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Originally Posted by MississippiMan 
Well Gosh....I suppose that means it's a Panny in your Future?
Or is the price of the Panny 7000 too steep, owning to the fact that it has more features? No...they are priced too close for that to be an issue. Now the Epson is a better choice if brightness is paramount...that's a given. But some feel the Panny's 3D is superior.
However, for those who want easy change-ability from 16:9 to 2:35:1 formating on a dedicated 2.35 Screen, then judicious shopping would always point one to the Panny 4000/7000 units.
It's like this....on virtually every PJ know to exist, over HDMI, 1080p content, especially Blu-Ray, is formatted by the Studio, and that's what they intend you to view it at. The ability to change Aspect Ratio is limited to Non-1080p content on the Panny. But you'd have to actually own one and see that be the case in person to know that...the PDF doesn't allude to that limitation. Besides, unless your Screen is a 2.35:1 screen, why would any of that matter? Is it simply because you hate seeing the unused portion of a 16:9 screen when viewing 2.35:1 content? (...that's been a universal lament for years on all such displays...) Gee wiz, do ya think that's why people instead like the Panny....because they can work around that limitation by using a wider screen, shooting 16:9 content "Centered", then "Auto" zooming out to fill the larger area when desired, letting the unused portion of the image field overspill?
Look all you want, there is no Projector that currently changes 16:9 content to 2.35 / 2.40:1 "completely". In the least, a special "additional" Lens system is required to correct the "Stretch" that is imparted if the PJ in use has that sort of feature.
Without one employing the "Anamorphic" feature, The Panny simply makes it easier for you to adjust the Zoom / Shift values to fill up a Scope Screen. But even then, the Projector must be initially positioned within a certain parameter for that "Auto" adjustment to work. And if that "A" feature is employed...guess what? You cannot change the aspect ratio and still have the "Stretch" feature work. Who'd a thunk it?
Not trying to be snippy here, but why the grousing about a certain PJ not allowing you to do what another does because of it's own design? Sour grapes? I can understand that...we all wish whatever choice we wind up would be all things to every need / desire. But sometimes you simply have to find out these things in "after purchase" mode unless you do sufficient checking beforehand. And that isn't always do-able because too often a owner doesn't even know what they want...or how they want to use a product until they actually start discovering what it can....and cannot do.
The Epsons' simply have too much going for them to rail about the things Epson decided not to include...IMO of course.
So...why not go for a larger 2.35:1 format screen? You can DIY and come out ahead. Many who espouse the same desire as you primarily set up the 5010 in Zoomed mode, and only bother to get on a stool (...or ladder...) to change it to accommodate 16:9 if necessary. Now of course, if your watching a lot of HDTV content as well as Blu-Ray...then all that "Up-Down" can be a PITA, and lead to those "Sour Grapes" mentioned earlier. But if you remain with a smaller sized 16:9 screen, there's not much chance your ever gonna realize much satisfaction.
Well Gosh....I suppose that means it's a Panny in your Future?
Or is the price of the Panny 7000 too steep, owning to the fact that it has more features? No...they are priced too close for that to be an issue. Now the Epson is a better choice if brightness is paramount...that's a given. But some feel the Panny's 3D is superior.
However, for those who want easy change-ability from 16:9 to 2:35:1 formating on a dedicated 2.35 Screen, then judicious shopping would always point one to the Panny 4000/7000 units.
It's like this....on virtually every PJ know to exist, over HDMI, 1080p content, especially Blu-Ray, is formatted by the Studio, and that's what they intend you to view it at. The ability to change Aspect Ratio is limited to Non-1080p content on the Panny. But you'd have to actually own one and see that be the case in person to know that...the PDF doesn't allude to that limitation. Besides, unless your Screen is a 2.35:1 screen, why would any of that matter? Is it simply because you hate seeing the unused portion of a 16:9 screen when viewing 2.35:1 content? (...that's been a universal lament for years on all such displays...) Gee wiz, do ya think that's why people instead like the Panny....because they can work around that limitation by using a wider screen, shooting 16:9 content "Centered", then "Auto" zooming out to fill the larger area when desired, letting the unused portion of the image field overspill?
Look all you want, there is no Projector that currently changes 16:9 content to 2.35 / 2.40:1 "completely". In the least, a special "additional" Lens system is required to correct the "Stretch" that is imparted if the PJ in use has that sort of feature.
Without one employing the "Anamorphic" feature, The Panny simply makes it easier for you to adjust the Zoom / Shift values to fill up a Scope Screen. But even then, the Projector must be initially positioned within a certain parameter for that "Auto" adjustment to work. And if that "A" feature is employed...guess what? You cannot change the aspect ratio and still have the "Stretch" feature work. Who'd a thunk it?
Not trying to be snippy here, but why the grousing about a certain PJ not allowing you to do what another does because of it's own design? Sour grapes? I can understand that...we all wish whatever choice we wind up would be all things to every need / desire. But sometimes you simply have to find out these things in "after purchase" mode unless you do sufficient checking beforehand. And that isn't always do-able because too often a owner doesn't even know what they want...or how they want to use a product until they actually start discovering what it can....and cannot do.
The Epsons' simply have too much going for them to rail about the things Epson decided not to include...IMO of course.
So...why not go for a larger 2.35:1 format screen? You can DIY and come out ahead. Many who espouse the same desire as you primarily set up the 5010 in Zoomed mode, and only bother to get on a stool (...or ladder...) to change it to accommodate 16:9 if necessary. Now of course, if your watching a lot of HDTV content as well as Blu-Ray...then all that "Up-Down" can be a PITA, and lead to those "Sour Grapes" mentioned earlier. But if you remain with a smaller sized 16:9 screen, there's not much chance your ever gonna realize much satisfaction.
Points taken. My intention is not to ruffle feathers of Epson 5010 owners here. If i understand your response correct - With 16:9 screen, there is no different between these two PJs when playing 2:35:1 image. Even with assumption Panny allows to strect the image to full screen, i am going to lose larger potion of the image on left and right. Correct? Does the same fact applies for old style 4:3 format alo?
