Official Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5010 / 6010 thread - Page 54

Couple of things I can think of to consider. The closer/lower down toward the center of the screen you can put it, the better, but not optimal for most people. There needs to be a little room on the backside of the projector for the cables and airflow, keeping in mind the cable cover will add a couple inches on the rear. Try to make sure it's placed "dead center" to the screen, using string or tape measure, from the upper corners of the screen to the lens.

Level it, and adjust to center, rotating the mount left/right/up/down. There is a "click" on the horz lens shift knob, that you can feel, indicating where center is on the shift control dial.

The image should be square on the screen or wall, but maybe a little high which will be adjusted down with the vertical shift. If the image isn't square, check the level and l/r axis. Try to not use the keystone feature if at all possible. Once it's square and center, use the vertical shift up/down and the zoom to fine tune the image onto the screen. Then set the focus.

There are built in patterns that can be pulled up on the remote, or menu, to help aligning it onto the screen and adjusting the focus. It's pretty nice picture right out of the box not needing much change of settings. Maybe that helps some.

I had the same concers. I am lucky enough to have a dealer that has 6010 in a theater room. Looked great in 2D. Was the JVC better in 2D yes but bightness and installation flexibilty where the deciding factors for me.
Carefully read the review in HT he states most of the issues were on test patterns and not actual viewing.

jnabq and drhankz
Thank you both
Should I try to self calibrate or unless there is no obvious issues, just go with the presets
On the 6010 there is the THX setting, which may help me screwing up an already good thing :-)

Most people have said the THX mode is so close to PERFECT they do nothing.

That is my STRONGEST advice for a Novice. DO NOTHING and enjoy.

You bought a kick butt PJ - enjoy.

dehankz
From your lips to my ears
Thanks

Michael, most of my research was around features / cabling / placement / screensize / content / calibration. The Epsons appear to be good to go right out of the box, based on reviews, so the objective is to maximize your user experience

I agree with jnabq on minimizing keystone using placement. Other items I looked at were - choose your throw distance / seat placement. Use decent HDMI cables, use 1080p content and most importantly, know what you bought this for - movies / sports / gaming.

Hope this helps.

Thanks again
This site is, in my limited experience,is the least "agended", forum I have had experience of viewing and participating on.
Little if any of the," I have it so it must be the greatest", attitude you so often see on other sites. Preferences sure, but backed by thoughtful discussions and actual facts.
Thanks to all those who are willing to share their expertise and hard work with other enthusiats

I use both the vertical and horizontal shift with my limited placement, and it works just fine. Only off on the horizontal about 4", but above the top of the screen about 7".
Mine is the 5010, and it has a good image, but when compared to my pro clibrated plasma, it needs some work once I get some hours on it. Lumagen and chromapure standing by..........

Biggest issue I have right now is getting the 5010 to see the OPPO when I fire up a movie. All other inputs work flawlessly.

K...watched Huble in 3D and some 2D content, and this thing looks better all the time. I also cleaned the lens which for some reason had smudges all over it. This thing rocks!

I have yet to find a rebate form or info anywhere - AND - does it apply to the 6010 as well? I've searched Epson's site and none of the "current rebates" mention these projectors.

Dang - then my deal was not as good as I thought...BUMMER, oh well.

I am trying to order the projector mount for EPson 5010 from Monoprice.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/su...09&cp_id=10911

The Tech support in MonoPrice is not 100 % sure whether these projector mounts will work with 5010 (For example, the first one listed in the above link) and they are asking distance between mounting holes for 5010. I am not finding this information anywhere. Has anyone here purchased ceiling mounts from Monoprice and installed successfully. If yes, pls share the product code #.

Maybe I don't qualify to answer this, but I will. I tried two different mounts from monoprice. One didn't fit, the other needed to be modified to fit (so I did). But, in the end, I determined that it was just way too wobbly and ended up getting a really really nice peerless mount. I'd suggest you at least consider doing the same. In this case, monoprice wasn't really able to provide an adequate solution. In general, I like to buy EVERYTHING that I can from monoprice...

-Kevin

I have a peerless as well. Go that route. It is easy to mount, and easy to square up. very high quality.

U mean from these guys? http://www.peerlessmounts.com/default.aspx

YES Most people use the Peerless PRG-UNV Mount.

I bought mine at Amazon you can get it in WHITE or BLACK.

And don't forget the Peerless Industries - Peerless Round Ceiling Plate

Tried to order the 6010. Was told that it's on back order don't know til when. Have you guys heard anything about this

Sorry for asking this. Is the ceiling plate mandatory or optional component here?

The mount that comes with the 6010 is the Chief CHF2500 (RPA Elite). I am not using mine (shelf mount) and it is new and unopened in the box if someone wants to buy it.

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/j...es&sku=CHF2500

There is a pdf on that page that has some of the information regarding the mount specs. I think you might find it there, if your still looking.

The PRG-UNV can be mounted directly to the ceiling. The ceiling plate is for installing an extension tube to lower the position of the projector. Some people like to drop the center of the lens as close to the center line of the screen as possible.

You can buy them through Epson's website just look up what ever projector you use then click buy accessory's

Any chance Epson will release a version of the 5010 (or the next replacement for the 5010) that will use Bluetooth instead of IR? I ask because I already have four glasses for my Samsung UN55D7000 that are BT and I'd rather not have to put up with a second set of glasses.

I would guess only Epson R and D people would know. I haven't seen any information regarding that capability? Don't think I would count on it though?

Samsung's BT 3D glasses is unique to them. The only other company I know of that uses BT is SainSonic which works with both BT and IR. Epson, on the other hand, went with the M-3DI Standard which is supported by:

• Panasonic Corporation
• XpanD 3D
• Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.
• FUNAI Electric Co., Ltd.
• Hisense Electric Co., Ltd.
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Seiko Epson Corporation
• SIM2 Multimedia S.p.A.
• ViewSonic Corporation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-3DI_Standard

I'd be surprised if Epson abandoned a standard and went with Samsung's one-of-a-kind 3D glasses implementation.

Trying to decide between a 5010 and a 6010 and it comes down to the THX modes - especially 3D. As someone who really rarely cares how color-perfect an image is, will I notice the difference? If so, super - its worth it. If not, or if a minor adjustment or two makes one identical to the other, I'd rather get the 5010.

I haven't seen any comments in this thread from people who have used both side-by-side, just lots of (very satisfied!) comments from owners of one or the other.

Thank you!

Had same issue. I sent an e-mail to Oppo support on Saterday morning, by Sunday they sent a link to update my firmware by USB. Problem seems to solved. Oppo said Runco and Nad had similiar type issue.