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post #2521 of 3086
9/29/12 at 5:32am
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Originally Posted by xplorar View Post

Thanks for your responses! I myself will be using 5010 on a 120" screen with Sony PS3 glasses. By your responses, it seems that in my case, 3D picture will never be "too bright" for me. So dynamic iris in 3D feitature of 5020 will not be very useful for me. This makes me feel better about buying 5010 :-)

Im using a 106 screen in a cave. 2d is erring on the side of too bright but 3d cinema mode is perfect. Ive tried 3d dynamic and its too harsh for my setup. 3d cinema is more accurate and easier on the eyes. Ymmv, but I believe once you fire it up you will be truly impressed. Keep in mind I'm coming from a $1500 pj so that has a lot to do with my impression.
Edited by Don Draper - 9/29/12 at 8:44am
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post #2522 of 3086
9/29/12 at 2:29pm
My Epson 5010 will not start up. After pressing the power button, the blue LED starts to blink, the initial fan starts, but then nothing else happens after 10+ minutes. I have left it unplugged for a few hours, plugged it back in, but with no luck starting it up.

It worked fine last night, no issues whatsoever. Very strange, and aggravating.
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post #2523 of 3086
9/29/12 at 6:12pm
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Originally Posted by Lebronze View Post

My Epson 5010 will not start up. After pressing the power button, the blue LED starts to blink, the initial fan starts, but then nothing else happens after 10+ minutes. I have left it unplugged for a few hours, plugged it back in, but with no luck starting it up.
It worked fine last night, no issues whatsoever. Very strange, and aggravating.

How many miles?
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post #2524 of 3086
9/30/12 at 4:16pm
Just got, installed, watched Dr Who, went wow for about 40 minutes.
Never thought a PJ could have colour like this; or maybe that should be, I never thought I could have a PJ with colour like this.

Not even got to 3D yet!
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post #2525 of 3086
9/30/12 at 4:37pm
how much of an upgrade will it be going from an 8350 to an 5010?
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post #2526 of 3086
10/1/12 at 11:41am
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Originally Posted by domingos38 View Post

how much of an upgrade will it be going from an 8350 to an 5010?

Huge upgrade if you want 3D.
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post #2527 of 3086
10/3/12 at 1:10am
Guys,
Can you check this post
http://www.avsforum.com/t/1382091/jvc-rs-45-sony-hw30-benq-w7000-epson-5010-mini-shootout/3150#post_22444475
and see if you have the same issues with your projectors?
I don't see what I could be doing wrong but anyway if anybody has an explanation I'll be very glad to hear it.
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post #2528 of 3086
10/3/12 at 10:49am
You know, I was just going to invite a bunch of people over, have some beers and watch test patterns. Fun stuff. wink.gif

Maybe watch some movies and see how it looks. You realize you aren't going to get a reference level projector at this price point.
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post #2529 of 3086
10/3/12 at 11:02am
wnielsenbbb,
I'm not expecting a reference level projector at this price point but rendering colors is something that even a $500 projector should do. And I'm not talking about showing the correct colors on screen - that we all know is a though job, but actually processing them internally shouldn't be that though.
I do enjoy the projector but was having issues with the convergence and the focus (a "halo" to the right of each pixel/line in the whole left part of the image) and I while trying to find the reason I stumbled on these problems.
Also I'm not sure if it's only my unit or something in my playback chain that's causing it so I'll be very glad if you or 42Plasmaman or anybody else can try the test patterns for a couple of minutes and tell us what you see.
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post #2530 of 3086
10/3/12 at 11:32am
Looking to purchase 3D glasses for 5010. I know Epson sells only one size for 3D glass. I see the information here - http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=FAQ&oid=192677&prodoid=63091963&foid=199592

I am wondering what type of 3D glasses that everyone is using including for kids etc Looks like Panasonic have various sizes like Medium/Small etc.
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post #2531 of 3086
10/3/12 at 1:11pm
If I look at test patterns I do indeed have issues. If I watch movies I don't. So I watch movies instead of test patterns. Easy fix.

Kvsub, I haven't had anyone complain about the epson glasses. I had a 10 year old in them. Anyone younger than that shouldn't really watch 3D I guess. I have a few of the sony glasses and my son said they hit his glasses. I know they hurt my nose, which the Epson ones don't. The epsons have an adjustment to tighten them up for littler heads.
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post #2532 of 3086
10/3/12 at 1:44pm
We use the Epson glasses in all three tightness settings.
I don't need another glasses for that.
One 3D movie at the time is enough tho, otherwise it will irritate on my nose.
But for the eyes it is also a bit too much, watching two 3D movies on a row.
We just bought Titanic 3D, but I'm not sure we will survive it because, 4 hours of 3D movie, and chances are that the boat will sink.
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post #2533 of 3086
10/3/12 at 1:57pm
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Originally Posted by Matthieu View Post

We use the Epson glasses in all three tightness settings.
I don't need another glasses for that.
One 3D movie at the time is enough tho, otherwise it will irritate on my nose.
But for the eyes it is also a bit too much, watching two 3D movies on a row.
We just bought Titanic 3D, but I'm not sure we will survive it because, 4 hours of 3D movie, and chances are that the boat will sink.
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So I can use my Epson glasses in 3 different tightness settings depending on head size for adults/kids. Correct?
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post #2534 of 3086
10/3/12 at 10:53pm
Correct.
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post #2535 of 3086
10/4/12 at 1:12am
Mattheieu,
how do you get 3 different tightness leaves when the two notches that change the tightness have only two positions?
Do you use it only on of the sides? I tried this and it feels very strange, because this way they are always rotated to one side.
Edited by pankov - 10/4/12 at 1:36am
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post #2536 of 3086
10/4/12 at 1:33am
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Originally Posted by pankov View Post

Mattheieu,
how do you get 3 different tightness leaves when the two notches that changes the tightness have only two positions?
Do you use it only on of the sides? I tried this and it feels very strange, because this way they are always rotated to one side.

Haha sorry,... I ment; 1 Left - 2 Right - 3 Not using at all.
Using only one notch brings the glasses to one side indeed, but on all my glasses it seems that by not using the notches the glasses are never perfectly straid, so when in need of one notch, I use the one that makes the glasses the least wrong.
On my face it never feels strange.
Maybe I'm too forgiving,but I had nobody complaning about that once, not even my wife, and that sais something. wink.gif.
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post #2537 of 3086
10/4/12 at 7:05am
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Originally Posted by Don Draper View Post

How many miles?

I purchased the projector on March 1st, 2012. I had about 500 hours on the bulb. Several times prior I did run into issues on startup, where the fans would run full blast and after a few minutes the bulb would finally light.

I should be getting the replacement projector today from Epson hopefully.
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post #2538 of 3086
10/4/12 at 7:32am
What ceiling mounts are you all using with the 5010? I had the Chief CHF1000 on order for a couple of weeks, but it's still not in stock.
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post #2539 of 3086
10/4/12 at 11:21am
I have the same tproblem, but I thought the projector needed some fresh air.
I never saw a real problem in that.
Please let us know how the new projector looks.
My projector still looks very new, and I'm afraid iff I let this one be replaced, the replacement will look second hand.
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post #2540 of 3086
10/4/12 at 12:08pm
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Originally Posted by broadwayblue View Post

Is the lag on the 5010 a known issue that prevents it from being usable as a gaming projector?

Can someone comment on this?
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post #2541 of 3086
10/4/12 at 12:35pm
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Originally Posted by broadwayblue View Post

Can someone comment on this?

I use mine for gaming, but it there is definitely noticeable lag. I can tolerate it only because I'm a casual gamer (~4hrs week and no online gaming).

If you are a hardcore gamer or do a lot of multi-player FPS then don't buy this PJ. Instead, wait to see what the lag results are like on the new model this Fall.
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post #2542 of 3086
10/5/12 at 12:11pm
I'm trying to do pixel alignment.
I'm still not sure how to do it properly.
Specially the endcut,... where do I use that?
Exactly in the middle of the screen?
Or do I look for the space where pixelcolor goes out the most, seen from all corners.

I'd rather had Epson used Red as the tag color,
Blue isn't that visible against green.

Pixel alignment is not Mode sensitive isn't it?
I only have to do it once and I can use it for all modes?
I think I'm going to use one setting where I dim green a bit and push blue very high for more contrast between them, and delete that setting after the pixel alignment.
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post #2543 of 3086
10/5/12 at 12:30pm
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Originally Posted by Matthieu View Post

I have the same tproblem, but I thought the projector needed some fresh air.
I never saw a real problem in that.
Please let us know how the new projector looks.
My projector still looks very new, and I'm afraid iff I let this one be replaced, the replacement will look second hand.

I had this issue periodically on my original unit. That unit was replaced by Epson for an unrelated failure in July, but even the replacement (which was new in box, not a refurb.) still does this from time to time. So I don't think you can assume that replacing the unit will solve that particular problem.

I believe their tech. support dept. normally says it is due to a defective bulb (and possibly they will send you a replacement if still within the bulb warranty period), but I personally am doubtful of this explanation.
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post #2544 of 3086
10/5/12 at 4:01pm
I agree with that, my replacement was worse in some ways. It would sometimes do the loud startup thing, and worse sometimes it would run for 1 minute then shut off. Turn it on and it would run the rest of the night just fine. It seems that getting broke in fixed all that though. It works just fine now. My only problem now are two green blobs on the screen. Looks like finger prints, like someone touched the green panel.
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post #2545 of 3086
10/5/12 at 4:25pm
I got the 5010 mounted, PS3 connected, and it's displaying Avengers in 3d mode. However, I can't get the PS3 glasses to sync. do you need to do something to get them to register/sync with the projector?
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post #2546 of 3086
10/5/12 at 8:46pm
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Originally Posted by Matthieu View Post

I'm trying to do pixel alignment.
I'm still not sure how to do it properly.
Specially the endcut,... where do I use that?
Exactly in the middle of the screen?
Or do I look for the space where pixelcolor goes out the most, seen from all corners.
I'd rather had Epson used Red as the tag color,
Blue isn't that visible against green.
Pixel alignment is not Mode sensitive isn't it?
I only have to do it once and I can use it for all modes?
I think I'm going to use one setting where I dim green a bit and push blue very high for more contrast between them, and delete that setting after the pixel alignment.

There are a few links to different pixel adjustment threads at the beginning of this thread, did you look there? http://www.avsforum.com/t/1377321/official-epson-powerlite-home-cinema-5010-6010-thread

I did notice that my pixel adjustment did not carry over to THX mode on my 6010, and as I'm only using 2 modes atm, didn't test others.
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post #2547 of 3086
10/5/12 at 8:49pm
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Originally Posted by KevinYee View Post

I got the 5010 mounted, PS3 connected, and it's displaying Avengers in 3d mode. However, I can't get the PS3 glasses to sync. do you need to do something to get them to register/sync with the projector?

Had no problem with my sony glasses, just set the pj to auto 3d and they worked right away, but I was feeding it from a Panasonic Bluray player. Check your ps3 settings and see if you missed something in the settings?
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post #2548 of 3086
10/6/12 at 1:05am
Have any of you who ordered Sony 3D glasses from BestBuy.com received it yet? My order status is still showing 'Order being processed' even after 15 days.
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post #2549 of 3086
10/6/12 at 8:53am
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Originally Posted by jnabq View Post

There are a few links to different pixel adjustment threads at the beginning of this thread, did you look there? http://www.avsforum.com/t/1377321/official-epson-powerlite-home-cinema-5010-6010-thread
I did notice that my pixel adjustment did not carry over to THX mode on my 6010, and as I'm only using 2 modes atm, didn't test others.

WOW a lot of explenation on page 1.
With more links to others.
A lot to read.
Thank you for pointing that out.
I did read discusions about pixel alignment from people somewhere in the middle of this topic, but that left me hanging, because some said it was better not to use it at all.
From what I did till now already gave an incredible boost in sharpness.
The endcut with that red +,... I did not know I could do that on many places of the screen.

If the alignment is not going to work on other Modes and I have to do it over and over again in the others, that wil be very stupid enginering.
Than at least I'll hope I can write down the settings and copy them.
If this is a real panel alignment, the problem would be on the same spot.
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post #2550 of 3086
10/7/12 at 11:38am
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Originally Posted by 42Plasmaman View Post


I'll try to describe it for you.


Note:

It's best to do this when the projector is on it's feet and not ceiling mounted.

Otherwise, if I recall correctly, the arrow/direction buttons are reversed when ceiling mounted.


You should also make the screen size smaller than your screen using the zoom so you can see the entire projected screen with no overscan to the screen borders.

I made the projected screen about an inch smaller around the entire screen than my screen.


1. Access the Extended menu and select LCD alignment.

2. Enable(on) LCD alignment.

3. Select (B)lue or (R)ed to be adjusted. Default is (R)ed.

*Leave the other option at R/B/G


4. Start the alignment.


5. You will be asked to first adjust each corner.

6. When the yellow box is displayed in the corner, make your adjustment using the arrow keys.

*If you are adjusting Red, then only the red pixels will move in the corner.


**If no adjustment is needed, select Enter to move to the next corner.

***Repeat this step for all 4 corners.


7. Once all 4 corners are done, you will now be asked to select a coordinate on the screen.

Once you enter this mode, a yellow square will appear on the screen with no "+" cross hair.


8. Move the box to a location in which requires pixel alignment using the arrow keys.

*If adjusting red, move to a location that requires red pixel adjustment.


9. Once you find a location, select the Enter key.

10. Now there will be a "+" cross hair in the yellow box.

11. Use the arrow keys to move the pixel.

*You should see that the V/H numbers will change from 0 to a positive or negative number depending on which way you adjust.


12. Once you are done adjusting, select Enter.

13. You will now return to the menu which asks if you want to adjust another location on the screen.

14. Press Enter to select another location to adjust and repeat the previous few steps.

Otherwise, select the Exit option to finish the alignment.


You can now choose to adjust the other color(Red or Blue) and repeat the alignment for that specific color.


*There is no adjustment for green.

**You must leave LCD adjustment ON. If you turn it off, the panel will return all adjustments back to default.


Just exit the LCD Alignment menu by selecting Return to keep your adjusted alignment.
im very sorry but im trying to do it (and read svereal posts) but i cant find what i need to obtain, per example, in the red, i need to put the yellow squares only with yellow bars, no red or green???? and in the blue, i need to put the lines all in white, with no blue or red? sorry but i cant find a way to find what i need to obtain....
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