expiredmajaym posted Jan 30, 2024 03:06 PM
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expiredmajaym posted Jan 30, 2024 03:06 PM
Epson Home Cinema 5050UB 4K PRO-UHD 3-Chip Projector with HDR
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A 135/150 inch TV is impractical in all ways thinkable. Unless display technology improves to give us a 1-2 mm thick panel, it is not movable once setup. You can't take it outside on a fun day for that back yard party or make it the pillion rider on your motorcycle for that get together at your friend's place.
A 150 inch TV if setup on the wall, adds a lot of load on the wall studs/joists, and even more so when you have subwoofers shaking your room. Setting up such a huge TV properly, without structural damage in the long run can be expensive.
If the TV ever needs repair, you have to invite the technician into the comfort of your theater room, and 2 more people to take it off the wall When TV dies one day, you will have to pay to get it off your wall and out of your home.
A DLP projector from a reputed manufacturer almost always fails from a dying bulb, color wheel, a fan and or thermal sensor-all three can be easily replaced by an average DIYer. Been there, done that, so I know what I am talking about. Good luck troubleshooting your 150 inch TV, as the number of components are much more, movability and disassembly are much harder.
When I feel like going to the theater, I buy the 4K disc off of amazon for $20 (unlimited watch for the whole family), make our own pop corn and sink into our recliners. Think not missing theater visits, when you still have that 98 inch TV. In last 3 years, the only movie I watched at a theater is avatar, way of the water for the IMAX and bigger screen experience, thanks to my DIY home setup.
Andrew Robinson and many other A/V enthusiasts might think otherwise, but once you've used a projector it is only practical to assume that projectors are here to stay.
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. This is known by everyone in the industry that this is the projector to beat under $5000
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For most use cases, this Optoma on a 130" screen would be totally indistinguishable from a $5000 projector, and certainly has better latency for games. I got a new one from AZ Warehouse for about $650 a few months ago. It's a big step up from my 3 year old $1500 Epson (1080p, but still a solid model).
For most use cases, this Optoma on a 130" screen would be totally indistinguishable from a $5000 projector, and certainly has better latency for games. I got a new one from AZ Warehouse for about $650 a few months ago. It's a big step up from my 3 year old $1500 Epson (1080p, but still a solid model).
also it's unfortunate there's only one priejctor out with Dolby Vision and it doesn't seem that great.
I have enjoyed this machine as my dedicated full use TV / Movie and Gaming source.
I put a lot of hours each day on this machine and it works flawless.... the only draw back to EPSON projectors is their light bulbs are very very very expensive to replace and I been avg. about 6 month use at 6 hours of use per day before Bulb replacement is needed.
Depending on where you buy the bulb.... you could spend 80.00 used or 300.00 new.
That's the only complaint.
I'm in the same boat with high usage, too. We have no TVs in our family spaces, just one in our bedroom and one on the screen porch, both of which are rarely used. My wife and I both hate having a TV constantly on in the background, so the projector in a dedicated theater room is our TV, and it's a deliberate choice to go watch something, rather than always getting sucked into whatever is on the screen.
Because it's really the only "TV" we use, it does get a lot higher usage than most, which I why I went with the LED-source x3000i to replace my HT3550. No more worries about bulb life or color wheel wear.
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Can you suggest a few true quality 4k projectors? Not a short throw as i'm looking to replace an old model 2007 that hangs from the ceiling in our home we bought.
Thanks for you time, sorry don't know much about projectors and quality.
I'm in the same boat with high usage, too. We have no TVs in our family spaces, just one in our bedroom and one on the screen porch, both of which are rarely used. My wife and I both hate having a TV constantly on in the background, so the projector in a dedicated theater room is our TV, and it's a deliberate choice to go watch something, rather than always getting sucked into whatever is on the screen.
Because it's really the only "TV" we use, it does get a lot higher usage than most, which I why I went with the LED-source x3000i to replace my HT3550. No more worries about bulb life or color wheel wear.
The Epson projector has a Bulb Life counter / hours used and once it hits the reccomended bulb replacement hours... the projector will remind you with a text / box everytime you boot up . Time to replace the bulb.. even though you can squeeze another 500 hours out of it.. The message gets annoying.
also it's unfortunate there's only one priejctor out with Dolby Vision and it doesn't seem that great.
The 5050ub at $2500 is extremely hard to beat if not impossible. You won't be disappointed if you grab one, I love mine! Just be aware it can't do HDR well at all (nothing really can except the much more expensive JVC projectors), so you'll either want to use something like madVR for 4k UHD HDR content for external HDR tone-mapping or just stick with native SDR content (a lot of streaming apps like Netflix and Prime Video offer 4k UHD SDR). If you game, set to 4k SDR.
- A 135/150 inch TV is impractical in all ways thinkable. Unless display technology improves to give us a 1-2 mm thick panel, it is not movable once setup. You can't take it outside on a fun day for that back yard party or make it the pillion rider on your motorcycle for that get together at your friend's place.
- A 150 inch TV if setup on the wall, adds a lot of load on the wall studs/joists, and even more so when you have subwoofers shaking your room. Setting up such a huge TV properly, without structural damage in the long run can be expensive.
- If the TV ever needs repair, you have to invite the technician into the comfort of your theater room, and 2 more people to take it off the wall When TV dies one day, you will have to pay to get it off your wall and out of your home.
- A DLP projector from a reputed manufacturer almost always fails from a dying bulb, color wheel, a fan and or thermal sensor-all three can be easily replaced by an average DIYer. Been there, done that, so I know what I am talking about. Good luck troubleshooting your 150 inch TV, as the number of components are much more, movability and disassembly are much harder.
- When I feel like going to the theater, I buy the 4K disc off of amazon for $20 (unlimited watch for the whole family), make our own pop corn and sink into our recliners. Think not missing theater visits, when you still have that 98 inch TV. In last 3 years, the only movie I watched at a theater is avatar, way of the water for the IMAX and bigger screen experience, thanks to my DIY home setup.
Andrew Robinson and many other A/V enthusiasts might think otherwise, but once you've used a projector it is only practical to assume that projectors are here to stay.- A 135/150 inch TV is impractical in all ways thinkable. Unless display technology improves to give us a 1-2 mm thick panel, it is not movable once setup. You can't take it outside on a fun day for that back yard party or make it the pillion rider on your motorcycle for that get together at your friend's place.
- A 150 inch TV if setup on the wall, adds a lot of load on the wall studs/joists, and even more so when you have subwoofers shaking your room. Setting up such a huge TV properly, without structural damage in the long run can be expensive.
- If the TV ever needs repair, you have to invite the technician into the comfort of your theater room, and 2 more people to take it off the wall When TV dies one day, you will have to pay to get it off your wall and out of your home.
- A DLP projector from a reputed manufacturer almost always fails from a dying bulb, color wheel, a fan and or thermal sensor-all three can be easily replaced by an average DIYer. Been there, done that, so I know what I am talking about. Good luck troubleshooting your 150 inch TV, as the number of components are much more, movability and disassembly are much harder.
- When I feel like going to the theater, I buy the 4K disc off of amazon for $20 (unlimited watch for the whole family), make our own pop corn and sink into our recliners. Think not missing theater visits, when you still have that 98 inch TV. In last 3 years, the only movie I watched at a theater is avatar, way of the water for the IMAX and bigger screen experience, thanks to my DIY home setup.
Andrew Robinson and many other A/V enthusiasts might think otherwise, but once you've used a projector it is only practical to assume that projectors are here to stay.Actually, it's not even a case of "I don't need to go to the theater anymore" but "I don't enjoy it anymore." My 120" is plenty big; my sound is miles better, concessions are better and cheaper, and I don't have to deal with randos chomping popcorn or messing with their cell phones.
OLEDs are beautiful and have their place, but if you want immersion you are always going to be wanting a larger screen, until you want one that doesn't exist or won't fit through your doors.
The flipside is, if you want a stunning picture and can't control your light, you'll never be happy with a projector. The most expensive projector made can't make a partially lit screen look black.
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Actually, it's not even a case of "I don't need to go to the theater anymore" but "I don't enjoy it anymore." My 120" is plenty big; my sound is miles better, concessions are better and cheaper, and I don't have to deal with randos chomping popcorn or messing with their cell phones.
OLEDs are beautiful and have their place, but if you want immersion you are always going to be wanting a larger screen, until you want one that doesn't exist or won't fit through your doors.
The flipside is, if you want a stunning picture and can't control your light, you'll never be happy with a projector. The most expensive projector made can't make a partially lit screen look black.
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