Epson has
Epson Home Cinema 5050UB 4K PRO-UHD Projector (Refurbished, V11H930020-N) on sale for
$2,119.99.
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Key Features:- Advanced 3-Chip Design and HDR10
- 4K PRO-UHD1 Projection Technology
- Digital Imaging Processor
- Pixel-Shift Processor
Specs:- Projection System: Epson 3LCD, 3-chip optical engine
- Projection Method: Front / Rear / Ceiling mount
- Driving Method: Poly-silicon TFT Active Matrix, 0.74"-wide panel
- Color Brightness - Color Light Output: 2600 lumens2
- White Brightness - White Light Output: 2600 lumens2
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 widescreen (4:3 resize,16:10 resize) Compatible with 4:3 with Normal, Full or Zoom Modes
- Resolution: 4K Enhancement1 (1920 x 1080 x 2)
- Maximum Resolution: 4096 x 2160
- Supported Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Full HD 1080p/i, HD 720p, 576p/i, 480p/i
- Lamp Type: 250 W UHE
- Lamp Life: Up to 5,000 hours (ECO Mode); up to 4,000 hours (Medium Mode); up to 3,500 hours (High Mode)7
- Size - projected distance: 50" – 300" (Zoom: Wide and Zoom: Tele)
- Keystone Correction: Vertical: ±30 degrees (Manual)
- Contrast Ratio: Up to 1,000,000:1, Auto Iris on
- White Balance: 8-point adjustment
- Color Processing: Full 10-bit (partial 12-bit)
- Color Reproduction: Full-color (up to 1.07 billion colors)
Top Comments
Overall a 5050UB within spitting distance of $2000 (in post covid inflationary pricing times) is a massive bang for the buck and by far the best value. Yes this projector is long in the tooth but it was so far ahead when it came out that it's still a great choice today.
The 11000 is slightly sharper but the black levels are a deal breaker. The 12000 has the improved sharpness and the good blacks but is not worth 2x the cost. The 5050 will still blow you away if you've never owned a premium (but not elite) level projector before.
Just be warned all of them are a beast size-wise.
- It has a manual HDR tone map slider - HDR typically is quite dark on projectors and this helps alleviate this. The HDR tone map slider is one thing that differentiates this from epson 5040
- this projector will handle 18 gbps HDMI 2.0 for 4K 60. Epson 5040 was only 10.2 gbps interface so could only do 4k24 HDR and 4k60 with 4:2:0 chroma
- Epson projectors have advanced motorized zoom lenses with a lot of motorized frame adjust and lens memory. This is important if you have a 2.35:1 screen like I do. I press a button and the image enlarges to fit my 2.35:1 screen so I see movies like they were intended. The epson projectors are by FAR the least expensive projectors with an advanced motorized lens system like this. most cheap projectors you need to get on your ladder and adjust manually
- contrast is important for perception of sharpness. The cheap DLPs that can produce true 4k images have worse contrast ratios so many of the reviews state that these higher contrast epsons appear sharper to the eye than something like a BenQ ht3550 or ht3560
- this projector still supports 3D. LS11000 / LS12000 do not. The JVC NP5 does but that is $6k
just a few ramblings for those interested who do not want to read the 20 page reviews . . .
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Never understood why they marketed these as 4k projectors when they arent 4k in any capacity. Just very confusing to the consumer.
A fantastic projector in almost every facet but it's not a 4k projector by any measure.
I can't compare to the laser models as I've never tried one… but the refurbished price is lower than when I got it… granted this "faux K" is aged a bit. 25 feet away from screen at 130", subjectively I can't tell if it's true 4K or not… I just know the picture is detailed and contrast is very good… not 4K OLED TV good but very enjoyable. Good enough that I plan to run it to the ground before the next interesting projector technology is on fire sale.
my 5040 has finally started showing lines on the screen so I'm in for one.
We had an old Epson 3500 and used it as regular TV. It took 6-7 years for us to reach 4000 hrs.
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Sony is legit and stands by their products.
my 5040 has finally started showing lines on the screen so I'm in for one.
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Sony is legit and stands by their products.
http://cine4home.de/sony-sxrd-wei...ugeraeten/
The new XW series is still a bit too young to see if it suffers the same issue but there's been no negative reports so far.
Epson refurbs on the other hand aren't shining examples of workmanship. I went through 4 (including 2 new ones) before the 5th one they sent me was a good product (pj order: blue streaking, poor focus uniformity, dust blob (new), poor focus uniformity (new), good unit (received with hand signed letter of QC pass). Each one was express replaced but it took 6 months. I know another person that has a similar experience with a 5040.
Is it worth the risk or time commitment? Buyers choice. It's hands down the best projector under 4k in my opinion (I write projector reviews FWIW) so at $2100 it's a huge bargain. Just know what you may be getting into.
also these heavy as heck, celing mounts extra difficult (gota find a stud)
often crash or burn color tubes due to excessive lamp heat
Get LED, Laster or something that when buying a projector. ill use less watts and better product durability / longevity
The difference between laser and lamp is lightsource, and the laser light sources aren't replaceable or serviceable at all.
There's no laser projector that comes close to providing a home theatre experience as the 5050UB until you're looking at over 2x the price.
Everything laser that's not from JVC, Sony or even Epson themselves have terrible black floor and native contrast ratios.
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I can only imagine what the 5050UB or LS12000 looks like. That said at $2,000 it's extremely tempting. Between this and the Denon 3800 AVR deals.. it might be time to go ahead and upgrade from my 1080p 7.2 surround setup.. to a 4K 7.2.2 setup with Atmos.