Epson TW-2000 (PRO UB) review

[Blaser]

Sorry prof. for my delay in replying... I was sick and just restarting slowly

Indeed I felt the projector dimmed just a little bit (to my eyes), I am watching it easier on my screen compared to the very first hours. Also painting my room had a huge impact on PQ and perceived CR seems higher, blacks are much blacker (even on my BW screen).

I know perceiving a dimming of the lamp after 150 Hours seems weird and probably ironic... (Am I just getting used to the brightness?...).

To cut short all this "imagination", I hope (and expect) it won't be long before I have some calibration and measurement gear. I promise to then measure brightness every 150 Hrs and report (only for you! )

[Prof.]

blaser wrote:

Also painting my room had a huge impact on PQ and perceived CR seems higher, blacks are much blacker (even on my BW screen).

Did you paint your room after installing the new projector? This could change your perception of the brightness..

I know perceiving a dimming of the lamp after 150 Hours seems weird and probably ironic... (Am I just getting used to the brightness?...).

Personally, I doubt that would be the case..I do hope that you haven't got a faulty bulb!

To cut short all this "imagination", I hope (and expect) it won't be long before I have some calibration and measurement gear. I promise to then measure brightness every 150 Hrs and report (only for you! )

.Hopefully, there won't be any change over the next 150hrs..

[Blaser]

Yes, I painted my room to a neutral dark grey. I have lost a lot of unwanted brightness but gained a lot of contrast. I made the painting about 10 hours only on the bulb because blacks were not as deep as I wanted and I needed to kill reflections.
I have the impression the bulb dimmed a little bit after 150 Hrs, but that is pleasing as brightness is now exactly as I like. I don't think it will dim again anytime soon.
I will buy some equipments and take measurements...

[Blaser]

I have received sample of all Carada screen materials today. Just to confirm my impressions, HCG material has excellent blacks but too much losses in whites. I also had the impression colors shifted a bit, therefore size I fount it unsuitable for my screen ...Whites were too grey, and overall brightness got quite a hit.

The unity gain screen and the BW (1.4 gain) are both very very nice to my eyes and balanced in my setup. Anyone does fine. The difference is subtle... I found the unity gain screen to be very slightly better as far as blacks are concerned, and whites were still white, but will I change the screen material? NO...The BW is also excellent, not to mention I only have a little less than 200 hours on the bulb.

Hope this helps.

[Blaser]

My parents visited me at home yesterday. FIY, I have upgraded to Blu-ray last Sunday (60 Gb PS3). It is hard to impress them as generally they do not mind so much quality of movies but the plot. Indeed, they were very impressed.

I first showed them slides of my daughter's pictures since her birth till date, and quality was very nice despite the huge size of the pictures. They enjoyed them a lot!! Then we watched some scenes of Ice Age 2 on BD and they were blown away by the sharpness and colorfulness of that movie!

Some scenes of King Kong on DVD followed and it just looked great (very good movie for FP demonstration).

BDs look better than DVDs, but DVDs can look extremely good in a good setup, so I won't be changing all my collection to BD.

I would like to buy Planet earth on BD... Does anyone have it? I watched the first Disc on DVD but PQ was not good. Is it different on BD? Pls advise!

[Blaser]

Just watched Tarzan on DVD... Wonderful colors! Even my hectic daughter started at the screen for about 30 min and stayed still . I'll play that movie again!!

PS: UB ans PS3 combo is absolutely fantastic. I am as imressed by the PS3 as by the projector!

I will post some screenshots of BD material soon!