That said, the JVC clearly won at producing a pleasing dark-room image, and suffered no major tradeoffs. The JVC's shadow detail was still excellent, and it didn't crush or obscure any information near black - the Epson just revealed a bit more. Highlights between the two were similarly bright, and the Epson revealed very slightly more detail in shadows. Again the JVC won with its deeper blacks. The same went for brighter mixed scenes, such as when Hermione and Ron cause the flood in the hidden chamber (52:00). I watched selections from Chapter 12 and 13 of the very dark "Potter," for example, and even in the dimmest scenes the black of the JVC's letterbox bars and dark areas was much truer and more lightless than on the Epson. With program content, invariably more varied, the JVC's superior contrast was clear. Yes, the two measured nearly the same in the chart below, but that's with a full black screen. The 5030UB's inability to match the JVC's depth of black was more obvious. In mixes dark and light, high-contrast scenes, such as the Room of Requirement, the difference was easier to spot but still subtle. Watching my favorite black level test, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the 5030UB was a bit darker in the letterbox bars and darkest parts, such as the massing of the army overlooking Hogwart's, while the 5020 looked just a bit more washed out. Compared to the two projectors above, it sat in the middle, albeit closer to the lighter 5020UB than the suberbly dark JVC.įirst off, Epson's claim of improved blacks over the 5020UB holds water in program material, but the difference was not drastic. But for the 5030's price, that flaw is easy to overlook.īlack and white level: The 5030UB is capable of delivering a deep, impressive shade of black. Its main weakness is the inability to match the contrast and punch of D-ILA rivals like the JVC DLA-X35. It also blasts out more light than any decent, somewhat affordable home theater projector we've seen-not presentation-worthy, but plenty to combat normal room lighting and deliver a watchable image. Its black level is superb, lending the image more pop and contrast than just about any projector at or below its price range. There's not much the Epson 5030UB does wrong. While I didn't test the Wireless HDMI system on this projector, I expect it would perform identically to the one shipped with the 3020e that is, works great, but it needs line of sight. It consists of a wireless receiver onboard the projector and a transmitter hub, which includes five HDMI inputs, one HDMI output, and an optical audio jack. Pay an extra $300 for the 5030UBe and you'll receive the WirelessHD system, designed to transmit 1080p signals in lieu of an HDMI cable. A USB port is also included, designed mainly for charging the 3D glasses. Our testing shows they are better but not as much as the numbers might imply see the next page for details.Ĭonnectivity: The 5030 offers a decent selection of inputs including twin HDMI ports, component and AV jacks, and a VGA input. In other words, Epson is saying the black levels are much better now. The contrast ratio specification has increased from 320,000:1 to 600,000:1, while the light output remains constant at 2,400 lumens. This projector is less noisy in another way too: it's missing the 3020's onboard speakers.Ĭompared to its predecessor 5020 from last year, the main improvement is an almost doubling in contrast with the new Ultra Black image system. It comes with an improved iris that's significantly less noisy than the one on the 2013 3020. The 5030 features a 3LCD system, which as the name suggests uses separate red, green and blue panels to generate an image. Other: Additional 3D glasses (model ELPGS03, $99 list)Īmong the three different projection technologies - DLP, LCD, and LCoS - Epson is firmly in the LCD camp.
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