. Color TemperatureAs you can see, all modes but Auto, provide a color temp for white (100 IRE), that’s close to the ideal 6500K. Interestingly, LivingRoom mode is a touch brighter than Dynamic, although LivingRoom does seem to have slightly better color accuracy. Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE Auto 678 @ 5440 Dynamic 1671 @ 6793 Living Room 1696 @ 6837 Game 1609 @ 6811 Theatre 1235 @ 6577 Auto has no adjustments Lamp Mode=High (unless noted otherwise) Dynamic Iris On (Iris off does not change measurements) All other settings at default (untouched) Basic Settings Auto Dynamic Living Room Game Theatre Contrast = (0) N/A 0 -2 -4 0 Brightness = (0) N/A 0 0 0 0 Color = (0) N/A 0 0 0 0 Tint = (0) N/A 0 0 0 0 Color Temp N/A (Medium) (Medium) (Medium) (Medium) Below are all our image settings for the MovieMate 60 all-in-one projector system. The numbers in parens are the default settings. RGB SettingsThe MovieMate 60 lacks R,G,B settings, so there’s nothing really, you can do to change the overall color temperature, other than switch from Medium to Low or High. Well, as it turns out, Medium is both the brightest, and the closest to ideal color temp. Although we could not adjust the color temp, we could measure the range Color Temp over IRE Range, Best Mode (Theatre) 20 IRE 6089 30 IRE 6295 40 IRE 6357 50 IRE 6414 60 IRE 6353 70 IRE 6406 80 IRE 6492 100 IRE 6577 Average gamma 2.0 Gamma, at 2.0 is a little low. That means areas that are of mid-brightness end up a touch brighter than if the projector had the targeted 2.2 gamma. Most dedicated projectors, one way or another, usually will allow getting at least as close as 2.1 or 2.3, however, 2.0 isn’t bad, and I’d rather see the lower number, than a higher one, such as 2.4 where images start getting a slightly dark feel to them, even sunny afternoon. That’s all there is to it. 1. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review - Epson MovieMate 60 All-In-One Projector - Overview - Attention Home Theater Enthusiasts! - Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Highlights2. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review-2 - Epson MovieMate 60 Special Features - Doubles as a Widescreen Business Projector - USB Input3. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector – Physical Tour - Appearance - Control Panel - MovieMate 60 Inputs4. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review 2 - Epson MovieMate 60 Menus5. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Review3 - MovieMate 60 Remote Control - MovieMate 60 Lens Throw - MovieMate 60 Lens Shift6. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality - Flesh Tones - MovieMate 60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality-2 - MovieMate 60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail8. Epson MovieMate 60 – Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail comparision9. Shadow Detail Performance 2 - comparision10. Shadow Detail Performance 3 - MovieMate 60 - Overall Color & Picture Quality11. MovieMate 60 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Epson MovieMate 60 – Performance - Epson MovieMate 60 Brightness13. Epson MovieMate 60 Sharpness - Light Leakage - MovieMate 60 Image Noise - MovieMate 60 Audible Noise14. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector System Calibration - Color Temperature - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE - Basic Settings - RGB Settings - Color Temp over IRE Range, Best Mode (Theatre)15. MovieMate 60 – Projector Screens16. Epson MovieMate 60 – Competitors - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Panasonic PT-AX200U - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Optoma HD71 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z60 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Optoma HD65 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Epson Home Cinema 720 - Epson MovieMate 60 vs. Vivitek H1080FD17. Epson MovieMate 60 – Warranty18. Epson MovieMate 60 – Review Summary - Epson MovieMate 60: Bottom Line19. MovieMate 60 Projector: Pros - MovieMate 60 Projector: Cons - MovieMate 60 Projector: Typical Capabilities20. Epson MovieMate 60 Projector Specifications Epson MovieMate 60 Sharpness MovieMate 60 – Projector Screens