Igor Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I just bought newest FullHD 1920x1080 LCD projector Epson 1080UB. This projector is real breakthrough for LCD projectors. It has in five-seven times more deep black level than my previous LCD projector Panasonic AE900.Epson 1080UB has real contrast 4000:1 without IRIS.No flickering and no rainbow effect, of course.I watched several slideshows and I never seen before such natural picture with clear colors and perfect contrast. Pure joy to watch slideshows on this 16:9 projector.Highly recommended.Cost of home version of this projector $2800 in USA. Released in December of 2007.Review: http://www.projectorreviews.com/epson/powe...080ub/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri.R Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Igor,The specs for this projector are indeed a break-through, but I can't find anything about the noise level on the Epson website. Maybe you can tell us more about the noise of the machine? This can be very important, for instance in a room at home.Thanks, Henri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Henrifromhttp://www.epson.ca/cgi-bin/ceStore/consum...mp;oid=60501675and in the pdf file• Whisper-quiet(24 dB) operationken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I got my decibel meter out and recorded the following sound levels in my computor room - conditions at start - tv on and computor running - 65.3 dbtv off -61.3 dbi then stuck the snout of the meter directly at one of the air intakes of the computor - 67 dband from the instructions of the meter they show elevator music as 70 dbspecs for my meterseehttp://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/Product....product=1219799I bought the meter after Ronnie tried to give me a lesson in sound -- comparing 160/192/256/320 kb discs -- a definite change in db level between the different recordings.when i worked we were always trying to lower sound levels in the powerplant to comply with regulations - a very time and money consuming projecta +- 2-3 db change is quite significantken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri.R Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Marvellous Ken, 24 dB is fantastic... (by the way, marvellous forum too).regards,Henri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almark Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 If you are interested in reading more:http://www.projectorreviews.com/epson/powe...080ub/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronniebootwest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 I bought the meter after Ronnie tried to give me a lesson in sound -- comparing 160/192/256/320 kb discs -- a definite change in db level between the different recordings.kenKen is referring to the 'bitrate setting' when recording music. This is particularly important when making mp3 music files for your PTE slide shows. I have always recorded at a bitrate of 320 because I think that this produces a better quality playback sound, but it does make the file size larger.Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted February 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I recommended this projector because it's a first LCD projector with real contrast 4000:1 (50'000:1 if dynamic IRIS turned on) and contrast matches the best one chip DLP projectors.For now I will compose my slideshows in 16:9 aspect ratio. Later when we add Blu-Ray authoring, you will able easily create and burn 1920x1080 slideshows on Blu-Ray discs for such FullHD projector or TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri.R Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Can anybody tell me: is the Epson 1080UB the same projector as in Europe the Epson EMP-TW2000?gr.Henri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilio Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Hallo Henri, yes TW2000 1600 lumen 50000:1is the same projector, the TW1000 is 1200 lumen and 12000:1 look at kieskeurig.nlGilio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri.R Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Gilio, many thanks. Shame that the price in Europe is about 3400 euro and in the USA according to Igor 3000 dollar: and that's about 2400 euro!regards,Henri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 In USA Epson suggests two models Home ($2800) and Pro ($3999). Pro contains free ceil mounting, spare bulb, black color of the projector and more professional color settings.European version (TW2000) is exactly same projector as Pro (black color and professional settings) but without ceil mounting and no spare lamp.In Russia official cost of TW2000 is $13000. Much more than in Europe. Because of this I ordered the projector on eBay (for $3300 + customs duty). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri.R Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Many thanks, Igor, for your clear explanation; it's a remarkable world we live in these days.....Henri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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