Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Special Features 2 Posted on July 27, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB Home Theater Projector Review - Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector Highlights - Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector Overview2. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Special Features - Pro Cinema 6020 Anamorphic Lens - Pro Cinema 6020 Dynamic Iris - Pro Cinema 6020 Projector: 3D - Pro Cinema 6020 Gaming Abilities - Pro Cinema 6020 Creative Frame Interpolation3. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Special Features 2 - Epson's Fujinon 2.1:1 zoom lens - Lamp Life - Picture In Picture - Other Dynamic Controls4. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB Projector – Physical Tour - Epson Home Cinema 6020 UB Projector - Appearance - Home Cinema 6020 Control Panel - Home Cinema 6020 Projector - Input/Output5. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB Projector – Physical Tour 2 - Home Cinema 5020 Menus - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Remote Control - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Lens Throw - Home Cinema 5020 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen6. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Image Quality - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Projector - Flesh Tones7. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: HC5020 Projector - Bottom Line8. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Epson Home Cinema 5020 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content9. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Performance - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Brightness - Post Calibration: Best Mode - Quick-Cal: Brightest Mode = Dynamic 1706 lumens - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode)10. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Performance 2 - Home Cinema 5020 Eco-Mode vs. Full Power - HC5020 Lumen Output (Eco Lamp, Dynamic): 135711. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Performance 3 - Epson Home Cinema 5020 3D Brightness - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison Images12. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Performance 4 - Epson Home Cinema 5020: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise13. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector Calibration and Settings - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Color Temperature - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Basic Settings14. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - HC5020 Greyscale Calibration based on THX Mode, placed in User Memory 1 - Epson HC5020 RGB Settings15. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Warranty - Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector - Warranty16. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB – Review Summary - Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector - The Bottom Line - Epson 6020 Brightness - Picture Quality of the Epson Pro Cinema 6020 - Pro Cinema 6020 UB Competition - Will the Pro Cinema 6020 work in your room?17. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB – Review Summary 2 - The Very Bottom Line on the Pro Cinema 6020 projector - Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Pricing - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Projector: Pros - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Projector: Cons18. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB – Full Specifications Epson's Fujinon 2.1:1 zoom lensEpson’s been using this lens since the original Pro Cinema 1080 more than 5 years ago. It’s got a touch more zoom range than anything close (such as the competing Panasonic). The optics do look pretty good. The lens allows a really sharp look at your pixels if you stand next to the screen. This is a 3 chip LCD projector, which means there’s never perfect conversion. With the Epson Pro Cinema 5010, no issues on the optics, and more placement flexibility than other lenses, very few of which offer more than 1.6:1. Just remember, if you are going to place the projector at the maximum distance from your screen, as with all projectors with zoom lenses, the optics are at their least bright, and brightest, when the projector is at its closest. Lamp LifeLamp life is most impressive. Epson specs their Pro Cinema 6020 lamp at 4000 hours running at full power, and 5000 hours in eco-mode. This puts it in a rather select, small group that offer 4000 lumens at full power. I don’t believe I have heard of any projector claiming more than 6000 (and only one claiming that). The lamp lists for $299, which is less than most, and not much more than half the price of some competitors. That combined with the long life makes for a very low cost of operation, and further separates these Epson projectors from several good competitors in terms of overall cost of ownership. Of course all of these projectors with high pressure lamps lose brightness over time Bottom line: Excellent lamp life at a most reasonable cost, makes for a very low cost of operation. Compared to projectors with the old 2000/3000 hour lamps, a heavy user can save a couple hundred dollars a year, more if the competition’s lamp costs a lot more, considering some sell for up to $500! Picture In PictureOnce again, Epson offers Picture in Picture, which is always a nice touch for the small percentage who will use it. Keep in mind that you need two sources, but they both can’t be HDMI. Epson has 2 HDMI inputs, but, essentially, as with other projectors, there’s only one HDMI circuit, with an electronic switch between HDMI 1 and 2. Other Dynamic ControlsAs is the case with most home theater projectors today, there are multiple additional dynamic features, which can come into play for sharpness, gamma, etc. We do most of our testing with these turned off. Every cool dynamic feature takes something else away, when it adds some other performance. There are always trade-offs. That makes most of those dynamic controls personal preference based. There are almost an infinite number of combinations of dynamic controls when you consider sharpness and detail enhancement, contrast (dynamic iris), gamma, and the others. Adjust one a bit, and something else reacts slightly. Mike found the gamma to be another improvement compared to last year. Ultimately, the Pro Cinema 6020 has a lot of small improvements over last year’s, and a couple of bigger ones. Add them up, though, and you end up with a better, more refined projector. Not such a bad thing considering last year’s Homc Cinema 6010 was our Best In Class winner – our second highest award, with only our Outstanding Product of the year, being of even greater significance. There’s lots more to discuss, so it’s time too take look at the hardware. 1. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB Home Theater Projector Review - Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector Highlights - Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector Overview2. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Special Features - Pro Cinema 6020 Anamorphic Lens - Pro Cinema 6020 Dynamic Iris - Pro Cinema 6020 Projector: 3D - Pro Cinema 6020 Gaming Abilities - Pro Cinema 6020 Creative Frame Interpolation3. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Special Features 2 - Epson's Fujinon 2.1:1 zoom lens - Lamp Life - Picture In Picture - Other Dynamic Controls4. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB Projector – Physical Tour - Epson Home Cinema 6020 UB Projector - Appearance - Home Cinema 6020 Control Panel - Home Cinema 6020 Projector - Input/Output5. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB Projector – Physical Tour 2 - Home Cinema 5020 Menus - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Remote Control - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Lens Throw - Home Cinema 5020 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen6. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Image Quality - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Projector - Flesh Tones7. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: HC5020 Projector - Bottom Line8. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Epson Home Cinema 5020 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content9. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Performance - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Brightness - Post Calibration: Best Mode - Quick-Cal: Brightest Mode = Dynamic 1706 lumens - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode)10. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Performance 2 - Home Cinema 5020 Eco-Mode vs. Full Power - HC5020 Lumen Output (Eco Lamp, Dynamic): 135711. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Performance 3 - Epson Home Cinema 5020 3D Brightness - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison Images12. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Performance 4 - Epson Home Cinema 5020: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise13. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector Calibration and Settings - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Color Temperature - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Basic Settings14. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - HC5020 Greyscale Calibration based on THX Mode, placed in User Memory 1 - Epson HC5020 RGB Settings15. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector – Warranty - Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector - Warranty16. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB – Review Summary - Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Projector - The Bottom Line - Epson 6020 Brightness - Picture Quality of the Epson Pro Cinema 6020 - Pro Cinema 6020 UB Competition - Will the Pro Cinema 6020 work in your room?17. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB – Review Summary 2 - The Very Bottom Line on the Pro Cinema 6020 projector - Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Pricing - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Projector: Pros - Epson Home Cinema 5020 Projector: Cons18. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB – Full Specifications Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Special Features Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB Projector – Physical Tour