Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Special Features 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 Pro Cinema 6020 Anamorphic LensSporting a 2.1:1 zoom lens, and more vertical and horizontal lens shift than almost anything else out there, nothing can match this Epson as long as you are purchasing a 16:9 screen. This means you can place the projector relatively close, or, in almost any room, instead, place on a shelf in the back of the room. However, this will be giving up some brightness placing it far back, as is always the case. If you want to go “wide screen” (2.35:1), you can, as this 6020 also has an anamorphic lens. Pro Cinema 6020 Dynamic IrisA dynamic iris is detectable, sure. They all are to one degree or another. I prefer the High Speed setting (there are two settings). What’s special about Epson’s iris, is that it seems to have more range than most others. Consider; the more range to the iris, the more likely it’s going to be noticeable. It also depends how clever the design is. The end result, this Epson’s iris delivers darker blacks than any other sub $3000 projector I know of. And it accomplishes this while still having one of the least noticeable iris actions around. Comparison image of the Pro Cinema 6020 (left) and the JVC DLA-X55R projectors. Click Image to EnlargePro Cinema 6020 Projector: 3DBetter than last year. How is it improved? Let me count the ways: 1. Black levels drastically improved in 3D, thanks to the dynamic iris, which now works when in 3D (assuming you want it to). Last year’s model did not allow the iris to be usable in 3D. I really wasn’t happy with that, and complained to all who would listen (including Epson). As I said at the time, why deny users the choice? Considering that 3D is darker to begin with than 2D, last year, Epson wouldn’t let you use the iris in 3D. 2. New, lighter (and brighter) glasses, which are pretty comfortable, when on the head of a large headed, glasses wearing, reviewer 3. Glasses are now RF (radio frequency – no line of sight required) not IR. They don’t drop the sync if you look away briefly, or 4. Overall a rather noticeable increase in brightness, thanks to the new glasses?, plus “who know’s what” other technologies inside the projector. Pro Cinema 6020 Gaming AbilitiesLag times coming soon. Epson has indicated that this projector would have sub-50ms lag times. Last year they were around 80. Generally under 50ms is acceptable to most serious players of fast games such as first person shooters. I had the opportunity to measure lag times using the same timer that my two gaming bloggers use. These are based on using the timer on my MacBook Pro, feeding the projector via a high quality HDMI cable (8-10 feet). In multiple photos (about a dozen) of the two timers (on the projected image and the laptop screen, almost all cases it measured a 50 ms lag difference, the three cases where it did not, the projector measured 48, 49, and 49. I think at least relative to the MacBook 50 ms should be the number. The 6020UB is on the way now, to one of my gamers, for a more indepth look at gaming on the HC6020 UB. Pro Cinema 6020 Creative Frame InterpolationThe Pro Cinema 6020 has CFI. It seems like previous CFI’s on the older UB projectors, which is to say, even the Low setting is too much for most movies, at least for any purist. It does its job nicely for sports viewing. My daughter understands the difference, and can easily spot CFI, but doesn’t seem to really mind a good CFI on a movie. For us purists and enthusiasts, though most of us will prefer OFF for movies. In 3D, as was the case last year, CFI is disabled. Click Image to Enlarge 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 UB Home Theater Projector Review Epson Pro Cinema 6020 Special Features 2