Epson Pro Cinema 810 on HDTV Posted on February 8, 2007 By Art Feierman 1. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Home Theater Projector2. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector: Physical Tour - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector: Physical Tour3. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review – Image Quality - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review - Image Quality - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Overall Image Quality4. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Black Levels and Shadow Detail - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Black Levels and Shadow Detail: - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector - Sharpness:5. Epson Pro Cinema 810 on HDTV - Epson Pro Cinema 810 on HDTV6. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review – General Performance - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Menus - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Menus - Epson Pro Cinema 810 User Memory Settings7. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review – General Performance2 - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Remote Control - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Epson Pro Cinema 810 SDE and Rainbow Effect8. 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Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Reviews: Summary, Pros, Cons - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Reviews: Summary, Pros, Cons - Epson Pro Cinema 810 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z5 - Epson Pro Cinema 810 vs Panasonic PT-AX100U - Epson Pro Cinema 810 vs. Sony HS-51A13. Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 800 Projector Specifications Epson Pro Cinema 810 on HDTV I won’t say I was surprised, but the Epson really shines on HDTV. Here are a few images of HDTV content. I opted not for the HD color preset, but for the much brighter Cinema Day color preset. The images following were all taken with Cinema Day, with no adjustments to the color. Might as well start with Superbowl, which I recorded on my HD DVR: Wow! Yes football fans, Peyton Manning is in the wrong uniform below (the image was from a short piece they ran during the game.) And I watch a lot of music videos, so here first is a shot from the band Sugarland, and then again with Bon Jovi. Finally Pete Townsend of the Who from the HD Isle of Wight concert. Watching HDTV content was very impressive. Dynamic and rich colors are the operative term. As much as I like my BenQ PE8720, (which is visibly sharper), my BenQ lacks the horsepower, and the punch of the Epson (OK, to be fair, the lamp on my BenQ has over 1300 hours on it, so I’ve probably lost at least 25% of it’s brightness already. Still, the Epson impressed! One more – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and guest Bill Cosby! By the way, here’s the same frame again, shot in Cinema Night mode, which is much more suited for the color balance of movies. I thought I’d toss this in to give you an idea of the significant difference you can find between modes. You’ll note the lower image has a much warmer (redish) flavor, as expected: OK, that’s enough to consider, here are a few more images, and then it’s time to look at some of the non-image quality related aspects of the Pro Cinema 810, in the Performance section. Image Quality Aeon Flux (HD-DVD) Phantom of the Opera (HD-DVD): Sin City (standard DVD): Space Cowboys (HD-DVD) 1. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Home Theater Projector2. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector: Physical Tour - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector: Physical Tour3. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review – Image Quality - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review - Image Quality - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Overall Image Quality4. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Black Levels and Shadow Detail - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Black Levels and Shadow Detail: - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector - Sharpness:5. Epson Pro Cinema 810 on HDTV - Epson Pro Cinema 810 on HDTV6. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review – General Performance - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Menus - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Menus - Epson Pro Cinema 810 User Memory Settings7. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review – General Performance2 - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Remote Control - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Epson Pro Cinema 810 SDE and Rainbow Effect8. Epson Pro Cinema 810 vs. BenQ PE-8720 - Epson Pro Cinema 810 vs. BenQ PE-8720 - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Home Theater Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Pro Cinema 810 Projector - Pros: - Pro Cinema 810 Projector - Cons:9. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review – General Performance3 - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Light Leakage - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Audible Noise Levels - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Brightness - Best modes - Other modes - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Screen Recommendations - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Calibration - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Image Noise10. Pro Cinema 810 Projector – Typical Capabilities: - Pro Cinema 810 Projector - Typical Capabilities: - Pro Cinema 810 Projector - Summary11. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review – Warranty - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review - Warranty12. Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Reviews: Summary, Pros, Cons - Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Reviews: Summary, Pros, Cons - Epson Pro Cinema 810 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z5 - Epson Pro Cinema 810 vs Panasonic PT-AX100U - Epson Pro Cinema 810 vs. Sony HS-51A13. Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 800 Projector Specifications Epson Pro Cinema 810 Black Levels and Shadow Detail Epson Pro Cinema 810 Projector Review – General Performance