MovieMate 60 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports Posted on October 11, 2010 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 The MovieMate 60 is actually brighter in its best (and dimmest) mode, than most home theater projectors can do at their brightest. Put it in Livingroom mode and its brighter still. There’s also Dynamic mode, but the color is better in Livingroom mode, and Dynamic isn’t that much brighter. Overall, color is very good, and the picture has a good deal of “pop and wow”. In other words, it’s a great, inexpensive projector for sports viewing! In the two images above, you see the back, and the front, of our “testing” room. Each has a pair of 65 watt recessed lights (CFLs – dimmables). You can see in the second image, that even with a bright projector like the MovieMate 60, having a pair of bright lights only a couple feet from the screen, takes a definite toll. For the images below, only the rear two lights were on – nice controlled lighting, and the picture looked great. Below, taken with both pairs of room lights on. The first image, is in Theatre mode. The image below it, was taken in the much brighter Livingroom mode, which has far less trouble handling a lot of ambient light. Considering all the room light, these images arn’t bad at all! Lots of lumens for handling a fair amount of ambient light make the MovieMate 60 a lot of fun for sports and TV. The downside is the relatively low resolution compared to today’s 1080p projectors and even the 720p models. On the bright side, resolution isn’t really all that low, considering it’s higher than a standard DVDs. 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 Shadow Detail Performance 3 Epson MovieMate 60 – Performance