hi i read somewhere that the Epson Home Cinema 61000 Projector will be released this year for around $5000 but i see that it has been released in 2010..is this true
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Originally Posted by raymondeast /forum/post/20997114
hi i read somewhere that the Epson Home Cinema 61000 Projector will be released this year for around $5000 but i see that it has been released in 2010..is this true
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Originally Posted by steve21 /forum/post/20998716
Are you sure that msrp is correct? I thought the epson rep at CEDIA said it would be less than $5k?
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Originally Posted by mark haflich /forum/post/0
I had a long talk by phome with the noted THX calibrator Epson hired to set up and present the machine at Cedia. Obviously, he is a hired gun, but a good one. He affirmed release by the end of the 4th quarter with a price of under $5K. Didn't specify whether that was a MSRP or MAP.
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Originally Posted by DMark1 /forum/post/21003654
Granted, the 61000 will be a very capable projector with a CMS. However, I think it is highly unlikely that Epson will price their top of the line, new LCD-R technology projector to compete with the "entry-level" JVC RS45. I think the 61000 will be more like $1,500 above the RS45.
At that price, you still will not have comparable native CR to ANY of the JVC projectors. Cine4home reported native CR of 25,000:1 for the European version of the 61000. The "entry level" JVC RS45 has double that native CR at 50,000:1. And you could easily pick up a video processor for the RS45 later, if you really wanted absolute CMS performance, and probably still be under the cost of the 61000.
Lumen output should be similar after calibration, however the RS45 might have a small lead here, too, if Rod Sterling, JVC's Chief Engineer is to be believed. Preliminary reports are that we can expect close to 1000 lumens from the RS45 after calibration this year. The 61000 measured 950 lumens after calibration in the Cine4home tests. (Official published numbers are 1200 lumens for the 61000 and 1300 lumens for the RS45.)
Again, all of these numbers and street prices have yet to be announced, measured, and confirmed in a head-2-head shootout - so don't take any of this information as absolute gospel just yet!
FAIR WARNING: I could be wrong. This is just how I am analyzing this situation right now, and in the interest of full disclosure, I have already placed my order for a JVC RS45. I'm looking forward to having it before Christmas.
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Originally Posted by Ron Jones /forum/post/21005809
The measured CR of about 25,000:1 for the Epson prototype cannot be compared to the spec'ed (max. possible) CR for the JVC since that JVC spec. is for the iris closed down to max. extent and the zoom set for longest throw distance (and that combination also produces the lowest light output from the projector).
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Originally Posted by noah katz /forum/post/21007438
Isn't that the same way the Epson was measured?
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Originally Posted by conradjohnsonfan /forum/post/21007445
Ron, that is exactly what I was thinking. While the JVC's can put up unmatched native contrast numbers, you have to take into account light output levels. They must be matched in order for the contrast comparison to be truly valid...
would be interesting in knowing under what conditions the Epson prototype was measured, though...
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Originally Posted by noah katz /forum/post/21008079
Thanks for the clarification, Ron.
I forget, have there been comments on the Epson's motion handling, i.e. is it better like SXRD or not so great like DILA (at least on my pre-CMD RS10)?
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Originally Posted by Gary Gleave /forum/post/21259396
I wonder if this unit will come out this quarter?
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Originally Posted by mark haflich /forum/post/20999875
I had a long talk by phone with the noted THX calibrator Epson hired to set up and present the machine at Cedia. Obviously, he is a hired gun, but a good one. He affirmed release by the end of the 4th quarter with a price of under $5K. Didn't specify whether that was a MSRP or MAP.
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Originally Posted by WTS /forum/post/0
I'd like to hear that answer too, either on the 31000 or the 61000. **** or get off the pot as they say.